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

The women's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Sherry Calbert of the United States.

Women's javelin throw at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates14 July
Winning distance62.30
Medalists
 María Caridad Colón  Cuba
 Lynn Cannon  United States
 Cathy Sulinski  United States
«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  Ruth Fuchs (GDR) 69.52 Dresden, East Germany June 13, 1979
Pan American Games record  Sherry Calvert (USA) 54.70 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All distances shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Final
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
María Caridad Colón  Cuba 62.30 GR
Lynn Cannon  United States 56.48
Cathy Sulinski  United States 56.44
4 Laurie Kern  Canada 55.70
5 Marli dos Santos  Brazil 52.66
6 Ana Núñez  Cuba 48.84
7 Sonia Smith  Bermuda 46.54
8 Victoria López  Puerto Rico 41.14
Céline Chartrand  Canada 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. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.


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