Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's pole vault
International sporting event
Men's pole vault at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
Dates | 14 July | |||||||||
Winning height | 5.15 | |||||||||
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«1975 1983» |
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The men's pole vault competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 5.70 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | June 22, 1976 |
Pan American Games record | ![]() | 5.40 | Mexico City, Mexico | October 1975 |
Results
All heights shown are in meters.
KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Bruce Simpson | ![]() | 5.15 | |
![]() | Greg Woepse | ![]() | 5.05 | |
![]() | Brian Morrissette | ![]() | 4.85 | |
Edgardo Rivera | ![]() | NM | ||
Carlos Zequeira | ![]() | NM | ||
Billy Olsen | ![]() | DNS |