The women's 100 metres hurdles sprint 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 Edith Noeding of Peru.
| Women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 & 13 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 12.90 | |||||||||
| 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 |  Grażyna Rabsztyn (POL) |
12.48 | Fürth, West Germany | June 10, 1978 |
| Pan American Games record |  Patty Johnson (USA) |
13.1 | Cali, Colombia | 1971 |
Results
editAll times are in seconds. Deby LaPlante's winning time of 12.90 seconds in the final was not registered as a Pan American record because of wind conditions.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats
editWind:
Heat 1: +3.4 m/s, Heat 2: +2.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Deby LaPlante | United States | 12.97 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Sharon Lane |  Canada | 13.64 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Cecilia Branch | Canada | 13.73 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Candy Young | United States | 13.74 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Nancy Vallecilla |  Ecuador | 13.98 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Grisel Machado |  Cuba | 14.13 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | María Larrazábal | Cuba | 14.27 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Beatriz Capotosto |  Argentina | 14.34 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Yvonne Neddermann | Argentina | 14.44 | |
| 10 | 1 | Olga Verissimo |  Brazil | 14.47 | |
| 11 | 1 | June Caddle |  Barbados | 14.63 | |
| 12 | 2 | María Ángeles Cato |  Mexico | 14.66 | |
| 13 | 2 | Marisela Peralta |  Dominican Republic | 14.72 |
Final
editWind: +3.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Deby LaPlante | United States |
12.90 | |
 |
Sharon Lane | Canada |
13.56 | |
 |
Grisel Machado | Cuba |
13.60 | |
| 4 | Candy Young | United States |
13.67 | |
| 5 | Cecilia Branch | Canada |
14.03 | |
| 6 | Beatriz Capotosto | Argentina |
14.18 | |
| 7 | Nancy Vallecilla | Ecuador |
14.23 | |
| 8 | María Larrazábal | Cuba |
14.53 |
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. 260. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ↑ "Heats results". Tampa Bay Times. 13 July 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 12 December 2019.