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

The women's 100 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 29 and 30 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Lucinda Williams United States | Wilma Rudolph United States | Carlota Gooden Panama |

## Results

### Heats

Held on 29 August

Wind: Heat 1: +1.6 m/s, Heat 2: +2.6 m/s, Heat 3: +2.5 m/s, Heat 4: +2.0 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Barbara Jones | United States | 11.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Onereida Borges | Cuba | 12.6 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Marcela Daniel | Panama | 12.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Yolanda Vinocourt | Mexico | 13.2 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Teresa Kuniyoshi | Peru | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 2 | Wilma Rudolph | United States | 11.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sally McCallum | Canada | 12.7 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Myra Fawcett | British Guiana | 12.8 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Rosalia Ridaura | Mexico | 13.3 | Q |
| | 2 | Wanda dos Santos | Brazil | DNS | |
| 1 | 3 | Lucinda Williams | United States | 11.9 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jean Holmes | Panama | 12.5 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Lidia Hernández | Cuba | 12.5 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Heather Campbell | Canada | 12.6 | Q |
| | 3 | Iris dos Santos | Brazil | DNS | |
| 1 | 4 | Carlota Gooden | Panama | 11.7 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Valerie Jerome | Canada | 12.3 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Vilma Parris | British Guiana | 13.2 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Benilda Ascanio | Venezuela | 13.2 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Maria de Lima | Brazil | 13.4 | |

### Semifinals

Held on 29 August

Wind: Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.8 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Lucinda Williams | United States | 11.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Valerie Jerome | Canada | 12.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Heather Campbell | Canada | 12.7 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Onereida Borges | Cuba | 12.7 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Marcela Daniel | Panama | 12.8 | |
| 6 | 1 | Myra Fawcett | British Guiana | 12.9 | |
| 7 | 1 | Rosalia Ridaura | Mexico | ??.? | |
| | 1 | Barbara Jones | United States | DNF | |
| 1 | 2 | Wilma Rudolph | United States | 11.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Carlota Gooden | Panama | 11.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sally McCallum | Canada | 12.4 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jean Holmes | Panama | 12.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Lidia Hernández | Cuba | 12.6 | |
| 6 | 2 | Vilma Parris | British Guiana | 13.1 | |
| 7 | 1 | Yolanda Vinocourt | Mexico | ??.? | |
| 8 | 1 | Benilda Ascanio | Venezuela | ??.? | |

### Final

Held on 30 August

Wind: -1.1 m/s

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Lucinda Williams | United States | 12.1 |
| | Wilma Rudolph | United States | 12.3 |
| | Carlota Gooden | Panama | 12.3 |
| 4 | Valerie Jerome | Canada | 12.6 |
| 5 | Sally McCallum | Canada | 12.6 |
| 6 | Heather Campbell | Canada | 12.8 |
| 7 | Jean Holmes | Panama | 12.8 |
| 8 | Onereida Borges | Cuba | 12.9 |
