Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metres
| Women's 200 metres at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 & 11 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.24 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
The women's 200 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 9 and 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Chandra Cheeseborough of the United States.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Marita Koch (GDR)
|
21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | June 10, 1979 |
| Pan American Games record |  Chandra Cheeseborough (USA)
|
22.77 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results[]
All times shown are in seconds. Evelyn Ashford's mark in the final was not considered a new Pan American record because of favorable wind of 2.12 m/s.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats[]
Held on 9 July
Wind:
Heat 1: +4.7 m/s, Heat 2: +2.8 m/s, Heat 3: +2.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Evelyn Ashford |  United States |
22.51 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Merlene Ottey |  Jamaica |
22.92 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Valerie Brisco | United States |
22.95 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Angella Taylor |  Canada |
23.17 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jacqueline Pusey | Jamaica |
23.42 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Silvia Chivás |  Cuba |
23.50 | Q |
| 7 | 3 |  Bermuda |
23.77 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 |  Brazil |
24.02 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 |  Argentina |
24.09 | Q[4] | |
| 10 | 3 | Carmela Bolivár |  Bolivia |
24.43 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Isabel Taylor | Cuba |
24.70 | Q |
| 12 | 3 |  Puerto Rico |
24.71 | Q | |
| 13 | 1 |  Virgin Islands |
24.91 | Q | |
| 14 | 2 | Brazil |
25.05 | Q | |
| 15 | 1 |  Dominican Republic |
25.08 | q | |
| 16 | 2 | Divina Estrella | Dominican Republic |
25.42 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Virgin Islands |
25.83 |
Semifinals[]
Held on 9 July[5]
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.7 m/s, Heat 2: +2.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Evelyn Ashford | United States |
22.45 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Angella Taylor | Canada |
22.80 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Valerie Brisco | United States |
23.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica |
23.13 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Silvia Chivás | Cuba |
23.30 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Jacqueline Pusey | Jamaica |
23.34 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Argentina |
23.88 | Q[4] | |
| 8 | 2 | Bermuda |
23.95 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | Brazil |
24.14 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Brazil |
24.32 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Carmela Bolivár | Bolivia |
24.38 | |
| 12 | 1 | Divina Estrella | Dominican Republic |
24.39 | |
| 13 | 1 | Isabel Taylor | Cuba |
24.39 | |
| 14 | 2 | Puerto Rico |
24.58 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Dominican Republic |
25.13 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Virgin Islands |
25.31 |
Final[]
Held on 11 July
Wind: +2.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Evelyn Ashford | United States
|
22.24 | |
|
Angella Taylor | Canada
|
22.74 | |
|
Merlene Ottey | Jamaica
|
22.79 | |
| 4 | Valerie Brisco | United States
|
22.84 | |
| 5 | Jacqueline Pusey | Jamaica
|
23.08 | |
| 6 | Bermuda
|
23.70 | ||
| 7 | Silvia Chivás | Cuba
|
23.79 | |
| 8 | Argentina
|
23.99 |
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. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ a b Argentine results
- ^ "Semifinals results". Philadelphia Daily News. 10 July 1979. p. 57. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games
- 200 metres at the Pan American Games