Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw
The men's discus 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 John Powell of the United States.
| Men's discus throw at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 July | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 63.30 | |||||||||
| 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 |  |
71.16 | Berlin, Germany | August 9, 1978 |
| Pan American Games record |  |
62.36 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
All distances shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mac Wilkins | |
63.30 | GR |
 |
Bradley Cooper |  |
62.16 | |
 |
Luis Delís |  |
61.60 | |
| 4 | Juan Martínez Brito | |
60.80 | |
| 5 | Boris Chambul |  |
59.42 | |
| 6 | Robert Gray | |
54.30 | |
| 7 | Gert Weil |  |
43.24 | |
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DNS | ||
| Ken Stadel | |
DNS | ||
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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. 255. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
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