Athletics At The 2019 Pan American Games – Women's 100 Metres
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Summary

Coming out of the blocks, American collegian Twanisha Terry had the best start. It took about 5 steps before
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Elaine Thompson began to assert herself. When Thompson was rolling, nobody could stay with her. It took
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about 70 metres to get past Terry, 85 for Vitória Cristina Rosa to move past for bronze.


Records

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


Schedule


Results

All times shown are in seconds.


Semifinal

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Wind:
Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s, Heat 3: -1.1 m/s


Final

Wind: -0.6 m/s


References

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