Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres
| Men's 200 metres at the Pan American Games |
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The men's 200 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 15 and 16 March.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rod Richard.svg.png){kind=small} United States
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Charles Thomas United States
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José da Conceição.svg.png){kind=small} Brazil
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Results
Heats
Held on 15 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Charles Thomas | United States |
22.64 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Eligio Rivas |  Dominican Republic |
22.97 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Juan Alberto Goya | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico |
23.47 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | José da Conceição | Brazil |
21.35 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Tom Robinson | .svg.png){kind=small} Bahamas |
22.81 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Alexis Bloem | .svg.png){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles |
22.86 | Q |
| 2 | Harry Nelson | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
DQ | ||
| 1 | 3 | Apolinar Solórzano | .png){kind=small} Venezuela |
22.05 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Bruce Springbett | Canada |
22.78 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Willie Williams | United States |
22.80 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Domingo García | Dominican Republic |
23.13 | |
| 1 | 4 | Allan Moore | .svg.png){kind=small} Jamaica |
22.58 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | José Tenreyro | Mexico |
22.74 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | José García | Venezuela |
23.54 | Q |
| 4 | Rafael Fortún |  Cuba |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 5 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | .svg.png){kind=small} Argentina |
21.75 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Rod Richard | United States |
21.76 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Fitzroy Bates | .svg.png){kind=small} Trinidad and Tobago |
21.99 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Mel Spence | Jamaica |
22.19 | |
| 1 | 6 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago |
22.25 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Sergio Higuera | Mexico |
22.40 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Dick Harding | Canada |
22.41 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Luis Soriano | Dominican Republic |
22.61 | |
| 5 | 6 | Gilberto Fonseca | Netherlands Antilles |
22.99 |
Semifinals
Held on 15 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | José da Conceição | Brazil |
21.27 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Charles Thomas | United States |
21.75 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Eligio Rivas | Dominican Republic |
22.43 | |
| 4 | 1 | Juan Alberto Goya | Mexico |
22.53 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tom Robinson | Bahamas |
22.74 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alexis Bloem | Netherlands Antilles |
22.87 | |
| 1 | 2 | Fitzroy Bates | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bruce Springbett | Canada |
21.9 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | José Tenreyro | Mexico |
22.0 | |
| 4 | 2 | Allan Moore | Jamaica |
22.2 | |
| 5 | 2 | José García | Venezuela |
??.? | |
| 2 | Willie Williams | United States |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | Rod Richard | United States |
20.9 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.3 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | Argentina |
21.3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Apolinar Solórzano | Venezuela |
21.4 | |
| 5 | 3 | Dick Harding | Canada |
21.8 | |
| 6 | 3 | Sergio Higuera | Mexico |
21.9 |
Final
Held on 16 March
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Rod Richard | United States |
20.94 | GR |
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4 | Charles Thomas | United States |
21.42 | |
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3 | José da Conceição | Brazil |
21.66 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago |
21.67 | |
| 5 | 5 | Bruce Springbett | Canada |
22.14 | |
| 1 | Fitzroy Bates | Trinidad and Tobago |
DNF |
References
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 16 October 2020.