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Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates7 July
Winning distance60.58
Medalists
Gold medal   Cuba
Silver medal   Cuba
Bronze medal   Canada
«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

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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

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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) Carmen Romero  Cuba 60.58 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) María Cristina Betancourt  Cuba 60.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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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 2019-08-17.
  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. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.