The men's 200 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 15 and 16 March.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metres at the Pan American Games |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rod Richard United States |
Charles Thomas United States |
José da Conceição Brazil |
Results
Summarize
Perspective
Heats
Held on 15 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Charles Thomas | United States | 22.64 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Eligio Rivas |  Dominican Republic | 22.97 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Juan Alberto Goya |  Mexico | 23.47 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | José da Conceição | Brazil | 21.35 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Tom Robinson |  Bahamas | 22.81 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Alexis Bloem |  Netherlands Antilles | 22.86 | Q |
| 2 | Harry Nelson |  Canada | DQ | ||
| 1 | 3 | Apolinar Solórzano |  Venezuela | 22.05 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Bruce Springbett | Canada | 22.78 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Willie Williams | United States | 22.80 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Domingo García | Dominican Republic | 23.13 | |
| 1 | 4 | Allan Moore |  Jamaica | 22.58 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | José Tenreyro | Mexico | 22.74 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | José García | Venezuela | 23.54 | Q |
| 4 | Rafael Fortún |  Cuba | DNS | ||
| 1 | 5 | Gerardo Bönnhoff |  Argentina | 21.75 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Rod Richard | United States | 21.76 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Fitzroy Bates |  Trinidad and Tobago | 21.99 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Mel Spence | Jamaica | 22.19 | |
| 1 | 6 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.25 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Sergio Higuera | Mexico | 22.40 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Dick Harding | Canada | 22.41 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Luis Soriano | Dominican Republic | 22.61 | |
| 5 | 6 | Gilberto Fonseca | Netherlands Antilles | 22.99 |
Semifinals
Held on 15 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | José da Conceição | Brazil | 21.27 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Charles Thomas | United States | 21.75 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Eligio Rivas | Dominican Republic | 22.43 | |
| 4 | 1 | Juan Alberto Goya | Mexico | 22.53 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tom Robinson | Bahamas | 22.74 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alexis Bloem | Netherlands Antilles | 22.87 | |
| 1 | 2 | Fitzroy Bates | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bruce Springbett | Canada | 21.9 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | José Tenreyro | Mexico | 22.0 | |
| 4 | 2 | Allan Moore | Jamaica | 22.2 | |
| 5 | 2 | José García | Venezuela | ??.? | |
| 2 | Willie Williams | United States | DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | Rod Richard | United States | 20.9 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.3 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | Argentina | 21.3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Apolinar Solórzano | Venezuela | 21.4 | |
| 5 | 3 | Dick Harding | Canada | 21.8 | |
| 6 | 3 | Sergio Higuera | Mexico | 21.9 |
Final
Held on 16 March
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Rod Richard | United States | 20.94 | GR |
 | 4 | Charles Thomas | United States | 21.42 | |
 | 3 | José da Conceição | Brazil | 21.66 | |
| 4 | 2 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.67 | |
| 5 | 5 | Bruce Springbett | Canada | 22.14 | |
| 1 | Fitzroy Bates | Trinidad and Tobago | DNF |
References
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