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Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates11 July
Winning height2.26
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Canada
«1975
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The men's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Tom Woods of the United States.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS) 2.34 Tbilisi, Soviet Union June 16, 1978
Pan American Games record  Tom Woods (USA) 2.25 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

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All heights shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Qualification

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Qualifying perf. 2.00 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1 Franklin Jacobs  United States 2.00 Q
1 Benn Fields  United States 2.00 Q
1 Milton Ottey  Canada 2.00 Q
1 Francisco Centelles  Cuba 2.00 Q
1 Dean Bauck  Canada 2.00 Q
1 Cristóbal de León  Dominican Republic 2.00 Q
1 Richard Spencer  Cuba 2.00 Q
1 Daniel Mamet  Argentina 2.00 Q
1 Rodolfo Madrigal  Costa Rica 2.00 Q
10 Carlos Acosta  Puerto Rico 1.95 q
10 Luis Barrionuevo  Argentina 1.95 q
10 Félix Carrero  Puerto Rico 1.95 q
Adolfo Marín  Paraguay NM
Desmond Morris  Jamaica DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Height[4] Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Franklin Jacobs  United States 2.26 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benn Fields  United States 2.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Milton Ottey  Canada 2.19
4 Francisco Centelles  Cuba 2.17
5 Dean Bauck  Canada 2.15
6 Carlos Acosta  Puerto Rico 2.15
7 Cristóbal de León  Dominican Republic 2.12
8 Richard Spencer  Cuba 2.09
9 Daniel Mamet  Argentina 2.09 [5]
10 Luis Barrionuevo  Argentina 2.06 [5]
11 Rodolfo Madrigal  Costa Rica 2.06
12 Félix Carrero  Puerto Rico 2.00

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Full results
  3. ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  4. ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. ^ a b Argentine results