Athletics_at_the_1979_Pan_American_Games_–_Men's_800_metres

Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres

Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres

International sporting event

The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7,8 and 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Luis Medina of Cuba.

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Records

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

World record  Sebastian Coe (GBR) 1:42.33 Oslo, Norway July 5, 1979
Pan American Games record  Ronnie Ray (USA) 1:47.98 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

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Heats

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Semifinals

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Final

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References

  1. [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 2019-08-15.
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    Full results
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    "Semifinals results". Tampa Bay Times. 10 July 1979. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. [4]
    Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 249. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
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