Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 14 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.^[1][2]

Men's pole vault at the 1979 Pan American Games
Venue	Estadio Sixto Escobar
Dates	14 July
Winning height	5.15
Medalists
Bruce Simpson   Canada   Greg Woepse   United States   Brian Morrissette   Virgin Islands
«1975 1983»

Records

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

World record	David Roberts (USA)	5.70	Eugene, Oregon, United States	June 22, 1976
Pan American Games record	Earl Bell (USA)	5.40	Mexico City, Mexico	October 1975

Results

All heights shown are in meters.

KEY:

WR

World Record

GR

Pan American Record

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Bruce Simpson	Canada	5.15
	Greg Woepse	United States	5.05
	Brian Morrissette	United States Virgin Islands	4.85
	Edgardo Rivera	Puerto Rico	NM
	Carlos Zequeira	Puerto Rico	NM
	Billy Olsen	United States	DNS