Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's marathon
Rank Name Nationality Time
1 Radamés González Cuba 2:24:09
2 Luis Barbosa Colombia 2:24:44
3 Rich Hughson Canada 2:25:34
4 Héctor Rodríguez Colombia 2:25:51
5 Edmundo Warnke Chile 2:26:14
6 Tom Fleming United States 2:28:06
7 Tom Howard Canada 2:28:50
8 Francisco Vargas Puerto Rico 2:29:11
9 Elói Schleder Brazil 2:29:42
10 Virgilio Herrera Guatemala 2:31:53
11 José de Jesús Puerto Rico 2:34:35
12 Raymond Swan Bermuda 2:42:15
13 Hipólito López Honduras 2:43:08
14 José Hernández El Salvador 2:43:16
15 Wallace Williams Virgin Islands 3:22:12
16 Robert Doyle United States DNF
17 Hilario Álvarez Mexico DNF
18 Rafael Ángel Pérez Costa Rica DNF
19 Miguel Ángel Legorreta Mexico DNF
20 Aldo Allen Cuba DNF
Results
KEY : WR World Record GR Pan American Record
The men's marathon competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games finished at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was Rigoberto Mendoza of Cuba.