1979 Pan American Games

Host City San Juan
Country PUR
Held 1 – 15 July 1979
Competitors 722
Countries 23

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Recurve individual Men 2 – 6 July 1979 Medal 37 11
Recurve Team Men 2 – 6 July 1979 Medal 30 10
Recurve individual Women 2 – 6 July 1979 Medal 21 6
Recurve Team Women 2 – 6 July 1979 Medal 18 6
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual All-Around Men — Medal 4 2
Floor Exercise Men — Medal 3 2
Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Parallel Bars Men — Medal 3 2
Horizontal Bar Men — Medal 3 2
Rings Men — Medal 3 2
Pommelled Horse Men — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around Men — Medal 18 3
Individual All-Around Women — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise Women — Medal 3 2
Vault Women — Medal 4 3
Uneven Bars Women — Medal 3 2
Balance Beam Women — Medal 4 3
Team All-Around Women — Medal 19 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Women — Medal 6 6
Duet Women — Medal 12 6
Team Women — Medal 44 6
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
Marathon Men — Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
50 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball Men — Medal 36 3
Basketball Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 8 5
10 m Platform Men — Medal 8 6
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 8 6
10 m Platform Women — Medal 8 5
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Hockey Men — Medal 48 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-60 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-65 kg Men — Medal 4 3
-71 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-78 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-86 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-95 kg Men — Medal 4 4
+95 kg Men — Medal 4 4
Open Men — Medal 4 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Demonstration 4 2
Doubles Men — Demonstration 8 3
Team Men — Demonstration 10 3
Singles Women — Demonstration 4 3
Doubles Women — Demonstration 8 4
Team Women — Demonstration 7 3
Doubles Mixed — Demonstration 8 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 36 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men — Medal 33 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-52 kg Snatch Men — Medal 7 6
-52 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 7 6
-52 kg Total Men — Medal 7 6
-56 kg Snatch Men — Medal 8 7
-56 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 8 7
-56 kg Total Men — Medal 8 7
-60 kg Snatch Men — Medal 7 6
-60 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 7 6
-60 kg Total Men — Medal 7 6
-67.5 kg Snatch Men — Medal 8 6
-67.5 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 8 6
-67.5 kg Total Men — Medal 8 6
-75 kg Snatch Men — Medal 8 8
-75 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 8 8
-75 kg Total Men — Medal 8 8
-82.5 kg Snatch Men — Medal 8 7
-82.5 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 8 7
-82.5 kg Total Men — Medal 8 7
-90 kg Snatch Men — Medal 8 6
-90 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 8 6
-90 kg Total Men — Medal 8 6
-100 kg Snatch Men — Medal 7 6
-100 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 7 6
-100 kg Total Men — Medal 7 6
-110 kg Snatch Men — Medal 8 6
-110 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 8 6
-110 kg Total Men — Medal 8 6
+110 kg Snatch Men — Medal 6 6
+110 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 6 6
+110 kg Total Men — Medal 6 6

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 72 53 29 154
2 Cuba CUB 41 23 19 83
3 Canada CAN 13 33 45 91
4 Brazil BRA 6 7 13 26
5 Mexico MEX 3 3 21 27
6 Venezuela VEN 1 3 2 6
