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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 & 13 July | |||||||||
| Winning result | 8078 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  |
8634 | Montreal, Canada | July 30, 1976 |
| Pan American Games record | |
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 | | 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 |  | 11.28w | 7.27 | 14.64 | 1.91 | 50.31 | 15.56w | 44.04 | 4.60 | 57.50 | 4:53.0 | 7638 | |
 | Zenon Smiechowski |  | 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 | | 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 |  | 11.05 | 6.83 | 11.44 | 1.82 | 50.37 | 16.01w | 30.00 | 3.70 | 48.16 | 4:46.6 | 6669 | |
| Rigoberto Salazar |  | 11.09 | 7.32 | 14.72 | 1.97 | 51.11 | 14.71w | 46.14 | ? | – | – | DNF | ||
| Paulo Lima | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.02 | 6.85 | 11.85 | 1.94 | 48.72 | 16.14 | 35.40 | ? | – | – | DNF | [7] | |
| Dave Steen | | 11.34 | 7.18 | 11.15 | 2.03 | 50.78 | 16.03w | 34.50 | ? | DNS | – | DNF | ||
| Alfredo Silva |  | 11.55 | 6.55 | 11.94 | 1.91 | 52.52 | 16.19 | 35.40 | ? | ? | – | DNF | ||
| Pedro Burgos | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.43 | 6.47 | 12.02 | NM | 53.76 | 17.34 | 37.08 | ? | ? | – | DNF | ||
| John Mascoll |  | 11.10 | 7.06 | 12.91 | 1.73 | ? | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Renato Bortolocci | | 11.14 | 5.84 | 11.84 | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | [7] | |
| John Crist | | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | ||
| Juan Ríos | .png){kind=small} | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |
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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.
- "Day 2 results". News-Pilot. 14 July 1979. p. 11. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- 1979 results (p18)
- Full results
- "Dia foi salvo pelo revezamento 4 x 400" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 14 July 1979. p. 23. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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