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

The men's discus 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 John Powell of the United States.

Men's discus throw at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates11 July
Winning distance63.30
Medalists
 Mac Wilkins  United States
 Bradley Cooper  Bahamas
 Luis Delís  Cuba
«1975
1983»
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

Records

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

World record  Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) 71.16 Berlin, Germany August 9, 1978
Pan American Games record  John Powell (USA) 62.36 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All distances shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Final
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
Mac Wilkins  United States 63.30 GR
Bradley Cooper  Bahamas 62.16
Luis Delís  Cuba 61.60
4 Juan Martínez Brito  Cuba 60.80
5 Boris Chambul  Canada 59.42
6 Robert Gray  Canada 54.30
7 Gert Weil  Chile 43.24
Pedro Serrano  Puerto Rico DNS
Ken Stadel  United States DNS
Luis Palacios  Venezuela 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.


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