Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's high jump

Men's high jump at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates11 July
Winning height2.26
Medalists
Gold medal Franklin Jacobs  United States
Silver medal Benn Fields  United States
Bronze medal Milton Ottey  Canada
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Athletics at the
1979 Pan American Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Tom Woods of the United States.

Records

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

World record  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 2.34 Tbilisi, Soviet Union June 16, 1978
Pan American Games record  Tom Woods (USA) 2.25 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All heights shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Qualification

Qualifying perf. 2.00 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1 Franklin Jacobs  United States 2.00 Q
1 Benn Fields  United States 2.00 Q
1 Milton Ottey  Canada 2.00 Q
1 Francisco Centelles  Cuba 2.00 Q
1 Dean Bauck  Canada 2.00 Q
1 Cristóbal de León  Dominican Republic 2.00 Q
1 Richard Spencer  Cuba 2.00 Q
1 Daniel Mamet  Argentina 2.00 Q
1 Rodolfo Madrigal  Costa Rica 2.00 Q
10 Carlos Acosta  Puerto Rico 1.95 q
10 Luis Barrionuevo  Argentina 1.95 q
10 Félix Carrero  Puerto Rico 1.95 q
Adolfo Marín  Paraguay NM
Desmond Morris  Jamaica DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Height[4] Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Franklin Jacobs  United States 2.26 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benn Fields  United States 2.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Milton Ottey  Canada 2.19
4 Francisco Centelles  Cuba 2.17
5 Dean Bauck  Canada 2.15
6 Carlos Acosta  Puerto Rico 2.15
7 Cristóbal de León  Dominican Republic 2.12
8 Richard Spencer  Cuba 2.09
9 Daniel Mamet  Argentina 2.09 [5]
10 Luis Barrionuevo  Argentina 2.06 [5]
11 Rodolfo Madrigal  Costa Rica 2.06
12 Félix Carrero  Puerto Rico 2.00

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 2019-08-16.
  2. ^ Full results
  3. ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  4. ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. ^ a b Argentine results