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

Men's hammer throw at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates12 July
Winning distance69.64
Medalists
Gold medal   Canada
Silver medal   Cuba
Bronze medal   Cuba
«1975
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The men's hammer 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 Larry Hart of the United States.

Records

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

World record  Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) 80.32 Heidenheim, West Germany August 6, 1978
Pan American Games record  Lawrence Hart (USA) 66.56 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Scott Neilson  Canada 69.64 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Armando Orozco  Cuba 68.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Genovevo Morejón  Cuba 67.66
4 Andy Bessette  United States 66.22
5 José Alberto Vallejo  Argentina 59.50
6 Daniel Gómez  Argentina 58.58
7 Luis Martínez  Puerto Rico 54.20
8 Mario Egnem  Chile 51.52
Boris Djerassi  United States DNS
Bill Green  United States 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.