Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:29.4 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was the Canadian team.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  East Germany
|
3:19.23 | Montreal, Canada | July 31, 1976 |
| Pan American Games record |  Canada
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3:30.36 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results[]
All times shown are in minutes and seconds.[2]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final[]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 United States
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Sharon Dabney, Patricia Jackson, Rosalyn Bryant, Essie Kelley | 3:29.4 | GR |
|
 Cuba
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Ana Fidelia Quirot, Nery McKeen, , Aurelia Pentón | 3:36.3 | |
|
 Canada
|
, Marita Payne, , | 3:37.6 | |
| 4 |  Brazil
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Tânia Miranda, , , | 3:45.7 | |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico
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, , Ileana Hocking, Angelita Lind | 3:49.4 |
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.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Relay foot races at the Pan American Games