Roller skating and roller hockey were contested at the 1979 Pan American Games, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
| Roller sports at the 1979 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
   | |
1987» |
Roller skating edit
Men's events edit
- Speed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Kenneth Sutton United States
|
Curtis Cook United States
|
Reynaldo Vega Argentina
|
| 500 metres Pair Elimination |
Kenneth Sutton United States
|
Reynaldo Vega Argentina
|
Raul Subiledt Argentina
|
| 3000 metres Mass Start |
Raul Subiledt Argentina
|
Curtis Cook United States
|
Christopher Snyder United States
|
| 5000 metres Mass Start |
Tom Peterson United States
|
Adalberto Lugea Argentina
|
Humberto Triana Colombia
|
| 10,000 metres |
Tom Peterson United States
|
Christopher Snyder United States
|
Jose Ramírez Colombia
|
| 20,000 metres |
Tom Peterson United States
|
Christopher Snyder United States
|
Raul Subiledt Argentina
|
| 10,000m Relay |
 United States
|
United States
|
 Argentina
|
- Artistic
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Program |
Fred Morante United States
|
Alexander Kane United States
|
Guy Aubin Canada
|
Women's events edit
- Speed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Nora Vega Argentina
|
Linda Dorso United States
|
Elaine Coley United States
|
| 500 metres Pairs Elimination |
Nora Vega Argentina
|
Linda Dorso United States
|
Claudia Rodríguez Argentina
|
| 3000 metres Mass Start |
Nora Vega Argentina
|
Claudia Rodríguez Argentina
|
Linsue Peterson United States
|
| 5000 metres |
Claudia Rodríguez Argentina
|
Suzanne Dooley United States
|
Sonia Freigeiro Argentina
|
| 5000m Relay |
Argentina
|
United States
|
United States
|
- Artistic
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Program |
Natalie Dunn United States
|
JoAnne Young United States
|
Sylvie Gingras Canada
|
Mixed events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs |
United States
|
United States
|
 Canada
|
| Dance |
United States
|
United States
|
Canada
|
Roller hockey edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Argentina
|
 Brazil
|
 Chile
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 2 | Argentina | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
References edit
Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999. McFarland. pp. 152–164. ISBN 978-0786443369.