Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw
| Women's javelin throw at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 July | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 62.30 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
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.
Records[edit]
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[edit]
All distances shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final[edit]
| 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[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 2019-08-17.
- ^ 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. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.