The men's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Tom Woods of the United States.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Vladimir Yashchenko (URS)
|
2.34 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | June 16, 1978 |
| Pan American Games record |  Tom Woods (USA)
|
2.25 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
All heights shown are in meters.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Qualification
Qualifying perf. 2.00 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin Jacobs |  United States |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Benn Fields | United States |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Milton Ottey |  Canada |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Francisco Centelles |  Cuba |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Dean Bauck | Canada |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Cristóbal de León |  Dominican Republic |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Richard Spencer | Cuba |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Daniel Mamet |  Argentina |
2.00 | Q |
| 1 | Rodolfo Madrigal |  Costa Rica |
2.00 | Q |
| 10 | Carlos Acosta |  Puerto Rico |
1.95 | q |
| 10 | Luis Barrionuevo | Argentina |
1.95 | q |
| 10 | Félix Carrero | Puerto Rico |
1.95 | q |
| Adolfo Marín |  Paraguay |
NM | ||
| Desmond Morris |  Jamaica |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Height[4] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Franklin Jacobs | United States
|
2.26 | GR |
|
Benn Fields | United States
|
2.19 | |
|
Milton Ottey | Canada
|
2.19 | |
| 4 | Francisco Centelles | Cuba
|
2.17 | |
| 5 | Dean Bauck | Canada
|
2.15 | |
| 6 | Carlos Acosta | Puerto Rico
|
2.15 | |
| 7 | Cristóbal de León | Dominican Republic
|
2.12 | |
| 8 | Richard Spencer | Cuba
|
2.09 | |
| 9 | Daniel Mamet | Argentina
|
2.09 | [5] |
| 10 | Luis Barrionuevo | Argentina
|
2.06 | [5] |
| 11 | Rodolfo Madrigal | Costa Rica
|
2.06 | |
| 12 | Félix Carrero | Puerto Rico
|
2.00 |
References
- ^ 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 2019-08-16.
- ^ 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. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 253. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ a b Argentine results
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