Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's hammer throw
| Men's hammer throw at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 July | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 69.64 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
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.
Records
[edit]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
[edit]All distances shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ 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.