Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres
Women's 800 metres at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
Dates | 8 & 9 July | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:01.2 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» |
The women's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 8 and 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Kathy Weston of the United States.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
1:54.94 | Montreal, Canada | July 26, 1976 |
Pan American Games record | ![]() |
2:02.3 | Winnipeg, Canada | 1967 |
Results[]
All times shown are in minutes and seconds.[3]
KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats[]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Julie Brown | ![]() |
2:06.1 | Q |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
2:06.2 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Alejandra Ramos | ![]() |
2:06.6 | Q |
4 | 1 | Nery McKeen | ![]() |
2:07.0 | q |
5 | 2 | Aurelia Pentón | ![]() |
2:08.9 | Q |
6 | 2 | Essie Kelley | ![]() |
2:09.2 | Q |
7 | 1 | Soraya Vieira | ![]() |
2:09.3 | q |
7 | 2 | Brit Lind | ![]() |
2:09.3 | Q |
9 | 2 | Helen Blake | ![]() |
2:10.2 | |
10 | 2 | ![]() |
2:13.8 | ||
11 | 2 | ![]() |
2:14.3 | ||
12 | 2 | Ileana Hocking | ![]() |
2:16.8 | |
13 | 1 | ![]() |
2:33.9 | ||
1 | Angelita Lind | ![]() |
DNS |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Essie Kelley | ![]() |
2:01.2 | GR |
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Julie Brown | ![]() |
2:01.2 | |
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Aurelia Pentón | ![]() |
2:02.1 | |
4 | ![]() |
2:03.0 | ||
5 | Nery McKeen | ![]() |
2:05.4 | |
6 | Alejandra Ramos | ![]() |
2:06.2 | |
7 | Brit Lind | ![]() |
2:06.7 | |
8 | Soraya Vieira | ![]() |
2:07.3 | NR |
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. 259. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ "Heats results". Tampa Bay Times. 10 July 1979. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Soraia é a única finalista nos 800" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 9 July 1979. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games
- 800 metres at the Pan American Games