Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw
at the XVI Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 24
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Medalists
   Cuba
   United States
   Brazil
«20072015»
Athletics at
the 2011 Pan American Games

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Michael Robertson of the United States.

Records

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

World record  Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 Neubrandenburg, East Germany June 6, 1986
Pan American Games record  Luis Delis (CUB) 67.32 Caracas, Venezuela August 25, 1983

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (53.00 meters) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Results

14 athletes from 11 countries competed,[3] with the final round taking place at 17:35 on October 24, 2011. Results were as follows:[4]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st Jorge Fernández Cuba 62.14 60.80 65.58 64.46 x x 65.58
2nd Jarred Rome United States x 60.98 61.71 x x x 61.71
3rd Ronald Julião Brazil 55.50 58.32 61.56 61.70 60.84 59.24 61.70
4 Yunio Lastre Cuba 59.72 59.87 x 61.07 60.37 58.59 61.07
5 Jason Young United States 58.32 59.43 60.08 60.54 59.78 60.91 60.91
6 Mario Cota Mexico 58.38 59.30 x x 58.58 x 59.30
7 Jason Morgan Jamaica 55.20 58.91 55.74 58.01 x x 58.91
8 Jesus Parejo Venezuela 53.92 55.35 54.13 x 54.27 54.70 55.35
9 Michael Putman Peru 52.62 49.60 51.35 52.62
10 Jorge Balliengo Argentina 51.41 x 51.93 51.93
11 Rodolfo Casanova Uruguay x 48.62 x 48.62
12 Alfredo Romero Puerto Rico 43.63 47.97 46.96 47.94
O'Dayne Richards Jamaica DNS*
Quincy Wilson Trinidad and Tobago DNS*

References

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