Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's decathlon

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]

Men's decathlon at the VIII Pan American Games
Venue	Estadio Sixto Escobar
Dates	12 & 13 July
Winning result	8078
Medalists
Bobby Coffman   United States   Tito Steiner   Argentina   Zenon Smiechowski   Canada
«1975 1983»

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

1. "Results". Retrieved 23 November 2019.
2. "Results". Tampa Bay Times. 14 July 1979. p. 36. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
3. "Day 1 results". 13 Jul 1979. p. 25. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
4. "Day 2 results". News-Pilot. 14 July 1979. p. 11. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
5. 1979 results (p18)
6. Full results
7. "Dia foi salvo pelo revezamento 4 x 400" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 14 July 1979. p. 23. Retrieved 24 November 2019.