# Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 28 and 29 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Ray Norton United States | Mike Agostini British West Indies | Enrique Figuerola Cuba |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 28 August
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ray Norton | United States | 10.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Clive Bonas | Venezuela | 10.6 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Santiago Plaza | Mexico | 10.7 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Enrique Figuerola | Cuba | 10.7 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Lynn Eves | Canada | 10.8 | |
| 6 | 1 | Heber Etcheverry | Uruguay | 10.8 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ramón Vega | Puerto Rico | 10.9 | |
| | 1 | Roland Romain | Haiti | DNS | |
| 1 | 2 | Robert Poynter | United States | 10.7 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | José da Conceição | Brazil | 10.9 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Wilton Jackson | British West Indies | 10.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Harry Jerome | Canada | 10.9 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Alberto Torres | Dominican Republic | 10.9 | |
| 6 | 2 | José Carrera | Ecuador | ??.? | |
| 7 | 2 | Horacio Esteves | Venezuela | ??.? | |
| | 2 | Eduardo Krumm | Chile | DNS | |
| 1 | 3 | Dennis Johnson | British West Indies | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Bill Woodhouse | United States | 10.8 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | João Pires Sobrinho | Brazil | 10.9 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Rubén Díaz | Puerto Rico | 10.9 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Lázaro Aristides Betancourt | Cuba | 11.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Lionel James | Dominican Republic | ??.? | |
| 7 | 3 | George Short | Canada | 11.2 | |
| 8 | 3 | Arturo Isasmondi | Uruguay | ??.? | |
| 1 | 4 | Mike Agostini | British West Indies | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Rafael Romero | Venezuela | 10.8 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Manuel Rivera | Puerto Rico | 10.9 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Luis Vienna | Argentina | 10.9 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Jorge de Barros | Brazil | 10.9 | |
| 6 | 4 | Salvador Rivas | Dominican Republic | ??.? | |
| 7 | 4 | Gerardo di Tolla | Peru | ??.? | |
| 8 | 4 | Arturo Flores | Ecuador | ??.? | |

### Semifinals

Held on 29 August
Wind: Heat 1: +4.1 m/s, Heat 2: +2.9 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ray Norton | United States | 10.2 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mike Agostini | British West Indies | 10.2 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Rafael Romero | Venezuela | 10.3 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Santiago Plaza | Mexico | 10.5 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Manuel Rivera | Puerto Rico | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | João Pires Sobrinho | Brazil | 10.6 | |
| 7 | 1 | Wilton Jackson | British West Indies | 10.6 | |
| 8 | 1 | Luis Vienna | Argentina | 10.8 | |
| 1 | 2 | Robert Poynter | United States | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bill Woodhouse | United States | 10.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Enrique Figuerola | Cuba | 10.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Dennis Johnson | British West Indies | 10.5 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | José da Conceição | Brazil | 10.7 | |
| 6 | 2 | Clive Bonas | Venezuela | 10.7 | |
| 7 | 2 | Harry Jerome | Canada | 10.7 | |
| 8 | 2 | Rubén Díaz | Puerto Rico | 10.9 | |

### Final

Held on 29 August
Wind: +2.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Ray Norton | United States | 10.3 |
| | Mike Agostini | British West Indies | 10.4 |
| | Enrique Figuerola | Cuba | 10.5 |
| 4 | Robert Poynter | United States | 10.5 |
| 5 | Dennis Johnson | British West Indies | 10.6 |
| 6 | Rafael Romero | Venezuela | 10.6 |
| 7 | Bill Woodhouse | United States | 10.7 |
| 8 | Santiago Plaza | Mexico | 10.8 |