Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 9 and 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Chandra Cheeseborough of the United States.

Women's 200 metres at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates9 & 11 July
Winning time22.24
Medalists
 Evelyn Ashford  United States
 Angella Taylor  Canada
 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica
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Athletics at the
1979 Pan American Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
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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
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High jumpmenwomen
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Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
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Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Records

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

World record  Marita Koch (GDR) 21.71 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany June 10, 1979
Pan American Games record  Chandra Cheeseborough (USA) 22.77 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All times shown are in seconds. Evelyn Ashford's mark in the final was not considered a new Pan American record because of favorable wind of 2.12 m/s.[3]

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Heats

Held on 9 July

Wind:
Heat 1: +4.7 m/s, Heat 2: +2.8 m/s, Heat 3: +2.3 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Evelyn Ashford United States22.51Q
22Merlene Ottey Jamaica22.92Q
33Valerie Brisco United States22.95Q
41Angella Taylor Canada23.17Q
51Jacqueline Pusey Jamaica23.42Q
63Silvia Chivás Cuba23.50Q
73Candy Ford Bermuda23.77Q
81Sheila de Oliveira Brazil24.02Q
92Beatriz Allocco Argentina24.09Q[4]
103Carmela Bolivár Bolivia24.43Q
112Isabel Taylor Cuba24.70Q
123Nilsa Paris Puerto Rico24.71Q
131Denise Muller Virgin Islands24.91Q
142Sueli Machado Brazil25.05Q
151Teresa Almánzar Dominican Republic25.08q
162Divina Estrella Dominican Republic25.42Q
173Brenda Gordon Virgin Islands25.83

Semifinals

Held on 9 July[5]

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.7 m/s, Heat 2: +2.5 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Evelyn Ashford United States22.45Q
21Angella Taylor Canada22.80Q
32Valerie Brisco United States23.13Q
42Merlene Ottey Jamaica23.13Q
52Silvia Chivás Cuba23.30Q
61Jacqueline Pusey Jamaica23.34Q
71Beatriz Allocco Argentina23.88Q[4]
82Candy Ford Bermuda23.95Q
91Sheila de Oliveira Brazil24.14
102Sueli Machado Brazil24.32
112Carmela Bolivár Bolivia24.38
121Divina Estrella Dominican Republic24.39
131Isabel Taylor Cuba24.39
142Nilsa Paris Puerto Rico24.58
152Teresa Almánzar Dominican Republic25.13
161Denise Muller Virgin Islands25.31

Final

Held on 11 July

Wind: +2.2 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Evelyn Ashford  United States 22.24
Angella Taylor  Canada 22.74
Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 22.79
4 Valerie Brisco  United States 22.84
5 Jacqueline Pusey  Jamaica 23.08
6 Candy Ford  Bermuda 23.70
7 Silvia Chivás  Cuba 23.79
8 Beatriz Allocco  Argentina 23.99

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 2019-08-17.
  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. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. Argentine results
  5. "Semifinals results". Philadelphia Daily News. 10 July 1979. p. 57. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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