7 Argentina ARG 1 1 1 3
8 Puerto Rico PUR 0 4 1 5
9 Dominican Republic DOM 0 3 5 8
10 Jamaica JAM 0 2 1 3
= Panama PAN 0 2 1 3
12 Guyana GUY 0 2 0 2
13 Colombia COL 0 1 1 2
= Peru PER 0 1 1 2
15 Bahamas BAH 0 1 0 1
16 Chile CHI 0 0 3 3
17 El Salvador ESA 0 0 1 1
= Netherlands Antilles AHO 0 0 1 1
= United States Virgin Islands ISV 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Recurve individual, Men Rodney Baston USA Darrell Pace USA Stanley Siatkowski CAN
Recurve Team, Men United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
Recurve individual, Women Lynette Johnson USA Carol Strausburg USA Joan McDonald CAN
Recurve Team, Women United States USA Canada CAN Brazil BRA
Individual All-Around, Men Casimiro Suárez CUB Jorge Roche CUB Warren Long
Enrique Bravo 		CAN
CUB
Floor Exercise, Men Casimiro Suárez CUB Warren Long CAN Jorge Roche CUB
Vault, Men Casimiro Suárez CUB Warren Long CAN Ricardo Masabel PER
Parallel Bars, Men Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Dan Muenz USA Enrique Bravo CUB
Horizontal Bar, Men Jorge Roche CUB Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Warren Long CAN
Rings, Men Jorge Roche CUB Mario Castro CUB Jeff LaFleur USA
Pommelled Horse, Men Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Enrique Bravo CUB Jean Choquette CAN
Team All-Around, Men Cuba CUB Canada CAN Brazil BRA
Individual All-Around, Women Monica Goermann CAN Jeannine Creek USA Elfi Schlegel CAN
Floor Exercise, Women Jeannine Creek USA Monica Goermann
Heidi Anderson 		CAN
USA
Vault, Women Jackie Casello USA Elfi Schlegel CAN Elsa Chivás
Tania González 		CUB
CUB
Uneven Bars, Women Monica Goermann CAN Elfi Schlegel
Tania González 		CAN
CUB
Balance Beam, Women Sherry Hawco CAN Jackie Casello USA Monica Goermann
Elsa Chivás 		CAN
CUB
Team All-Around, Women Canada CAN Cuba CUB Mexico MEX
Solo, Women Helen Vanderburg CAN Michele Beaulieu USA Lourdes María de la Guardía CUB
Duet, Women Kelly Kryczka / Helen Vanderburg CAN Michele Barone / Linda Shelley USA Mireya Andrade / Gabriela Terroba MEX
Team, Women United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
100 m, Men Silvio Leonard CUB Harvey Glance USA Emmit King USA
200 m, Men Silvio Leonard CUB James Gilkes GUY Don Coleman USA
400 m, Men Tony Darden USA Alberto Juantorena CUB Willie Smith USA
800 m, Men James Robinson USA Alberto Juantorena CUB Agberto Guimarães BRA
1,500 m, Men Don Paige USA Todd Harbour USA Agberto Guimarães BRA
5,000 m, Men Matt Centrowitz USA Herb Lindsay USA Rodolfo Gómez MEX
10,000 m, Men Rodolfo Gómez MEX Enrique Aquino MEX Frank Shorter USA
Marathon, Men Radamés González CUB Luis Barbosa COL Richard Hughson CAN
110 m Hurdles, Men Renaldo Nehemiah USA Alejandro Casañas CUB Charles W. Foster USA
400 m Hurdles, Men James Walker USA Antônio Ferreira BRA Frank Montiéh CUB
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Henry Marsh USA Bill McCullough USA Demetrio Cabanillos MEX
4 x 100 m Relay, Men United States USA Cuba CUB Brazil BRA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB
20 km Walk, Men Daniel Bautista MEX Neal Pyke USA Todd Scully USA
50 km Walk, Men Raúl González MEX Martín Bermúdez MEX Marco Evoniuk USA
High Jump, Men Franklin Jacobs USA Benjamin Fields USA Milt Ottey CAN
Pole Vault, Men Bruce Simpson CAN Greg Woepse USA Brian Morrissette ISV
Long Jump, Men João do Pulo BRA David Giralt, Sr. CUB Carl Lewis USA
Triple Jump, Men João do Pulo BRA Willie Banks USA James Butts USA
Shot Put, Men Dave Laut USA Bishop Dolegiewicz CAN Bruno Pauletto CAN
Discus Throw, Men Mac Wilkins USA Brad Cooper BAH Luis Delís CUB
Hammer Throw, Men Scott Neilson CAN Armando Orozco CUB Genovevo Morejón CUB
Javelin Throw, Men Duncan Atwood USA Antonio González-Fuentes CUB Raúl Pupo CUB
