Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Canada |
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The women's 4 × 400 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was the Canadian team.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  East Germany
|
3:19.23 | Montreal, Canada | July 31, 1976 |
| Pan American Games record |  Canada
|
3:30.36 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
All times shown are in minutes and seconds.[2]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 United States
|
Sharon Dabney, Patricia Jackson, Rosalyn Bryant, Essie Kelley | 3:29.4 | GR |
|
 Cuba
|
Ana Fidelia Quirot, Nery McKeen, Ana Luisa Guibert, Aurelia Pentón | 3:36.3 | |
|
 Canada
|
Micheline Racette, Marita Payne, Jeanette Wood, Anne Mackie-Morelli | 3:37.6 | |
| 4 |  Brazil
|
Tânia Miranda, Margit Weise, Sueli Machado, Joyce dos Santos | 3:45.7 | |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico
|
Georgina López, Nilsa Paris, Ileana Hocking, Angelita Lind | 3:49.4 |
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 2019-08-17.
- ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 260. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.