Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles
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The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 31 August and 1 September.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bertha Díaz Cuba | Wanda dos Santos Brazil | Marian Munroe Canada |
Results
Heats
Wind:
Heat 1: +3.2 m/s, Heat 2: +1.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bertha Díaz | Cuba | 11.2 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Wanda dos Santos | Brazil | 11.6 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Marian Munroe | Canada | 11.6 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Shirley Crowder |  United States | 11.6 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Lorraine Dunn |  Panama | 12.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Guillermina Rodríguez |  Mexico | 12.5 | |
| 7 | 1 | Vilma Parris |  British Guiana | 13.0 | |
| 1 | Iris dos Santos | Brazil | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Barbara Mueller | United States | 11.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Patricia Power | Canada | 11.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Maria de Lima | Brazil | 12.0 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sally McCallum | Canada | 12.0 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Eliana Gaete |  Chile | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jo Ann Terry | United States | 12.1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Silvia Zambrano | Panama | 12.3 | |
| 8 | 2 | Benilda Ascanio |  Venezuela | 12.6 |
Final
Wind: +1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bertha Díaz | Cuba | 11.2 | |
 | Wanda dos Santos | Brazil | 11.5 | |
 | Marian Munroe | Canada | 11.5 | |
| 4 | Barbara Mueller | United States | 11.5 | |
| 5 | Patricia Power | Canada | 11.5 | |
| 6 | Shirley Crowder | United States | 11.8 | |
| 7 | Maria de Lima | Brazil | 11.9 | |
| 8 | Sally McCallum | Canada | 12.0 |
