Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's shot put

The women's shot put competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was María Elena Sarría of Cuba.

Women's shot put at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates9 July
Winning distance18.81
Medalists
 María Elena Sarría  Cuba
 Maren Seidler  United States
 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  Helena Fibingerová (TCH) 22.32 Nitra, Czechoslovakia August 20, 1977
Pan American Games record  María Elena Sarría (CUB) 18.03 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 Elena Sarría  Cuba 18.81 GR
Maren Seidler  United States 18.57
Carmen Ionesco  Canada 16.50
4 Ann Turbyne  United States 16.45
5 Hilda Ramírez  Cuba 15.96
6 Lucette Moreau  Canada 14.90
7 Victoria López  Puerto Rico 12.36
Patricia Andrus  Venezuela 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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