Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase 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 Mike Manley of the United States.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record8:05.4Seattle, United StatesMay 3, 1978Pan American Games record8:38.2Winnipeg, Canada1967

Results KEY:WRWorld RecordGRPan American Record

Final RankNameNationalityTimeNotesHenry Marsh8:43.6William McCullough8:44.7Demetrio Cabanillas8:52.4José Cobo9:01.6Greg Duhaime9:02.0Modesto Comprés9:07.9Octavio Guadarrama9:18.1Luis Palma9:21.3José Luis Torres9:51.9Lucirio Garrido

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