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.
| Women's high jump at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 July | |||||||||
| Winning height | 1.93 | |||||||||
| 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 |  Sara Simeoni (ITA) |
2.01 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | August 31, 1978 |
| Pan American Games record |  Joni Huntley (USA) |
1.89 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
editAll heights shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Louise Ritter | United States |
1.93 | GR |
 |
Pam Spencer | United States |
1.87 | |
 |
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
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 2019-08-17.
- ↑ 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. 261. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.