Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games
Athletics at the VIII Pan American Games | |
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Dates | July 7–14, 1979 |
Host city | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar |
Events | 39 |
Participation | 380 athletes from 30 nations |
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Athletics competitions at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan were held from July 7 to 14 at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.
Medalists
Key | |
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GR | Pan American Games record |
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 25 | 16 | 11 | 52 |
2 | Cuba | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
3 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
4 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Guyana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |
Participating nations
- Antigua and Barbuda (7)
- Argentina (14)
- Bahamas (3)
- Barbados (5)
- Bermuda (6)
- Bolivia (1)
- Brazil (26)
- Canada (50)
- Chile (13)
- Colombia (6)
- Costa Rica (5)
- Cuba (50)
- Dominican Republic (11)
- Ecuador (2)
- Guatemala (1)
- Guyana (3)
- Honduras (8)
- Jamaica (17)
- Mexico (15)
- Panama (2)
- Paraguay (1)
- Peru (1)
- Puerto Rico (41)
- El Salvador (3)
- Suriname (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (9)
- United States (68)
- Virgin Islands (8)
- Uruguay (2)
- Venezuela (1)