title: Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Women's 60 metres
text: # 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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 |
  