Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Women's high jump
Rank Name Nationality Height
1 Louise Ritter United States 1.93
2 Pam Spencer United States 1.87
3 Debbie Brill Canada 1.85
4 Julie White Canada 1.85
5 Maria Domingues Brazil 1.83
6 Angela Carbonell Cuba 1.81
7 Elizabeth Huber Chile 1.74
8 Silvia Costa Cuba 1.74
9 Liliana Arigoni Argentina 1.74
10 Rafaela Flores Puerto Rico 1.55
11 Ana Hidalgo Puerto Rico DNS
Results -- Final
The women's high jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 13 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was Joni Huntley of the United States.