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

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Women's javelin throw at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates14 July
Winning distance62.30
Medalists
Gold medal   Cuba
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   United States
«1975
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The women's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Sherry Calbert 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  Ruth Fuchs (GDR) 69.52 Dresden, East Germany June 13, 1979
Pan American Games record  Sherry Calvert (USA) 54.70 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) María Caridad Colón  Cuba 62.30 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lynn Cannon  United States 56.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cathy Sulinski  United States 56.44
4 Laurie Kern  Canada 55.70
5 Marli dos Santos  Brazil 52.66
6 Ana Núñez  Cuba 48.84
7 Sonia Smith  Bermuda 46.54
8 Victoria López  Puerto Rico 41.14
Céline Chartrand  Canada 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 2019-08-17.
  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.