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

The women's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 13 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Joni Huntley of the United States.

Women's high jump at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates13 July
Winning height1.93
Medalists
 Louise Ritter  United States
 Pam Spencer  United States
 Debbie Brill  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  Sara Simeoni (ITA) 2.01 Prague, Czechoslovakia August 31, 1978
Pan American Games record  Joni Huntley (USA) 1.89 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All heights shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Final
Rank Name Nationality Height Notes
Louise Ritter  United States 1.93 GR
Pam Spencer  United States 1.87
Debbie Brill  Canada 1.85
4 Julie White  Canada 1.85
5 Maria Domingues  Brazil 1.83
6 Angela Carbonell  Cuba 1.81
7 Elizabeth Huber  Chile 1.74
8 Silvia Costa  Cuba 1.74
9 Liliana Arigoni  Argentina 1.74
10 Rafaela Flores  Puerto Rico 1.55
Ana Hidalgo  Puerto Rico 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 2019-08-17.
  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. 261. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.


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