Women's 3000 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
Dates | 7 July | |||||||||
Winning time | 8:53.6 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The women's 3000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows:
World record | ![]() | 8:27.2 | College Park, Australia | August 7, 1976 |
All times are in minutes and seconds. Since it was the first time this event was held in the Pan American Games, Jan Merrill's winning time was registered as a Pan American record. [3]
KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Jan Merrill | ![]() | 8:53.6 | GR |
![]() | Julie Brown | ![]() | 8:59.9 | |
![]() | Geri Fitch | ![]() | 9:35.7 | |
4 | Carmen Garduño | ![]() | 9:49.5 | |
5 | Carmen Montañez | ![]() | 10:14.8 | |
6 | Angelita Lind | ![]() | 10:30.8 | |
7 | Norma Franco | ![]() | 10:55.8 | |
8 | Edith Rodríguez | ![]() | 11:41.5 | |
Shauna Miller | ![]() | DNS | ||
Irma Hernández | ![]() | DNS |