Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games – Women's hammer throw
The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 1999 Pan American Games took place on July 24, 1999. America's Dawn Ellerbe won the first ever Pan Am medal in the event since the women's hammer throw made its debut in Winnipeg, Canada.
Medalists
| Gold | Dawn Ellerbe United States
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| Silver | Yipsi Moreno Cuba
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| Bronze | Caroline Wittrin Canada
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 1999 Pan American Games | ||||
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| World Record |  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) |
75.97 m | May 13, 1999 |  Clermont-Ferrand, France
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| Pan Am Record | New Event | |||
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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 Dawn Ellerbe (USA) |
65.36 m | GR | ||||||
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 Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
63.03 m | |||||||
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 Caroline Wittrin (CAN) |
61.28 m | |||||||
| 4 | Norbi Balantén (CUB) |
60.46 m | |||||||
| 5 | Michelle Fournier (CAN) |
60.33 m | |||||||
| 6 | Tamika Powell (USA) |
58.90 m | |||||||
| 7 |  Nancy Guillén (ESA) |
57.75 m | |||||||
| 8 |  Violeta Guzmán (MEX) |
56.26 m | |||||||
| 9 |  Karina Moya (ARG) |
51.91 m | |||||||
| 10 | Claudia Becerril (MEX) |
51.09 m | |||||||