The men's 1500 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.Full results The defending Pan American Games champion was Tony Waldrop of the United States.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record3:32.16Christchurch, New ZealandFebruary 2, 1974Pan American Games record3:42.1Cali, Colombia1971
Results KEY:WRWorld RecordGRPan American Record
Heats Held on 12 July
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 John Craig 3:45.2 Q 2 1 Eduardo Castro 3:45.5 Q 3 1 Don Paige 3:45.5 Q 4 1 Luis Medina 3:45.6 Q 5 2 Agberto Guimarães 3:45.8 Q 6 2 Peter Spir 3:45.8 Q 7 1 José González 3:45.9 Q 8 2 Todd Harbour 3:46.0 Q 9 1 Jorge Ortiz 3:46.0 q 10 2 Ignacio Melesio 3:46.1 Q 11 2 Michael Watson 3:46.1 Q 12 2 Leandro Civil 3:47.3 q 13 1 Alberto Lopes 3:48.1 14 2 Modesto Comprés 3:49.9 15 1 Abel Godoy 3:50.5 16 2 Juan Aquino 3:50.9 17 1 Emilio Ulloa 3:51.2 18 2 Eduardo Valenzuela 3:59.3 19 1 Adolfo Banegas 4:08.9 1 Omar Amdematten
Final Held on 14 July RankNameNationalityTimeNotesDon Paige3:40.5GRTodd Harbour3:41.5Agberto Guimarães3:41.5Eduardo Castro3:42.1John Craig3:42.6Peter Spir3:46.0Michael Watson3:46.3José González3:46.7Ignacio Melesio3:49.210Jorge Ortiz3:49.811Leandro Civil3:52.4Luis Medina
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