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Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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International sporting event
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates14 July
Winning time43.30
Medalists
Gold medal Valerie Brisco, Chandra Cheeseborough, Karen Hawkins, Brenda Morehead  United States
Silver medal Rosie Allwood, Carmetta Drummond, Leleith Hodges, Merlene Ottey  Jamaica
Bronze medal Silvia Chivás, Eloína Echevarría, Isabel Taylor, Marta Zulueta  Cuba
«1975 1983»
International sporting event
Athletics at the
1979 Pan American Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's 4 × 100 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was the United States team.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  East Germany 42.10 Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany June 10, 1979
Pan American Games record  United States 42.90 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All times are in seconds.

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Final

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States Valerie Brisco, Karen Hawkins, Chandra Cheeseborough, Brenda Morehead 43.30
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jamaica Leleith Hodges, Rosie Allwood, Carmetta Drummond, Merlene Ottey 44.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Cuba Marta Zulueta, Silvia Chivás, Isabel Taylor, Eloína Echevarría 46.26
4  Brazil Maria Luísa Betioli, Sueli Machado, Olga Verissimo, Sheila de Oliveira 46.98
5  Dominican Republic Divina Estrella, Marisela Peralta, Felicia Candelario, Tereza Almánzar 47.25
 Puerto Rico Margaret de Jesús, Madeline de Jesús, Georgina López, Nilsa París DQ

References

  1. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  2. Full results
  3. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 260. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
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