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Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres

{{Infobox Pan American Games event

|event = Men's 800 metres

|games = 1979

|caption =

|venue = Estadio Sixto Escobar

|dates = 7–9 July

|competitors =

|nations =

|win_value = 1:46.3

|win_label = Winning time

|gold = James Robinson

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Alberto Juantorena

|silverNOC = CUB

|bronze = Agberto Guimarães

|bronzeNOC = BRA

|prev = 1975

|next = 1983

}}

{{Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games}}

The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7,8 and 9 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.{{cite book|title=Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979|date=1981|language=es|publisher=1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79)|page=197|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|archive-date=2019-08-11|url-status=dead}}[http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1979.pdf Full results] The defending Pan American Games champion was Luis Medina of Cuba.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

class="wikitable"
World record

|{{flagathlete|Sebastian Coe|GBR}}

|1:42.33

|Oslo, Norway

|July 5, 1979

Pan American Games record

|{{flagathlete|Ronnie Ray|USA}}

|1:47.98

|Mexico City, Mexico

|1975

Results

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KEY:

|align=center|WR

World Record

|align=center|GR

Pan American Record

=Heats=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

1align=left| James Robinsonalign=left| {{flagPASO|USA|1979}}1:50.9Q
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| 2

1align=left| Christian Molinaalign=left| {{flagPASO|CHI|1979}}1:51.1Q
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| 2

2align=left| Alberto Juantorenaalign=left| {{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}1:51.1Q
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| 2

2align=left| Michael Watsonalign=left| {{flagPASO|BER|1979}}1:51.1Q
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| 5

1align=left| Alberto Lopesalign=left| {{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}1:51.2Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 6

1align=left| Víctor Ramosalign=left| {{flagPASO|PUR|1979}}1:51.2Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 7

1align=left| Leandro Civilalign=left| {{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}1:51.2Q
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| 8

2align=left| Doug Wournellalign=left| {{flagPASO|CAN|1979}}1:51.7Q
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| 9

1align=left| Omar Amdemattenalign=left| {{flagPASO|ARG|1979}}1:51.8q
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| 9

3align=left| Owen Hamiltonalign=left| {{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}1:51.8Q
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| 11

2align=left| Francisco Solisalign=left| {{flagPASO|DOM|1979}}1:52.0Q
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| 12

3align=left| Mike Whitealign=left| {{flagPASO|USA|1979}}1:52.1Q
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| 13

2align=left| Gustavo Riveraalign=left| {{flagPASO|PUR|1979}}1:52.2Q
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| 14

3align=left| Agberto Guimarãesalign=left| {{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}1:53.1Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 15

3align=left| Emilio Ulloaalign=left| {{flagPASO|CHI|1979}}1:53.3Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 16

3align=left| Gerold Pawirodikromoalign=left| {{flagPASO|SUR|1979}}1:54.2Q
172align=left| Rigoberto Meléndezalign=left| {{flagPASO|HON|1979}}2:01.9
182align=left| Alexander Bridgesalign=left| {{flagPASO|ATG|1979}}2:02.2

=Semifinals=

{{cite news |title=Semifinals results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40469658/tampa_bay_times/ |accessdate=12 December 2019 |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |date=10 July 1979 |page=10}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

1align=left| Owen Hamiltonalign=left| {{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}1:48.3Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

1align=left| James Robinsonalign=left| {{flagPASO|USA|1979}}1:48.4Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 3

1align=left| Agberto Guimarãesalign=left| {{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}1:48.8Q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 4

1align=left| Emilio Ulloaalign=left| {{flagPASO|CHI|1979}}1:48.8q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 5

1align=left| Leandro Civilalign=left| {{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}1:49.0q
61align=left| Michael Watsonalign=left| {{flagPASO|BER|1979}}1:49.4
71align=left| Gerold Pawirodikromoalign=left| {{flagPASO|SUR|1979}}1:50.7
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 8

2align=left| Alberto Juantorenaalign=left| {{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}1:50.9Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 9

2align=left| Christian Molinaalign=left| {{flagPASO|CHI|1979}}1:51.1Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 10

2align=left| Doug Wournellalign=left| {{flagPASO|CAN|1979}}1:51.1Q
112align=left| Mike Whitealign=left| {{flagPASO|USA|1979}}1:51.1
121align=left| Víctor Ramosalign=left| {{flagPASO|PUR|1979}}1:51.5
132align=left| Omar Amdemattenalign=left| {{flagPASO|ARG|1979}}1:52.0
142align=left| Alberto Lopesalign=left| {{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}1:52.5
152align=left| Francisco Solisalign=left| {{flagPASO|DOM|1979}}1:52.7
162align=left| Gustavo Riveraalign=left| {{flagPASO|PUR|1979}}1:52.9

=Final=

{{cite book|title=Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979|date=1981|language=es|publisher=1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79)|page=249|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|archive-date=2019-08-11|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

!Name

!Nationality

!Time

!Notes

{{gold01}}

|James Robinson

|{{flagPASO|USA|1979}}

|1:46.3

|GR

{{silver02}}

|Alberto Juantorena

|{{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}

|1:46.4

|

{{bronze03}}

|Agberto Guimarães

|{{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}

|1:46.8

|

4

|Owen Hamilton

|{{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}

|1:47.3

|

5

|Emilio Ulloa

|{{flagPASO|CHI|1979}}

|1:49.2

|

6

|Leandro Civil

|{{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}

|1:49.5

|

7

|Doug Wournell

|{{flagPASO|CAN|1979}}

|1:50.0

|

8

|Christian Molina

|{{flagPASO|CHI|1979}}

|1:51.7

|

References

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