Decathlon, Men Bobby Coffman USA Tito Steiner ARG Zenon Smiechowski CAN
100 m, Women Evelyn Ashford USA Brenda Morehead USA Angella Taylor-Issajenko CAN
200 m, Women Evelyn Ashford USA Angella Taylor-Issajenko CAN Merlene Ottey-Page JAM
400 m, Women Sharon Dabney USA June Griffith GUY Pat Jackson USA
800 m, Women Essie Kelley USA Julie Brown USA Aurelia Pentón CUB
1,500 m, Women Mary Decker-Slaney USA Julie Brown USA Penny Werthner CAN
3,000 m, Women Jan Merrill USA Julie Brown USA Geri Fitch CAN
100 m Hurdles, Women Deby LaPlante USA Sharon Lane CAN Grisel Machado CUB
4 x 100 m Relay, Women United States USA Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB
4 x 400 m Relay, Women United States USA Cuba CUB Canada CAN
High Jump, Women Louise Ritter USA Pam Spencer USA Debbie Brill CAN
Long Jump, Women Kathy McMillan USA Ana Alexander CUB Eloína Echevarría CUB
Shot Put, Women María Elena Sarría CUB Maren Seidler USA Carmen Ionescu CAN
Discus Throw, Women Carmen Romero CUB María Betancourt CUB Carmen Ionescu CAN
Javelin Throw, Women María Colón CUB Beth Lynn Cannon USA Cathy Sulinski USA
Pentathlon, Women Diane Jones CAN Jodi Anderson USA Jill Ross-Giffen CAN
Basketball, Men United States USA Puerto Rico PUR Brazil BRA
Basketball, Women Cuba CUB United States USA Canada CAN
3 m Springboard, Men Greg Louganis USA Phil Boggs USA Carlos Girón MEX
10 m Platform, Men Greg Louganis USA Carlos Girón MEX Phil Boggs USA
3 m Springboard, Women Denise Christensen USA Janet Thorburn USA Janet Nutter CAN
10 m Platform, Women Barb Weinstein USA Janet Thorburn USA Linda Cuthbert CAN
Hockey, Men Argentina ARG Canada CAN Mexico MEX
-60 kg, Men Luiz Shinohara BRA Ed Liddie USA Rafael González
Phil Takahashi 		MEX
CAN
-65 kg, Men Brad Farrow CAN Luiz Onmura BRA Gerardo Padilla
Héctor Rodríguez 		MEX
MEX
-71 kg, Men Guillermo D'Nelson CUB Kevin Doherty CAN Roberto Machusso
Andrés Puentes 		BRA
MEX
-78 kg, Men Carlos Alberto Cunha BRA Radamés Lora DOM Brett Barron
Juan Ferrer 		USA
CUB
-86 kg, Men Louis Jani CAN Alexis Mundo VEN Eduardo Novoa
Leo White 		CHI
USA
-95 kg, Men Fuscão BRA Venancio Gómez CUB Sergio Komornickie
Miguel Tudela 		ARG
USA
+95 kg, Men José Ibáñez CUB Jesse Goldstein USA Jaime Felipa
Oswaldo Simões Filho 		AHO
BRA
Open, Men Oswaldo Simões Filho BRA Héctor Estévez PUR José Ibáñez
Joe Meli 		CUB
CAN
100 m Freestyle, Men David McCagg USA Fernando Canales PUR John Newton USA
200 m Freestyle, Men Rowdy Gaines USA David Larson USA Djan Madruga BRA
400 m Freestyle, Men Brian Goodell USA Djan Madruga BRA Peter Szmidt CAN
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Brian Goodell USA Djan Madruga BRA Bobby Hackett USA
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Canada CAN Brazil BRA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Brazil BRA Canada CAN
100 m Backstroke, Men Bob Jackson USA Rômulo Arantes BRA Steve Pickell CAN
200 m Backstroke, Men Peter Rocca USA Jesse Vassallo USA Djan Madruga BRA
100 m Breaststroke, Men Steve Lundquist USA Greg Winchell USA Graham Smith CAN
200 m Breaststroke, Men Steve Lundquist USA John Simmons USA Pablo Restrepo COL
100 m Butterfly, Men Bob Placak USA Dan Thompson CAN Clay Evans CAN
200 m Butterfly, Men Craig Beardsley USA George Nagy CAN Bill Sawchuk CAN
200 m Individual Medley, Men Jesse Vassallo USA Graham Smith CAN Scott Spann USA
400 m Individual Medley, Men Jesse Vassallo USA Bill Sawchuk CAN Alex Baumann CAN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men United States USA Canada CAN Puerto Rico PUR
100 m Freestyle, Women Sippy Woodhead USA Jill Sterkel USA Gail Amundrud CAN
200 m Freestyle, Women Sippy Woodhead USA Kim Linehan USA Gail Amundrud CAN
