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Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates13 July
Winning height1.93
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Canada
«1975
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The women's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 13 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Joni Huntley 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  Sara Simeoni (ITA) 2.01 Prague, Czechoslovakia August 31, 1978
Pan American Games record  Joni Huntley (USA) 1.89 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

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All heights shown are in meters.[3]

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Height Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Louise Ritter  United States 1.93 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pam Spencer  United States 1.87
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Debbie Brill  Canada 1.85
4 Julie White  Canada 1.85
5 Maria Domingues  Brazil 1.83
6 Angela Carbonell  Cuba 1.81
7 Elizabeth Huber  Chile 1.74
8 Silvia Costa  Cuba 1.74
9 Liliana Arigoni  Argentina 1.74
10 Rafaela Flores  Puerto Rico 1.55
Ana Hidalgo  Puerto Rico 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. 261. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.