Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's long jump
International sporting event
Men's long jump at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
Dates | 7 July | |||||||||
Winning distance | 8.18 | |||||||||
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«1975 1983» |
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The men's long jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was João Carlos de Oliveira of Brazil.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 8.45 | Montreal, Canada | July 25, 1975 |
Pan American Games record | ![]() | 8.29 | Winnipeg, Canada | 1967 |
Results
All distances shown are in meters.[3]
KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance[4] | Notes |
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![]() | João Carlos de Oliveira | ![]() | 8.18 | |
![]() | David Giralt | ![]() | 8.15 | |
![]() | Carl Lewis | ![]() | 8.13 | |
4 | Altevir de Araújo | ![]() | 7.73 | |
5 | Ray Quiñones | ![]() | 7.52 | |
6 | Richard Rock | ![]() | 7.31 | |
7 | Agustín Neuland | ![]() | 7.31 | |
8 | Calvin Greenaway | ![]() | 6.85 | |
Larry Myricks | ![]() | DNS | ||
Dennis Trott | ![]() | DNS | ||
Wilfredo Almonte | ![]() | DNS | ||
Cornelius Everton | ![]() | DNS | ||
Steve Hanna | ![]() | DNS | ||
Ronald Chambers | ![]() | DNS | ||
Alejandro Cardona | ![]() | DNS | ||
Edgar Moreno | ![]() | DNS | ||
José Salazar | ![]() | DNS |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Full results
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.