Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates7–9 July
Winning time1:46.3
Medalists
Gold medal James Robinson  United States
Silver medal Alberto Juantorena  Cuba
Bronze medal Agberto Guimarães  Brazil
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Athletics at the
1979 Pan American Games
Track events
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1500 mmenwomen
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3000 m
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The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7,8 and 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Luis Medina of Cuba.

Records

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

World record  Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1:42.33 Oslo, Norway July 5, 1979
Pan American Games record  Ronnie Ray (USA) 1:47.98 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Heats

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 James Robinson  United States 1:50.9 Q
2 1 Christian Molina  Chile 1:51.1 Q
2 2 Alberto Juantorena  Cuba 1:51.1 Q
2 2 Michael Watson  Bermuda 1:51.1 Q
5 1 Alberto Lopes  Brazil 1:51.2 Q
6 1 Víctor Ramos  Puerto Rico 1:51.2 Q
7 1 Leandro Civil  Cuba 1:51.2 Q
8 2 Doug Wournell  Canada 1:51.7 Q
9 1 Omar Amdematten  Argentina 1:51.8 q
9 3 Owen Hamilton  Jamaica 1:51.8 Q
11 2 Francisco Solis  Dominican Republic 1:52.0 Q
12 3 Mike White  United States 1:52.1 Q
13 2 Gustavo Rivera  Puerto Rico 1:52.2 Q
14 3 Agberto Guimarães  Brazil 1:53.1 Q
15 3 Emilio Ulloa  Chile 1:53.3 Q
16 3 Gerold Pawirodikromo  Suriname 1:54.2 Q
17 2 Rigoberto Meléndez  Honduras 2:01.9
18 2 Alexander Bridges  Antigua and Barbuda 2:02.2

Semifinals

[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Owen Hamilton  Jamaica 1:48.3 Q
2 1 James Robinson  United States 1:48.4 Q
3 1 Agberto Guimarães  Brazil 1:48.8 Q
4 1 Emilio Ulloa  Chile 1:48.8 q
5 1 Leandro Civil  Cuba 1:49.0 q
6 1 Michael Watson  Bermuda 1:49.4
7 1 Gerold Pawirodikromo  Suriname 1:50.7
8 2 Alberto Juantorena  Cuba 1:50.9 Q
9 2 Christian Molina  Chile 1:51.1 Q
10 2 Doug Wournell  Canada 1:51.1 Q
11 2 Mike White  United States 1:51.1
12 1 Víctor Ramos  Puerto Rico 1:51.5
13 2 Omar Amdematten  Argentina 1:52.0
14 2 Alberto Lopes  Brazil 1:52.5
15 2 Francisco Solis  Dominican Republic 1:52.7
16 2 Gustavo Rivera  Puerto Rico 1:52.9

Final

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) James Robinson  United States 1:46.3 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Juantorena  Cuba 1:46.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Agberto Guimarães  Brazil 1:46.8
4 Owen Hamilton  Jamaica 1:47.3
5 Emilio Ulloa  Chile 1:49.2
6 Leandro Civil  Cuba 1:49.5
7 Doug Wournell  Canada 1:50.0
8 Christian Molina  Chile 1:51.7

References

  1. ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  2. ^ Full results
  3. ^ "Semifinals results". Tampa Bay Times. 10 July 1979. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 249. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.