Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | United States |
«1975
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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.
Records
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
All distances shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Full results
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.