Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
Dates | 7 July | |||||||||
Winning time | 29:02.4 | |||||||||
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«1975 1983» |
The men's 10,000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Luis Hernández of Mexico.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
27:22.47 | Vienna, Austria | June 11, 1978 |
Pan American Games record | ![]() |
28:50.8 | Cali, Colombia | 1971 |
Results[]
KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time[3] | Notes |
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Rodolfo Gómez | ![]() |
29:02.4 | |
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Enrique Aquino | ![]() |
29:03.9 | |
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Frank Shorter | ![]() |
29:06.4 | |
4 | ![]() |
29:09.8 | ||
5 | Peter Butler | ![]() |
29:20.4 | |
6 | Víctor Mora | ![]() |
29:27.4 | |
7 | Elói Schleder | ![]() |
29:35.6 | |
8 | ![]() |
30:12.2 | ||
9 | Luis Tipán | ![]() |
30:15.1 | |
10 | ![]() |
30:24.8 | ||
11 | ![]() |
30:59.7 | ||
12 | ![]() |
31:24.9 | ||
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Domingo Tibaduiza | ![]() |
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Lucirio Garrido | ![]() |
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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 2019-08-15.
- ^ 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. 250. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games
- 10,000 metres at the Pan American Games