The men's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.Full results The defending Pan American Games champion was Tom Woods of the United States.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record2.34Tbilisi, Soviet UnionJune 16, 1978Pan American Games record2.25Mexico City, Mexico1975
Results All heights shown are in meters.
KEY:WRWorld RecordGRPan American Record
Qualification Qualifying perf. 2.00 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final. Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes 1 Franklin Jacobs 2.00 Q 1 Benn Fields 2.00 Q 1 Milton Ottey 2.00 Q 1 Francisco Centelles 2.00 Q 1 Dean Bauck 2.00 Q 1 Cristóbal de León 2.00 Q 1 Richard Spencer 2.00 Q 1 Daniel Mamet 2.00 Q 1 Rodolfo Madrigal 2.00 Q 10 Carlos Acosta 1.95 q 10 Luis Barrionuevo 1.95 q 10 Félix Carrero 1.95 q Adolfo Marín Desmond Morris
Final RankNameNationalityHeightNotesFranklin Jacobs2.26GRBenn Fields2.19Milton Ottey2.19Francisco Centelles2.17Dean Bauck2.15Carlos Acosta2.15Cristóbal de León2.12Richard Spencer2.09Daniel Mamet2.09Argentine results10Luis Barrionuevo2.0611Rodolfo Madrigal2.0612Félix Carrero2.00
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