title: Judo at the 1979 Pan American Games
text: # Judo at the 1979 Pan American Games
  
  This page shows the results of the Men's Judo Competition at the 1979 Pan American Games, held from July 1 to July 15, 1979 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There were a total number of eight weight divisions, and just men competing.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
  | 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
  | 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
  | 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 5 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 9 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 9 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 9 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
  
  ## Men's competition
  
  ### Men's Bantamweight (-60 kg)
  
  * NAME JUDOKA
  * Luis Shinohara (BRA)
  * Edward Liddie (USA)
  * Rafael González (MEX)
  * Phil Takahashi (CAN)
  
  ### Men's Featherweight (-65 kg)
  
  * NAME JUDOKA
  * Brad Farrow (CAN)
  * Luis Onmura (BRA)
  * Gerardo Padilla (MEX)
  * Héctor Rodríguez (CUB)
  
  ### Men's Lightweight (-71 kg)
  
  * NAME JUDOKA
  * Guillermo d'Nelson (CUB)
  * Kevin Doherty (CAN)
  * Roberto Machusso (BRA)
  * Andrés Puentes (MEX)
  
  ### Men's Light Middleweight (-78 kg)
  
  * NAME JUDOKA
  * Carlos da Cunha (BRA)
  * Radamés Lora (DOM)
  * Brett Barron (USA)
  * Juan Ferrer (CUB)
  
  ### Men's Middleweight (-86 kg)
  
  * NAME JUDOKA
  * Louis Jani (CAN)
  * Alexis Mundo (VEN)
  * Eduardo Novoa (CHI)
  * Leo White (USA)
  
  ### Men's Light Heavyweight (-95 kg)
  
  * NAME JUDOKA
  * Carlos Pacheco (BRA)
  * Venancio Gómez (CUB)
  * Sergio Komornickie (ARG)
  * Miguel Tudela (USA)
  
  ### Men's Heavyweight (+95 kg)
  
  * NAME JUDOKA
  * José Ibañez (CUB)
  * Jesse Goldstein (USA)
  * Jaime Felipa (AHO)
  * Oswaldo Simões (BRA)
  
  ### Men's Open
  
  * NAME JUDOKA
  * Oswaldo Simões (BRA)
  * Héctor Estévez (PUR)
  * José Ibañez (CUB)
  * Joseph Meli (CAN)
  