Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Appearance
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar |
Dates | 14 July |
Winning time | 38.85 |
Medalists | |
«1975 1983» |
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was the United States team.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
38.03 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | September 3, 1977 |
Pan American Games record | ![]() |
38.31 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
[edit]KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
[edit]Held on 14 July
Rank | Competitors | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Mike Roberson, Harvey Glance, Cliff Wiley, Steve Riddick | 38.85 | |
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Osvaldo Lara, Alejandro Casañas, Silvio Leonard, Juan Saborit | 39.14 | |
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Milton de Castro, Nelson dos Santos, Rui da Silva, Altevir de Araújo | 39.44 | |
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George Walcott, Colin Bradford, Don Quarrie, Oliver Haywood | 39.83 | |
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Tony Sharpe, Desai Williams, Hugh Spooner, Marvin Nash | 39.92 | |
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Luis Alers, Jesús Cabrera, Iván Mangual, Wilfredo Molina | 40.28 | |
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Edwin Noel, Ephraim Serrette, Linton Williams, Hasely Crawford | 40.44 | |
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Mariano Reyes, Francisco Solis, Rafael Félix, Gerardo Suero | DQ |
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. 251. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.