Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games explained

Athletics at the VIII Pan American Games
Host City:	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Stadium:	Estadio Sixto Escobar
Dates:	7–14 July
Nations Participating:	30
Athletes Participating:	380
Events:	39
Previous:	Mexico City 1975
Next:	Caracas 1983
Games:	1979 Pan American Games

Athletics competitions at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan were held from July 7 to 14^[1] at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.^[2]

Medalists

	10.13		10.19		10.30
	20.37		20.46		20.56
	45.11		45.24		45.3
	1:46.3 GR		1:46.4		1:46.8
	3:40.4 GR		3:41.5		3:41.5
	14:01.0		14:04.1		14:05.0
	29:02.4		29:03.9		29:06.4

	13.20 GR		13.46		13.56
	49.66		50.85		51.30
	8:43.6		8:44.7		8:52.4

Mike Roberson Harvey Glance Cliff Wiley Steve Riddick	38.85	Osvaldo Lara Alejandro Casañas Silvio Leonard Juan Saborit	39.14	Milton de Castro Nelson dos Santos Rui da Silva Altevir de Araújo	39.44
James Walker Herman Frazier Maurice Peoples Tony Darden	3:03.8	Ian Stapleton Floyd Brown Bert Cameron Colin Bradford	3:04.7	Frank Montiéh Carlos Álvarez Alberto Juantorena Pedro Tanis	3:06.3

	2:24:09		2:24:44		2:25:34
	1:28:15 GR		1:30:17		1:32:30
	4:05:17 GR		4:11:13		4:24:20

	2.26 GR		2.19		2.19
	5.15		5.05		4.85
	8.18		8.15		8.13
	17.27		16.88		16.69
	20.22 GR		19.67		19.61
	63.30		62.16 GR		61.70
	69.64 GR		68.48		67.66
	84.16 GR		84.12		81.96

	8078 GR		7638		7337

	11.07		11.11		11.36
	22.24		22.74		22.79
	51.81		51.81		52.32
	2:01.2 GR		2:01.2		2:02.1
	4:05.7 GR		4:06.4		4:14.8
	8:53.6 GR		8:59.9		9:35.7
	12.90		13.56		13.60

Valerie Brisco Karen Hawkins Chandra Cheeseborough Brenda Morehead	43.30	Lelieth Hodges Rosie Allwood Carmetta Drummond Merlene Ottey	44.18	Marta Zulueta Silvia Chivás Isabel Taylor Eloína Echevarría	46.26
Sharon Dabney Patricia Jackson Rosalyn Bryant Essie Kelley	3:29.4 GR	Ana Fidelia Quirot Nery McKeen Ana Luisa Guibert Aurelia Pentón	3:36.3a	Micheline Racette Marita Payne Jeanette Wood Anne Mackie-Morelli	3:37.6a

	1.93 GR		1.87		1.85
	6.46		6.31		6.27
	18.81 GR		18.57		16.50
	60.58 GR		60.44		57.14
	62.30 GR		56.18		55.82

	4605		4434		4112

Book: Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979. 1981. es. 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 231. PDF. 2019-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf. 2019-08-11. dead.
Book: Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979. 1981. es. 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 197. PDF. 2019-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf. 2019-08-11. dead.