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

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Men's triple jump at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates9 July
Winning distance17.27
Medalists
Gold medal   Brazil
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   United States
«1975
1983»

The men's triple jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was João Carlos de Oliveira of Brazil.

Records

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

World record  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 17.89 Mexico City, Mexico City October 15, 1975
Pan American Games record

Results

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All distances shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) João Carlos de Oliveira  Brazil 17.27
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Willie Banks  United States 16.88
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) James Butts  United States 16.69
4 Alejandro Herrera  Cuba 16.46
5 Carmelo Martínez  Cuba 16.28
6 Francisco de Oliveira  Brazil 15.93
7 Wilfredo Almonte  Dominican Republic 15.69
8 Ernesto Torres  Puerto Rico 15.06
9 José Mangual  Puerto Rico 15.04
10 Maxwell Peters  Antigua and Barbuda 13.97
Stephen Hanna  Bahamas DNS
Ronald Chambers  Jamaica DNS
Edgar Moreno  Venezuela DNS
José Salazar  Venezuela DNS

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.