Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's high jump

The men's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Tom Woods of the United States.

Men's high jump at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates11 July
Winning height2.26
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   Canada
«1975
1983»

Records

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

World record  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 2.34 Tbilisi, Soviet Union June 16, 1978
Pan American Games record  Tom Woods (USA) 2.25 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All heights shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Qualification

Qualifying perf. 2.00 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.

RankAthleteNationalityResultNotes
1Franklin Jacobs United States2.00Q
1Benn Fields United States2.00Q
1Milton Ottey Canada2.00Q
1Francisco Centelles Cuba2.00Q
1Dean Bauck Canada2.00Q
1Cristóbal de León Dominican Republic2.00Q
1Richard Spencer Cuba2.00Q
1Daniel Mamet Argentina2.00Q
1Rodolfo Madrigal Costa Rica2.00Q
10Carlos Acosta Puerto Rico1.95q
10Luis Barrionuevo Argentina1.95q
10Félix Carrero Puerto Rico1.95q
Adolfo Marín ParaguayNM
Desmond Morris JamaicaDNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Height[4] Notes
Franklin Jacobs  United States 2.26 GR
Benn Fields  United States 2.19
Milton Ottey  Canada 2.19
4 Francisco Centelles  Cuba 2.17
5 Dean Bauck  Canada 2.15
6 Carlos Acosta  Puerto Rico 2.15
7 Cristóbal de León  Dominican Republic 2.12
8 Richard Spencer  Cuba 2.09
9 Daniel Mamet  Argentina 2.09 [5]
10 Luis Barrionuevo  Argentina 2.06 [5]
11 Rodolfo Madrigal  Costa Rica 2.06
12 Félix Carrero  Puerto Rico 2.00

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. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  4. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. Argentine results


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