Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's discus throw
| Women's discus throw at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 July | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 60.58 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
The women's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Carmen Romero of Cuba.
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Evelin Jahl (GDR)
|
70.72 | Dresden, East Germany | August 12, 1978 |
| Pan American Games record |  Carmen Romero (CUB)
|
60.16 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results[edit]
All distances shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carmen Romero |  Cuba
|
60.58 | GR |
|
María Cristina Betancourt | Cuba
|
60.44 | |
|
Carmen Ionesco |  Canada
|
57.14 | |
| 4 | Lorna Griffin |  United States
|
54.08 | |
| 5 | Lucette Moreau | Canada
|
52.52 | |
| 6 | Lynne Winbigler | United States
|
51.66 | |
| 7 | Norma Azcune |  Uruguay
|
40.36 | |
| 8 | María Elena Cajigas |  Puerto Rico
|
38.92 |
References[edit]
- ^ 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. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.