Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon
| Men's decathlon at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Canada |
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The men's decathlon competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 12 and 13 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Bruce Jenner (USA)
|
8634 | Montreal, Canada | July 30, 1976 |
| Pan American Games record | Bruce Jenner (USA)
|
8045 | Mexico City, Mexico | October 1975 |
Results
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bobby Coffman |  United States |
10.61 | 7.05 | 15.63 | 1.94 | 49.11 | 13.96w | 47.10 | 4.20 | 52.04 | 4:42.1 | 8078 | GR |
 |
Tito Steiner |  Argentina |
11.28w | 7.27 | 14.64 | 1.91 | 50.31 | 15.56w | 44.04 | 4.60 | 57.50 | 4:53.0 | 7638 | |
 |
Zenon Smiechowski |  Canada |
11.26w | 6.80 | 14.37 | 1.97 | 52.33 | 16.28w | 42.80 | 3.80 | 61.68 | 5:00.7 | 7337 | |
| 4 | Roberto Steinmetz | Argentina |
11.75w | 6.61 | 12.80 | 1.91 | 53.12 | 16.12w | 40.60 | 4.40 | 52.92 | 4:38.9 | 7021 | |
| 5 | Roberto McFarlane |  Costa Rica |
11.05 | 6.83 | 11.44 | 1.82 | 50.37 | 16.01w | 30.00 | 3.70 | 48.16 | 4:46.6 | 6669 | |
| Rigoberto Salazar |  Cuba |
11.09 | 7.32 | 14.72 | 1.97 | 51.11 | 14.71w | 46.14 | ? | – | – | DNF | ||
| Paulo Lima |  Brazil |
11.02 | 6.85 | 11.85 | 1.94 | 48.72 | 16.14 | 35.40 | ? | – | – | DNF | [7] | |
| Dave Steen | Canada |
11.34 | 7.18 | 11.15 | 2.03 | 50.78 | 16.03w | 34.50 | ? | DNS | – | DNF | ||
| Alfredo Silva |  Chile |
11.55 | 6.55 | 11.94 | 1.91 | 52.52 | 16.19 | 35.40 | ? | ? | – | DNF | ||
| Pedro Burgos |  Puerto Rico |
11.43 | 6.47 | 12.02 | NM | 53.76 | 17.34 | 37.08 | ? | ? | – | DNF | ||
| John Mascoll |  Barbados |
11.10 | 7.06 | 12.91 | 1.73 | ? | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Renato Bortolocci | Brazil |
11.14 | 5.84 | 11.84 | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | [7] | |
| John Crist | United States |
DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | ||
| Juan Ríos |  Venezuela |
DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |
References
- ^ "Results". Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Results". Tampa Bay Times. 14 July 1979. p. 36. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Day 1 results". 13 Jul 1979. p. 25. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- News-Pilot. 14 July 1979. p. 11. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ 1979 results (p18)
- ^ Full results
- ^ a b "Dia foi salvo pelo revezamento 4 x 400" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 14 July 1979. p. 23. Retrieved 24 November 2019.