Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's long jump

The men's long jump 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 João Carlos de Oliveira of Brazil.

Men's long jump at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates7 July
Winning distance8.18
Medalists
Gold medal   Brazil
Silver medal   Cuba
Bronze medal   United States
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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   Nenad Stekić (YUG) 8.45 Montreal, Canada July 25, 1975
Pan American Games record   Ralph Boston (USA) 8.29 Winnipeg, Canada 1967

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[4] Notes
  João Carlos de Oliveira   Brazil 8.18
  David Giralt   Cuba 8.15
  Carl Lewis   United States 8.13
4 Altevir de Araújo   Brazil 7.73
5 Ray Quiñones   Puerto Rico 7.52
6 Richard Rock   Canada 7.31
7 Agustín Neuland   Cuba 7.31
8 Calvin Greenaway   Antigua and Barbuda 6.85
Larry Myricks   United States DNS
Dennis Trott   Bermuda DNS
Wilfredo Almonte   Dominican Republic DNS
Cornelius Everton   Antigua and Barbuda DNS
Steve Hanna   Bahamas DNS
Ronald Chambers   Jamaica DNS
Alejandro Cardona   Puerto Rico DNS
Edgar Moreno   Venezuela DNS
José Salazar   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. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  4. ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.