Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's long jump

The men's long jump competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was João Carlos de Oliveira of Brazil.

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

Results
All distances shown are in meters.