title: Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres
  
  The men's 200 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 30 and 31 August.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ray Norton United States | Les Carney United States | Mike Agostini British West Indies |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Held on 30 August
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Ray Norton | United States | 21.9 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Mike Agostini | British West Indies | 21.9 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Manuel Rivera | Puerto Rico | 22.0 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Jorge de Barros | Brazil | 22.1 | |
  | 5 | 1 | Gordon Thorlaksson | Canada | 22.1 | |
  | 6 | 1 | Alberto Torres | Dominican Republic | ??.? | |
  | | 1 | Emilio Romero | Venezuela | DNS | |
  | 1 | 2 | Ramón Vega | Puerto Rico | 21.8 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Basil Ince | British West Indies | 21.8 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Rafael Romero | Venezuela | 21.9 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Luis Vienna | Argentina | 21.9 | |
  | 5 | 2 | George Short | Canada | 22.7 | |
  | 6 | 2 | Salvador Rivas | Dominican Republic | 23.0 | |
  | 7 | 2 | Arturo Flores | Ecuador | ??.? | |
  | 1 | 3 | Vance Robinson | United States | 21.6 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Wilton Jackson | British West Indies | 21.9 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | José da Conceição | Brazil | 22.0 | Q |
  | 4 | 3 | Enrique Figuerola | Cuba | 22.2 | |
  | 5 | 3 | Lloyd Murad | Venezuela | ??.? | |
  | | 3 | Heber Etcheverry | Uruguay | DNS | |
  | | 3 | Iván Rodríguez | Puerto Rico | DNS | |
  | 1 | 4 | Les Carney | United States | 21.6 | Q |
  | 2 | 4 | Harry Jerome | Canada | 22.1 | Q |
  | 3 | 4 | Santiago Plaza | Mexico | 22.2 | Q |
  | 4 | 4 | João Pires Sobrinho | Brazil | 22.2 | |
  | 5 | 4 | Lionel James | Dominican Republic | 22.9 | |
  | 6 | 4 | Eduardo Krumm | Chile | 23.4 | |
  | | 4 | Arturo Isasmondi | Uruguay | DNS | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Held on 30 August
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Ramón Vega | Puerto Rico | 21.4 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Mike Agostini | British West Indies | 21.5 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Vance Robinson | United States | 21.5 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Rafael Romero | Venezuela | 21.5 | |
  | 5 | 1 | Harry Jerome | Canada | 21.8 | |
  | 6 | 1 | Santiago Plaza | Mexico | 22.0 | |
  | 1 | 2 | Ray Norton | United States | 21.1 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Basil Ince | British West Indies | 21.4 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Les Carney | United States | 21.5 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Wilton Jackson | British West Indies | 21.9 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Manuel Rivera | Puerto Rico | 21.9 | |
  | | 2 | José da Conceição | Brazil | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Held on 31 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ray Norton | United States | 20.6 |
  | | Les Carney | United States | 21.1 |
  | | Mike Agostini | British West Indies | 21.1 |
  | 4 | Vance Robinson | United States | 21.1 |
  | 5 | Ramón Vega | Puerto Rico | 21.3 |
  | 6 | Basil Ince | British West Indies | 21.6 |
  