Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's marathon

The men's marathon competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games finished at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.Full results The defending Pan American Games champion was Rigoberto Mendoza of Cuba.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record2:09:05.6JapanFebruary 5, 1978Pan American Games record2:22:40Cali, Colombia1971

Results KEY:WRWorld RecordGRPan American Record

RankNameNationalityTimeNotesRadamés González2:24:09Luis Barbosa2:24:44Rich Hughson2:25:34Héctor Rodríguez2:25:51Edmundo Warnke2:26:14Tom Fleming2:28:06Tom Howard2:28:50Francisco Vargas2:29:11Elói Schleder2:29:4210Virgilio Herrera2:31:5311José de Jesús2:34:3512Raymond Swan2:42:1513Hipólito López2:43:0814José Hernández2:43:1615Wallace Williams3:22:12Robert DoyleHilario ÁlvarezMexican resultsRafael Ángel PérezMiguel Ángel LegorretaAldo AllenJosé Medina

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