| Event: | Men's pole vault |
| Games: | 1979 |
| Venue: | Estadio Sixto Escobar |
| Dates: | 14 July |
| Win Value: | 5.15 |
| Win Label: | Winning height |
| Gold: | Bruce Simpson |
| Goldnoc: | CAN |
| Silver: | Greg Woepse |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Brian Morrissette |
| Bronzenoc: | ISV |
| Prev: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1983 |
The men's pole vault competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | 5.70 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | June 22, 1976 | ||
| Pan American Games record | 5.40 | Mexico City, Mexico | October 1975 |
All heights shown are in meters.
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.15 | |||||
| 5.05 | |||||
| 4.85 | |||||