Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Sherry Calbert of the United States.

Women's javelin throw at the VIII Pan American Games
Venue	Estadio Sixto Escobar
Dates	14 July
Winning distance	62.30
Medalists
María Caridad Colón   Cuba   Lynn Cannon   United States   Cathy Sulinski   United States
«1975 1983»

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Ruth Fuchs (GDR)	69.52	Dresden, East Germany	June 13, 1979
Pan American Games record	Sherry Calvert (USA)	54.70	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
	María Caridad Colón	Cuba	62.30	GR
	Lynn Cannon	United States	56.48
	Cathy Sulinski	United States	56.44
4	Laurie Kern	Canada	55.70
5	Marli dos Santos	Brazil	52.66
6	Ana Núñez	Cuba	48.84
7	Sonia Smith	Bermuda	46.54
8	Victoria López	Puerto Rico	41.14
	Céline Chartrand	Canada	DNS

References

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 2019-08-17.
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. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.