Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 7–9 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.3 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7,8 and 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Luis Medina of Cuba.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 1:42.33 | Oslo, Norway | July 5, 1979 |
| Pan American Games record |  Ronnie Ray (USA) | 1:47.98 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
[edit]| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats
[edit]| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | James Robinson |  United States | 1:50.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Christian Molina |  Chile | 1:51.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Alberto Juantorena |  Cuba | 1:51.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Michael Watson |  Bermuda | 1:51.1 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Alberto Lopes |  Brazil | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Víctor Ramos |  Puerto Rico | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Leandro Civil | Cuba | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Doug Wournell |  Canada | 1:51.7 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Omar Amdematten |  Argentina | 1:51.8 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Owen Hamilton |  Jamaica | 1:51.8 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Francisco Solis |  Dominican Republic | 1:52.0 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Mike White | United States | 1:52.1 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Gustavo Rivera | Puerto Rico | 1:52.2 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Agberto Guimarães | Brazil | 1:53.1 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | Emilio Ulloa | Chile | 1:53.3 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Gerold Pawirodikromo |  Suriname | 1:54.2 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Rigoberto Meléndez |  Honduras | 2:01.9 | |
| 18 | 2 | Alexander Bridges |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2:02.2 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Owen Hamilton | Jamaica | 1:48.3 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | James Robinson | United States | 1:48.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Agberto Guimarães | Brazil | 1:48.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Emilio Ulloa | Chile | 1:48.8 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Leandro Civil | Cuba | 1:49.0 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Michael Watson | Bermuda | 1:49.4 | |
| 7 | 1 | Gerold Pawirodikromo | Suriname | 1:50.7 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alberto Juantorena | Cuba | 1:50.9 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Christian Molina | Chile | 1:51.1 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Doug Wournell | Canada | 1:51.1 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Mike White | United States | 1:51.1 | |
| 12 | 1 | Víctor Ramos | Puerto Rico | 1:51.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | Omar Amdematten | Argentina | 1:52.0 | |
| 14 | 2 | Alberto Lopes | Brazil | 1:52.5 | |
| 15 | 2 | Francisco Solis | Dominican Republic | 1:52.7 | |
| 16 | 2 | Gustavo Rivera | Puerto Rico | 1:52.9 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | James Robinson | United States | 1:46.3 | GR |
 | Alberto Juantorena | Cuba | 1:46.4 | |
 | Agberto Guimarães | Brazil | 1:46.8 | |
| 4 | Owen Hamilton | Jamaica | 1:47.3 | |
| 5 | Emilio Ulloa | Chile | 1:49.2 | |
| 6 | Leandro Civil | Cuba | 1:49.5 | |
| 7 | Doug Wournell | Canada | 1:50.0 | |
| 8 | Christian Molina | Chile | 1:51.7 |
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 2019-08-15.
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Semifinals results". Tampa Bay Times. 10 July 1979. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 249. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.