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

The women's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Carmen Romero of Cuba.

Women's discus throw at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates7 July
Winning distance60.58
Medalists
 Carmen Romero  Cuba
 María Cristina Betancourt  Cuba
 Carmen Ionesco  Canada
«1975
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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  Evelin Jahl (GDR) 70.72 Dresden, East Germany August 12, 1978
Pan American Games record  Carmen Romero (CUB) 60.16 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All distances shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Final
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
Carmen Romero  Cuba 60.58 GR
María Cristina Betancourt  Cuba 60.44
Carmen Ionesco  Canada 57.14
4 Lorna Griffin  United States 54.08
5 Lucette Moreau  Canada 52.52
6 Lynne Winbigler  United States 51.66
7 Norma Azcune  Uruguay 40.36
8 María Elena Cajigas  Puerto Rico 38.92

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. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.


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