Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres explained
The women's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 8 and 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1] [2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Kathy Weston of the United States.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
Results
All times shown are in minutes and seconds.[3]
KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record | |
Heats
[4] [5]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | | | 2:06.1 | Q |
2 | 1 | | | 2:06.2 | Q |
3 | 1 | | | 2:06.6 | Q |
4 | 1 | | | 2:07.0 | q |
5 | 2 | | | 2:08.9 | Q |
6 | 2 | | | 2:09.2 | Q |
7 | 1 | | | 2:09.3 | q |
7 | 2 | | | 2:09.3 | Q |
9 | 2 | | | 2:10.2 | |
10 | 2 | | | 2:13.8 | |
11 | 2 | | | 2:14.3 | |
12 | 2 | | | 2:16.8 | |
13 | 1 | | | 2:33.9 | |
| 1 | | | | | |
Final
Notes and References
- Book: Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979. 1981. es. 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 197. PDF. 2019-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf. 2019-08-11. dead.
- http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1979.pdf Full results
- Book: Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979. 1981. es. 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 259. PDF. 2019-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf. 2019-08-11. dead.
- News: Heats results . 12 December 2019 . . 10 July 1979 . 10.
- News: Soraia é a única finalista nos 800 . 23 November 2019 . . 9 July 1979 . Portuguese.