Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres
# Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 9 and 10 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Lee McRae United States | Ray Stewart Jamaica | Juan Núñez Dominican Republic |

## Results

### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: +2.9 m/s, Heat 2: +2.7 m/s, Heat 3: +4.2 m/s, Heat 4: +3.5 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Ray Stewart | Jamaica | 10.03 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Andrés Simón | Cuba | 10.12 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Leandro Peñalver | Cuba | 10.16 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Greg Barnes | United States Virgin Islands | 10.21 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Mark Witherspoon | United States | 10.24 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Juan Núñez | Dominican Republic | 10.31 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Andrew Smith | Jamaica | 10.31 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Arnaldo da Silva | Brazil | 10.32 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Lee McRae | United States | 10.33 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Gerardo Suero | Dominican Republic | 10.36 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Carlos Moreno | Chile | 10.40 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Lester Benjamin | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.44 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Luis Morales | Puerto Rico | 10.45 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Jailto Bonfim | Brazil | 10.49 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Dazel Jules | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.53 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Bill Trott | Bermuda | 10.60 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Luis Smith | Panama | 10.72 | |
| 18 | 4 | Eduardo Nava | Mexico | 10.84 | |
| 19 | 4 | Lindel Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 10.85 | |
| 20 | 2 | St. Clair Soleyne | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.90 | |
| 21 | 3 | Guillermo Saucedo | Bolivia | 10.94 | |
| 22 | 2 | Javier Widoycovich | Chile | 10.99 | |
| 23 | 3 | Damel Flowers | Belize | 11.01 | |
| 24 | 2 | Claude Roumain | Haiti | 11.28 | |
| 25 | 1 | Cuthbert Burrell | Belize | 11.58 | |
| | 1 | Jimmy Flemming | United States Virgin Islands | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: +4.2 m/s, Heat 2: +6.0 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ray Stewart | Jamaica | 9.89 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Witherspoon | United States | 9.91 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Leandro Peñalver | Cuba | 10.00 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Andrés Simón | Cuba | 10.04 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Lee McRae | United States | 10.05 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Juan Núñez | Dominican Republic | 10.07 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Andrew Smith | Jamaica | 10.11 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Greg Barnes | United States Virgin Islands | 10.15 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Dazel Jules | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.27 | |
| 10 | 1 | Luis Morales | Puerto Rico | 10.29 | |
| 11 | 1 | Arnaldo da Silva | Brazil | 10.33 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jailto Bonfim | Brazil | 10.37 | |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos Moreno | Chile | 10.37 | |
| 14 | 1 | Bill Trott | Bermuda | 10.44 | |
| 15 | 1 | Lester Benjamin | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.46 | |
| 16 | 2 | Gerardo Suero | Dominican Republic | 10.47 | |

### Final

Wind: -3.4 m/s

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Lee McRae | United States | 10.26 |
| | Ray Stewart | Jamaica | 10.27 |
| | Juan Núñez | Dominican Republic | 10.44 |
| 4 | Leandro Peñalver | Cuba | 10.53 |
| 5 | Andrés Simón | Cuba | 10.55 |
| 6 | Andrew Smith | Jamaica | 10.62 |
| 7 | Greg Barnes | United States Virgin Islands | 10.63 |
| | Mark Witherspoon | United States | DNS |
