Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 9 and 10 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was James Gilkes of Guyana.
Men's 200 metres at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
Dates | 9 & 10 July | |||||||||
Winning time | 20.37 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | 19.83 | Mexico City, Mexico | October 16, 1968 | |
Pan American Games record | 19.8 | Cali, Colombia | 1971 |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats
Held on 9 July[3]
Wind:
Heat 1: +2.8 m/s, Heat 2: +1.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Silvio Leonard | 20.63 | Q | |
2 | 1 | Don Coleman | 20.63 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Altevir de Araújo | 20.69 | Q | |
4 | 2 | James Gilkes | 20.84 | Q | |
5 | 3 | Floyd Brown | 20.87 | Q | |
6 | 1 | Desai Williams | 20.90 | Q | |
7 | 3 | Dwayne Evans | 20.93 | Q | |
8 | 2 | Rudy Levarity | 21.06 | Q | |
9 | 1 | Jesús Cabrera | 21.16 | q | |
10 | 1 | Rawle Clarke | 21.25 | q | |
11 | 3 | Osvaldo Lara | 21.26 | Q | |
12 | 2 | Rafael Félix | 21.38 | Q | |
13 | 2 | Tony Sharpe | 21.39 | Q | |
14 | 2 | Michael Barnes | 21.54 | q | |
15 | 3 | Michael Paul | 21.56 | Q | |
16 | 3 | Randolph Wheatley | 21.68 | q | |
17 | 1 | Luis Schneider | 21.85 | ||
18 | 2 | David Phillips | 22.36 | ||
19 | 1 | Guy Abrahams | 22.50 | ||
2 | Ronald Russell | DNS | |||
3 | Rui da Silva | DNS | |||
3 | Florencio Aguilar | DNS |
Semifinals
Held on 9 July[4]
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +2.5 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | Don Coleman | 20.45 | Q | |
2 | 1 | James Gilkes | 20.46 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Silvio Leonard | 20.65 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Desai Williams | 20.75 | Q | |
5 | 2 | Osvaldo Lara | 20.78 | Q | |
6 | 1 | Floyd Brown | 20.83 | Q | |
7 | 2 | Altevir de Araújo | 20.86 | q | |
8 | 2 | Rudy Levarity | 20.89 | q | |
9 | 1 | Dwayne Evans | 21.00 | ||
10 | 2 | Michael Paul | 21.11 | ||
11 | 2 | Jesús Cabrera | 21.21 | ||
12 | 2 | Michael Barnes | 21.24 | ||
13 | 1 | Tony Sharpe | 21.33 | ||
14 | 1 | Rafael Félix | 21.40 | ||
15 | 1 | Rawle Clarke | 21.43 | ||
16 | 1 | Randolph Wheatley | 21.47 |
Final
Held on 11 July
Wind: +3.9 m/s
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time[5] | Notes |
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Silvio Leonard | 20.37 | |||
James Gilkes | 20.46 | |||
Don Coleman | 20.56 | |||
4 | Altevir de Araújo | 20.60 | ||
5 | Floyd Brown | 20.74 | ||
6 | Desai Williams | 20.98 | ||
7 | Osvaldo Lara | 21.00 | ||
8 | Rudy Levarity | 21.08 |
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References
- Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- Full results
- [atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1981.pdf 1979 top list]
- "Heats results". Philadelphia Daily News. 10 July 1979. p. 57. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 248. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
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