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Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 9 and 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Chandra Cheeseborough of the United States.

Women's 200 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates9 & 11 July
Winning time22.24
Medalists
Gold medal Evelyn Ashford  United States
Silver medal Angella Taylor  Canada
Bronze medal Merlene Ottey  Jamaica
«1975
1983»

Records edit

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

World record   Marita Koch (GDR) 21.71 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany June 10, 1979
Pan American Games record   Chandra Cheeseborough (USA) 22.77 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results edit

All times shown are in seconds. Evelyn Ashford's mark in the final was not considered a new Pan American record because of favorable wind of 2.12 m/s.[3]

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Heats edit

Held on 9 July

Wind:
Heat 1: +4.7 m/s, Heat 2: +2.8 m/s, Heat 3: +2.3 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Evelyn Ashford   United States 22.51 Q
2 2 Merlene Ottey   Jamaica 22.92 Q
3 3 Valerie Brisco   United States 22.95 Q
4 1 Angella Taylor   Canada 23.17 Q
5 1 Jacqueline Pusey   Jamaica 23.42 Q
6 3 Silvia Chivás   Cuba 23.50 Q
7 3 Candy Ford   Bermuda 23.77 Q
8 1 Sheila de Oliveira   Brazil 24.02 Q
9 2 Beatriz Allocco   Argentina 24.09 Q[4]
10 3 Carmela Bolivár   Bolivia 24.43 Q
11 2 Isabel Taylor   Cuba 24.70 Q
12 3 Nilsa Paris   Puerto Rico 24.71 Q
13 1 Denise Muller   Virgin Islands 24.91 Q
14 2 Sueli Machado   Brazil 25.05 Q
15 1 Teresa Almánzar   Dominican Republic 25.08 q
16 2 Divina Estrella   Dominican Republic 25.42 Q
17 3 Brenda Gordon   Virgin Islands 25.83

Semifinals edit

Held on 9 July[5]

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.7 m/s, Heat 2: +2.5 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Evelyn Ashford   United States 22.45 Q
2 1 Angella Taylor   Canada 22.80 Q
3 2 Valerie Brisco   United States 23.13 Q
4 2 Merlene Ottey   Jamaica 23.13 Q
5 2 Silvia Chivás   Cuba 23.30 Q
6 1 Jacqueline Pusey   Jamaica 23.34 Q
7 1 Beatriz Allocco   Argentina 23.88 Q[4]
8 2 Candy Ford   Bermuda 23.95 Q
9 1 Sheila de Oliveira   Brazil 24.14
10 2 Sueli Machado   Brazil 24.32
11 2 Carmela Bolivár   Bolivia 24.38
12 1 Divina Estrella   Dominican Republic 24.39
13 1 Isabel Taylor   Cuba 24.39
14 2 Nilsa Paris   Puerto Rico 24.58
15 2 Teresa Almánzar   Dominican Republic 25.13
16 1 Denise Muller   Virgin Islands 25.31

Final edit

Held on 11 July

Wind: +2.2 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Evelyn Ashford   United States 22.24
  Angella Taylor   Canada 22.74
  Merlene Ottey   Jamaica 22.79
4 Valerie Brisco   United States 22.84
5 Jacqueline Pusey   Jamaica 23.08
6 Candy Ford   Bermuda 23.70
7 Silvia Chivás   Cuba 23.79
8 Beatriz Allocco   Argentina 23.99

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Full results
  3. ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. ^ a b Argentine results
  5. ^ "Semifinals results". Philadelphia Daily News. 10 July 1979. p. 57. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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