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.Full results

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record5.70Eugene, Oregon, United StatesJune 22, 1976Pan American Games record5.40Mexico City, MexicoOctober 1975

Results All heights shown are in meters.

KEY:WRWorld RecordGRPan American Record

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Bruce Simpson 5.15 Greg Woepse 5.05 Brian Morrissette 4.85 Edgardo Rivera Carlos Zequeira Billy Olsen

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