Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 23 and 24 August.[1][2]

Men's 100 metres at the Pan American Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Leandro Peñalver
  Cuba
Sam Graddy
  United States
Osvaldo Lara
  Cuba

Juan Núñez of the Dominican Republic had originally won the silver, however, at the competition he tested positive for a banned stimulant fencamfamine and was stripped of his medal.[3][4]

Results

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Heats

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Wind:
Heat 1: -2.6 m/s, Heat 2: -2.4 m/s, Heat 3: -2.5 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Leandro Peñalver   Cuba 10.41 Q
1 3 Osvaldo Lara   Cuba 10.41 Q
3 1 Ben Johnson   Canada 10.49 Q
4 1 Sam Graddy   United States 10.50 Q
5 2 Juan Núñez   Dominican Republic 10.51 Q
5 1 Ray Stewart   Jamaica 10.55 Q
6 3 Desai Williams   Canada 10.58 Q
7 3 Christopher Brathwaite   Trinidad and Tobago 10.58 Q
8 2 Nelson dos Santos   Brazil 10.62 Q
9 1 Wilfredo Almonte   Dominican Republic 10.68 Q
10 2 Hipolito Brown   Venezuela 10.68 Q
11 3 Ken Robinson   United States 10.69 Q
12 2 Everard Samuels   Jamaica 10.71 Q
13 3 Neville Hodge   United States Virgin Islands 10.73 Q
14 3 Florencio Aguilar   Panama 10.81 q
15 3 Ángel Andrade   Venezuela 10.90
16 1 Luis Schneider   Chile 11.01 Q
17 2 Calvin Greenaway   Antigua and Barbuda 11.14
18 1 Katsuhiko Nakaya   Brazil 12.93
1 Lester Benjamin   Antigua and Barbuda DNS

Semifinals

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Wind:
Heat 1: -1.5 m/s, Heat 2: -1.4 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Leandro Peñalver   Cuba 10.16 Q[6]
2 1 Sam Graddy   United States 10.30 Q
3 1 Ray Stewart   Jamaica 10.31 Q
4 2 Ben Johnson   Canada 10.32 Q
5 1 Desai Williams   Canada 10.34 q
6 2 Osvaldo Lara   Cuba 10.35 Q
7 1 Nelson dos Santos   Brazil 10.43 q
8 2 Juan Núñez   Dominican Republic 10.52 Q
8 2 Christopher Brathwaite   Trinidad and Tobago 10.53
9 2 Everard Samuels   Jamaica 10.53
10 1 Wilfredo Almonte   Dominican Republic 10.57
11 2 Ken Robinson   United States 10.62
12 2 Hipólito Brown   Venezuela 10.65
13 1 Neville Hodge   United States Virgin Islands 10.73
14 1 Florencio Aguilar   Panama 10.74
15 2 Luis Schneider   Chile 10.75

Final

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Wind: +2.0 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Leandro Peñalver   Cuba 10.06 GR, PB
2 Juan Núñez   Dominican Republic 10.14 DQ
  Sam Graddy   United States 10.18
  Osvaldo Lara   Cuba 10.21
4 Ray Stewart   Jamaica 10.22
5 Ben Johnson   Canada 10.25
6 Nelson dos Santos   Brazil 10.35
Desai Williams   Canada DNS

References

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  1. ^ Results
  2. ^ Full results
  3. ^ Games spoiled by controversy, The Cavalier Daily, 30 August 1983
  4. ^ Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-540-53742-2
  5. ^ "Pan American Games results". United Press International. August 24, 1983. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Year list". Retrieved 17 April 2019.