The women's 100 metres

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The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

sprint competition of the athletics

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

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The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

will take place between the 24 and 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

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The women's 100 metres event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 23–24.-Medalists:-Heats:Qualification: First 3 of each heat and the next 4 fastest qualified for the semifinals....

 Pan American Games

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 champion is Mikele Barber

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Mikele Ronisse Barber is an American sprinter who won gold at the 4 x 100 meters relay event in 2007 World Championships in Athletics, in Osaka, Japan, and an individual gold medal at the 100 meters in 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.She is the twin sister of Me'Lisa Barber, who has...

 of the United States

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Records

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

World record		10.49	Indianapolis, IN, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	16 July 1988
Pan American Games record		11.02	Rio de Janiero, Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard standard (11.50) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 24, 2011	14:45	Heats
October 24, 2011	17:30	Semifinals
October 25, 2011	17:40	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Heats

The first round scheduled for October 24 was bypassed as there were only 19 competitors entered.

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on October 24, with three semi-finals. The first two places plus the next to best times qualified.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Rosângela Santos Rosângela Santos Rosângela Santos is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil....		11.26	Q PB
2	2	Barbara Pierre Barbara Pierre Barbara Pierre is a Haiti-born American track and field sprint athlete.Pierre represented Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed fourth in her first round heat, which normally meant elimination. However, her time of 11.52 was among the ten...		11.37	Q
3	1	Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Murillo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Colombia....		11.41	Q
4	3	Shakera Reece		11.43	Q PB
5	1	Laverne Jones-Ferrette		11.45	q
6	3	Ana Cláudia Silva		11.46	Q
7	2	Nelkis Casabona		11.56	Q
8	2	Marielis Sánchez		11.57	q PB
9	2	Courtney Cerene Patterson		11.59
10	2	Tameka Williams		11.68
11	3	Kenyanna Wilson		11.74
12	3	Eliecith Palacios		11.77
13	3	Jessica Lynn Sanchez		11.80	PB
14	3	Kerri-Ann Mitchell		11.81
15	1	Daniela Claudia Pavez		11.85
16	1	Ramona Van der Vloot		12.01	PB
17	1	Charnelle Enriques		13.15
18	2	Matilde Álvarez		13.25
	1	Fany Chalas		DNS

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			11.22	PB
			11.25
			11.26	NR Barbadian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Barbados maintained by its national athletics federation: Amateur Athletic Association of Barbados .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized track-External links:...
4			11.35
5			11.49	NR Dominican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in the Dominican Republic maintained by Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
6			11.50
7			11.56
8			11.60