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

The men's hammer 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 Larry Hart of the United States.

Men's hammer throw at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates12 July
Winning distance69.64
Medalists
 Scott Neilson  Canada
 Armando Orozco  Cuba
 Genovevo Morejón  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  Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) 80.32 Heidenheim, West Germany August 6, 1978
Pan American Games record  Lawrence Hart (USA) 66.56 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All distances shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Final
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
Scott Neilson  Canada 69.64 GR
Armando Orozco  Cuba 68.48
Genovevo Morejón  Cuba 67.66
4 Andy Bessette  United States 66.22
5 José Alberto Vallejo  Argentina 59.50
6 Daniel Gómez  Argentina 58.58
7 Luis Martínez  Puerto Rico 54.20
8 Mario Egnem  Chile 51.52
Boris Djerassi  United States DNS
Bill Green  United States 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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