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

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.

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
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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   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
  Scott Neilson   Canada 69.64 GR
  Armando Orozco   Cuba 68.48
  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.