Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw
Appearance
Men's discus throw at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | October 24 | |||||||||
Competitors | 14 from 11 nations | |||||||||
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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
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | June 6, 1986 |
Pan American Games record | ![]() |
67.32 | Caracas, Venezuela | August 25, 1983 |
Qualification
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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Jorge Fernández | ![]() |
62.14 | 60.80 | 65.58 | 64.46 | x | x | 65.58 | |
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Jarred Rome | ![]() |
x | 60.98 | 61.71 | x | x | x | 61.71 | |
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Ronald Julião | ![]() |
55.50 | 58.32 | 61.56 | 61.70 | 60.84 | 59.24 | 61.70 | |
4 | Yunio Lastre | ![]() |
59.72 | 59.87 | x | 61.07 | 60.37 | 58.59 | 61.07 | |
5 | Jason Young | ![]() |
58.32 | 59.43 | 60.08 | 60.54 | 59.78 | 60.91 | 60.91 | |
6 | Mario Cota | ![]() |
58.38 | 59.30 | x | x | 58.58 | x | 59.30 | |
7 | Jason Morgan | ![]() |
55.20 | 58.91 | 55.74 | 58.01 | x | x | 58.91 | |
8 | Jesus Parejo | ![]() |
53.92 | 55.35 | 54.13 | x | 54.27 | 54.70 | 55.35 | |
9 | Michael Putman | ![]() |
52.62 | 49.60 | 51.35 | 52.62 | ||||
10 | Jorge Balliengo | ![]() |
51.41 | x | 51.93 | 51.93 | ||||
11 | Rodolfo Casanova | ![]() |
x | 48.62 | x | 48.62 | ||||
12 | Alfredo Romero | ![]() |
43.63 | 47.97 | 46.96 | 47.94 | ||||
O'Dayne Richards | ![]() |
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Quincy Wilson | ![]() |
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- DNS = Did not start