Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates8 July
Winning distance84.16
Medalists
Gold medal Duncan Atwood  United States
Silver medal Antonio González  Cuba
Bronze medal Raúl Pupo  Cuba
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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 javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Sam Colson of the United States.

Records

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

World record  Miklós Németh (HUN) 94.58 Montreal, Canada July 25, 1976
Pan American Games record  Sam Colson (USA) 83.82 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All distances shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Final

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Duncan Atwood  United States 84.16 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Antonio González  Cuba 84.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Raúl Pupo  Cuba 81.96
4 Phil Olsen  Canada 76.28
5 Amado Morales  Puerto Rico 76.00
6 Rod Ewaliko  United States 75.78
7 Angel Garmendia  Argentina 72.24
8 Denes Pajtas  Canada 65.70
Mario Sotomayor  Colombia DNS

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. 255. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.