Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 16 and 17 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Eliana Gaete Chile | Bertha Díaz Cuba | Wanda dos Santos Brazil |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Gwen Hobbins | Canada | 11.82 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Barbara Mueller | United States | 11.97 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Eliana Gaete | Chile | 13.01 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Delia Díaz | Uruguay | 13.70 | |
| 1 | 2 | Wanda dos Santos | Brazil | 11.80 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bertha Díaz | Cuba | 11.81 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Constance Darnowski | United States | 11.93 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nancy Phillips-Cowperthwaite | United States | 12.07 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Eliana Gaete | Chile | 11.7 |
| | Bertha Díaz | Cuba | 11.8 |
| | Wanda dos Santos | Brazil | 11.8 |
| 4 | Gwen Hobbins | Canada | 11.9 |
| 5 | Barbara Mueller | United States | 11.9 |
| 6 | Constance Darnowski | United States | 12.0 |
