The men's 100 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 24 and 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Churandy Martina formerly of the Netherlands Antilles. However, he did not defend his title as he has switched allegiance to the Netherlands.[2]
| Men's 100 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 24 – October 25 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«2007 2015» | ||||||||||
Kim Collins won the silver medal, the first ever medal for Saint Kitts and Nevis at the Pan American Games.[3]
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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9.58 | Berlin, Germany | August 16, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Leandro Peñalver (CUB)
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10.06 | Caracas, Venezuela | August 24, 1983 |
 Churandy Martina (AHO)
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2007 |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (10.38) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2011 | 15:15 | Heats |
| October 24, 2011 | 17:50 | Semifinals |
| October 25, 2011 | 18:20 | Final |
Results
editAll times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Heats
editHeld on October 24. The first two in each heat and the next 6 six fastest advanced to the semifinals.[5][6][7][8][9]
Wind:
Heat 1: -1.0, Heat 2: +1.2, Heat 3: -0.2, Heat 4: -2.0, Heat 5: -0.1
Semifinals
editHeld on October 24. The top four in each heat advanced to the final.[10][11]
Wind:
Heat 1: -1.9, Heat 2: +0.4
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kim Collins |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
10.00 | Q PR |
| 2 | 1 | Lerone Clarke |  Jamaica |
10.17 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Emmanuel Callender |  Trinidad and Tobago |
10.17 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nilson André |  Brazil |
10.23 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Carlos Jorge |  Dominican Republic |
10.30 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | David Lescay |  Cuba |
10.31 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Ramon Gittens |  Barbados |
10.37 | |
| 8 | 1 | Álvaro Gómez |  Colombia |
10.40 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Calesio Newman |  United States |
10.42 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Jason Rogers | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
10.44 | |
| 11 | 2 | Jamial Rolle |  Bahamas |
10.49 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sandro Viana | Brazil |
10.49 | |
| 13 | 1 | Michael Herrera | Cuba |
10.52 | |
| 14 | 1 | Adrian Griffith | Bahamas |
10.59 | |
| 2 | Oshane Bailey | Jamaica |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Tre Houston |  Bermuda |
DQ |
Final
editHeld on October 25.[12]
Wind: +0.2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lerone Clarke | Jamaica |
10.01 | PB |
 |
Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
10.04 | |
 |
Emmanuel Callender | Trinidad and Tobago |
10.16 | |
| 4 | Carlos Jorge | Dominican Republic |
10.26 | |
| 5 | Nilson André | Brazil |
10.26 | |
| 6 | Calesio Newman | United States |
10.31 | |
| 7 | Álvaro Gómez | Colombia |
10.33 | |
| 8 | David Lescay | Cuba |
10.39 |
References
edit- ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Churandy Martina is Dutch Archived October 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kim Collins wins silver in 100m at Pan Am Games in Mexico
- ^ Qualification standards[usurped]
- ^ Men's 100m Round 1 Heat 1/5
- ^ Men's 100m Round 1 Heat 2/5
- ^ Men's 100m Round 1 Heat 3/5
- ^ Men's 100m Round 1 Heat 4/5
- ^ Men's 100m Round 1 Heat 5/5
- ^ Men's 100m Semifinal 1/2
- ^ Men's 100m Semifinal 2/2
- ^ Men's 100m Final results