| Men's javelin throw at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 July | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 84.16 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| «1975 1983» | ||||||||||
The men's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was Sam Colson of the United States.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Miklós Németh (HUN)
|
94.58 | Montreal, Canada | July 25, 1976 |
| Pan American Games record |  Sam Colson (USA)
|
83.82 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
All distances shown are in meters.
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Duncan Atwood |  United States
|
84.16 | GR |
|
Antonio González |  Cuba
|
84.12 | |
|
Raúl Pupo | Cuba
|
81.96 | |
| 4 | Phil Olsen |  Canada
|
76.28 | |
| 5 | Amado Morales |  Puerto Rico
|
76.00 | |
| 6 | Rod Ewaliko | United States
|
75.78 | |
| 7 | Angel Garmendia |  Argentina
|
72.24 | |
| 8 | Denes Pajtas | Canada
|
65.70 | |
| Mario Sotomayor |  Colombia
|
DNS |
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. 255. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
| Javelin throw at the Pan American Games | |
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| Men's | |
| Women's | |