Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Women's 60 metres

The women's 60 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 28 and 29 August.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Isabelle Daniels  United States	Barbara Jones  United States Carlota Gooden  Panama

Results

Heats

Held on 28 August Wind:
Heat 1: +4.1 m/s, Heat 2: +3.6 m/s, Heat 3: +1.8 m/s, Heat 4: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Isabelle Daniels	United States	7.6	Q
2	1	Heather Campbell	Canada	7.7	Q
3	1	Jean Holmes	Panama	7.8	Q
4	1	Onereida Borges	Cuba	7.9	Q
5	1	Eliana Gaete	Chile	8.5
1	2	Barbara Jones	United States	7.3	Q
2	2	Maureen Rever	Canada	7.4	Q
3	2	Myra Fawcett	British Guiana	8.0	Q
4	2	Iris dos Santos	Brazil	8.8	Q
5	2	Bertha Díaz	Cuba	9.0
1	3	Carlota Gooden	Panama	7.4	Q
2	3	Valerie Jerome	Canada	7.8	Q
3	3	Lidia Hernández	Cuba	7.8	Q
4	3	Yolanda Vinocourt	Mexico	8.0	Q
5	3	Maria de Lima	Brazil	8.2
1	4	Martha Hudson	United States	7.6	Q
2	4	Marcela Daniel	Panama	7.8	Q
3	4	Vilma Parris	British Guiana	8.0	Q
4	4	Wanda dos Santos	Brazil	8.3	Q
5	4	Rosalia Ridauro	Mexico	8.5

Semifinals

Held on 28 August Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Barbara Jones	United States	7.6	Q
2	1	Maureen Rever	Canada	7.8	Q
3	1	Jean Holmes	Panama	7.8	Q
4	1	Onereida Borges	Cuba	8.0	Q
5	1	Marcela Daniel	Panama	8.0
6	1	Vilma Parris	British Guiana	8.1
7	1	Iris dos Santos	Brazil	8.3
8	1	Yolanda Vinocourt	Mexico	8.3
1	2	Martha Hudson	United States	7.6	Q
2	2	Isabelle Daniels	United States	7.7	Q
3	2	Carlota Gooden	Panama	7.7	Q
4	2	Valerie Jerome	Canada	7.8	Q
5	2	Heather Campbell	Canada	7.8
6	2	Myra Fawcett	British Guiana	8.0
7	2	Lidia Hernández	Cuba	??.?
8	2	Wanda dos Santos	Brazil	??.?

Final

Held on 29 August Wind: +3.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Isabelle Daniels	United States	7.4
	Barbara Jones	United States	7.4
	Carlota Gooden	Panama	7.4
4	Martha Hudson	United States	7.4
5	Maureen Rever	Canada	7.5
6	Jean Holmes	Panama	7.7
7	Valerie Jerome	Canada	7.8
8	Onereida Borges	Cuba	8.0