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

The men's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was John Powell of the United States.

Men's discus throw at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates11 July
Winning distance63.30
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   Bahamas
Bronze medal   Cuba
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Records

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

World record   Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) 71.16 Berlin, Germany August 9, 1978
Pan American Games record   John Powell (USA) 62.36 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

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All distances shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
  Mac Wilkins   United States 63.30 GR
  Bradley Cooper   Bahamas 62.16
  Luis Delís   Cuba 61.60
4 Juan Martínez Brito   Cuba 60.80
5 Boris Chambul   Canada 59.42
6 Robert Gray   Canada 54.30
7 Gert Weil   Chile 43.24
Pedro Serrano   Puerto Rico DNS
Ken Stadel   United States DNS
Luis Palacios   Venezuela DNS

References

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  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 2019-08-16.
  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. 255. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.