Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's long jump

The men's long jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.Full results The defending Pan American Games champion was João Carlos de Oliveira of Brazil.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record8.45Montreal, CanadaJuly 25, 1975Pan American Games record8.29Winnipeg, Canada1967

Results All distances shown are in meters.

KEY:WRWorld RecordGRPan American Record

Final RankNameNationalityDistanceNotesJoão Carlos de Oliveira8.18David Giralt8.15Carl Lewis8.134Altevir de Araújo7.735Ray Quiñones7.526Richard Rock7.317Agustín Neuland7.318Calvin Greenaway6.85Larry MyricksDennis TrottWilfredo AlmonteCornelius EvertonSteve HannaRonald ChambersAlejandro CardonaEdgar MorenoJosé Salazar

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