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.
| Men's triple jump at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 9 July | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 17.27 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
Records
editPrior 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
editAll distances shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
João Carlos de Oliveira |  Brazil
|
17.27 | |
|
Willie Banks |  United States
|
16.88 | |
|
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
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 2019-08-16.
- ^ 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. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.