Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's high jump
| Men's high jump at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 July | |||||||||
| Winning height | 2.26 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
The men's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Tom Woods of the United States.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS)
|
2.34 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | June 16, 1978 |
| Pan American Games record |  Tom Woods (USA)
|
2.25 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results[]
All heights shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Qualification[]
Qualifying perf. 2.00 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin Jacobs |  United States |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Benn Fields | United States |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Milton Ottey |  Canada |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Francisco Centelles |  Cuba |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Dean Bauck | Canada |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 |  Dominican Republic |
2.00 | Q | |
| 1 | Richard Spencer | Cuba |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 |  Argentina |
2.00 | Q | |
| 1 |  Costa Rica |
2.00 | Q | |
| 10 |  Puerto Rico |
1.95 | q | |
| 10 | Luis Barrionuevo | Argentina |
1.95 | q |
| 10 | Puerto Rico |
1.95 | q | |
 Paraguay |
NM | |||
| Desmond Morris |  Jamaica |
DNS |
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Height[4] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Franklin Jacobs | United States
|
2.26 | GR |
|
Benn Fields | United States
|
2.19 | |
|
Milton Ottey | Canada
|
2.19 | |
| 4 | Francisco Centelles | Cuba
|
2.17 | |
| 5 | Dean Bauck | Canada
|
2.15 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico
|
2.15 | ||
| 7 | Dominican Republic
|
2.12 | ||
| 8 | Richard Spencer | Cuba
|
2.09 | |
| 9 | Argentina
|
2.09 | [5] | |
| 10 | Luis Barrionuevo | Argentina
|
2.06 | [5] |
| 11 | Costa Rica
|
2.06 | ||
| 12 | Puerto Rico
|
2.00 |
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 2019-08-16.
- ^ 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. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ a b Argentine results
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games
- High jump at the Pan American Games