Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metres explained

The women's 100 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 30 and 31 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		10.49	Indianapolis, United States	July 16, 1988
Pan American Games record		10.92	Toronto, Canada	July 21, 2015

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 30, 2023	19:05	Semifinal
October 31, 2023	20:55	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

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Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Semifinal

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The results were as follows:^[2]

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			11.53	Q
2	2			11.60	Q
3	2			11.64	Q
4	3			11.64	Q
5	2			11.65	q
6	1			11.66	Q
7	1			11.69	Q
8	1			11.69	q
9	2			11.70
10	3			11.70
11	1			11.73
12	1			11.74
13	3			11.77
14	1			11.78
15	2			11.80
16	2			11.83
17	3			11.84
18	1			11.86
19	3			12.15
20	2			12.16
21	3			12.17
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Final

The results were as follows:^[3]

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			11.36
	5			11.52
	1			11.53
4	3			11.58
5	2			11.63
6	7			11.69
7	8			11.71
8	4			11.75

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sport Calendar Pan American Games. 29 July 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 29 October 2023.
2. Web site: Women's 100 metres − Semifinal − Results. 31 October 2023.
3. Web site: Women's 100 metres − Final − Results. 31 October 2023.