Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles
| Women's 100 metres hurdles at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 & 13 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 12.90 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
The women's 100 metres hurdles sprint 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 Edith Noeding of Peru.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL)
|
12.48 | Fürth, West Germany | June 10, 1978 |
| Pan American Games record |  Patty Johnson (USA)
|
13.1 | Cali, Colombia | 1971 |
Results[]
All times are in seconds. Deby LaPlante's winning time of 12.90 seconds in the final was not registered as a Pan American record because of wind conditions.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats[]
Wind:
Heat 1: +3.4 m/s, Heat 2: +2.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Deby LaPlante |  United States |
12.97 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Canada |
13.64 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Canada |
13.73 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Candy Young | United States |
13.74 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Nancy Vallecilla |  Ecuador |
13.98 | Q |
| 6 | 2 |  Cuba |
14.13 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | Cuba |
14.27 | q | |
| 8 | 1 | Beatriz Capotosto |  Argentina |
14.34 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Argentina |
14.44 | ||
| 10 | 1 |  Brazil |
14.47 | ||
| 11 | 1 |  Barbados |
14.63 | ||
| 12 | 2 |  Mexico |
14.66 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Marisela Peralta |  Dominican Republic |
14.72 |
Final[]
Wind: +3.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Deby LaPlante | United States
|
12.90 | |
|
Canada
|
13.56 | ||
|
Cuba
|
13.60 | ||
| 4 | Candy Young | United States
|
13.67 | |
| 5 | Canada
|
14.03 | ||
| 6 | Beatriz Capotosto | Argentina
|
14.18 | |
| 7 | Nancy Vallecilla | Ecuador
|
14.23 | |
| 8 | Cuba
|
14.53 |
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 2019-08-17.
- ^ 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. 260. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ "Heats results". Tampa Bay Times. 13 July 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Sprint hurdles at the Pan American Games