400 m Freestyle, Women Sippy Woodhead USA Tracy Caulkins USA Wendy Quirk CAN
800 m Freestyle, Women Kim Linehan USA Jennifer Hooker USA Barb Shockey CAN
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
100 m Backstroke, Women Linda Jezek USA Cheryl Gibson CAN Teresa Rivera MEX
200 m Backstroke, Women Linda Jezek USA Cheryl Gibson CAN Libby Kinkead USA
100 m Breaststroke, Women Tami Paumier USA Tracy Caulkins USA Anne Gagnon CAN
200 m Breaststroke, Women Anne Gagnon CAN Joanne Bédard CAN Patricia Speeds USA
100 m Butterfly, Women Jill Sterkel USA Lisa Buese USA Nancy Garapick CAN
200 m Butterfly, Women Mary T. Meagher USA Karinne Miller USA Nancy Garapick CAN
200 m Individual Medley, Women Tracy Caulkins USA Nancy Garapick CAN Anne Tweedy USA
400 m Individual Medley, Women Tracy Caulkins USA Anne Tweedy USA Nancy Garapick CAN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Mexico MEX
Volleyball, Men Cuba CUB Brazil BRA Canada CAN
Volleyball, Women Cuba CUB Peru PER Brazil BRA
Water Polo, Men United States USA Cuba CUB Canada CAN
-52 kg Snatch, Men Francisco Casamayor CUB Samuel Alexis Vázquez VEN José Díaz PAN
-52 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Francisco Casamayor CUB José Díaz PAN Rafael Ortega DOM
-52 kg Total, Men Francisco Casamayor CUB José Díaz PAN Samuel Alexis Vázquez VEN
-56 kg Snatch, Men Daniel Núñez CUB San Lázaro de la Cruz DOM Francisco Benítez MEX
-56 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Daniel Núñez CUB Alberto Ruiz PUR San Lázaro de la Cruz DOM
-56 kg Total, Men Daniel Núñez CUB San Lázaro de la Cruz DOM Francisco Benítez MEX
-60 kg Snatch, Men Víctor Pérez CUB Phillip Sanderson USA Michel Mercier CAN
-60 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Víctor Pérez CUB Phillip Sanderson USA Ángel Félix García DOM
-60 kg Total, Men Víctor Pérez CUB Phillip Sanderson USA Ángel Félix García DOM
-67.5 kg Snatch, Men Mario Villalobos CUB Jacques Giasson CAN David Jones USA
-67.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Mario Villalobos CUB David Jones USA Gary Bratty CAN
-67.5 kg Total, Men Mario Villalobos CUB David Jones USA Gary Bratty CAN
-75 kg Snatch, Men Tony Urrutia CUB José Fernández VEN Rogelio Weatherbee MEX
-75 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Tony Urrutia CUB Eric Rogers CAN Rogelio Weatherbee MEX
-75 kg Total, Men Tony Urrutia CUB Eric Rogers CAN Rogelio Weatherbee MEX
-82.5 kg Snatch, Men Julio Echenique CUB Thomas Hirtz USA Amaury Cordero DOM
-82.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Ricardo Sequera VEN Julio Echenique CUB Thomas Hirtz USA
-82.5 kg Total, Men Julio Echenique CUB Thomas Hirtz USA Ricardo Sequera VEN
-90 kg Snatch, Men Terence Hadlow CAN Daniel Zayas CUB James Curry USA
-90 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Daniel Zayas CUB Louis Mucardo USA Terence Hadlow CAN
-90 kg Total, Men Daniel Zayas CUB Terence Hadlow CAN Nélson Carvalho BRA
-100 kg Snatch, Men Alberto Blanco CUB Kurt Setterberg USA Guy Carlton USA
-100 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Alberto Blanco CUB Guy Carlton USA Jacques Oliger CHI
-100 kg Total, Men Alberto Blanco CUB Guy Carlton USA Jacques Oliger CHI
-110 kg Snatch, Men Mark Cameron USA Javier González CUB Charles Nootens USA
-110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Mark Cameron USA Javier González CUB Charles Nootens USA
-110 kg Total, Men Mark Cameron USA Javier González CUB Charles Nootens USA
+110 kg Snatch, Men Thomas Stock USA Marc Cardinal CAN Adolfo Ortega MEX
+110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Thomas Stock USA Marc Cardinal CAN Francisco Méndez CUB
+110 kg Total, Men Thomas Stock USA Marc Cardinal CAN Jorge Gadala María ESA