Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 13 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Jan Merrill of the United States.
| Women's 1500 metres at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:05.7 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  |
3:56.0 | Podolsk, Soviet Union | June 28, 1976 |
| Pan American Games record |  |
4:18.32 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.[3]
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mary Decker | |
4:05.7 | GR |
 |
Julie Brown | |
4:06.4 | |
 |
Penny Werthner |  |
4:14.8 | |
| 4 | Francine Gendron | |
4:15.0 | |
| 5 | Alejandra Ramos |  |
4:24.8 | |
| 6 | Ileana Hocking | .svg.png){kind=small} |
4:27.3 | |
| 7 | Soraya Vieira | .svg.png){kind=small} |
4:30.2 | |
| 8 | Carmen Garduño |  |
4:40.4 | |
| 9 | Angelita Lind | |
4:40.9 | |
| 10 | Norma Franco |  |
5:02.7 | |
| 11 | Edith Rodríguez | .svg.png){kind=small} |
5:19.1 |
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 2019-08-17.
- 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. 259. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
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