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

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Women's discus throw at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 28
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Cuba
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Cuba
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The women's discus throw event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 28 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Yarelys Barrios of the Cuba.

Records

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

World record  Gabriele Reinsch (GER) 76.80 Neubrandenburg, East Germany July 9, 1988
Pan American Games record  Maritza Martén (CUB) 65.58 Indianapolis, United States August 10, 1987

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (48.50) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
October 28, 2011 15:00 Final

Results

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All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Final

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The final was held on October 28.

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yarelys Barrios  Cuba 66.40 62.88 x 63.13 63.41 61.39 66.40 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aretha Thurmond  United States 57.59 56.69 57.75 59.16 59.53 x 59.53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denia Caballero  Cuba 58.63 x 57.42 x x 54.82 58.63
4 Gia Lewis-Smallwood  United States x 51.92 52.08 57.34 x x 57.34
5 Karen Gallardo  Chile 54.10 57.13 56.06 57.17 x x 57.17
6 Rocío Comba  Argentina x 54.12 x 56.05 x 54.98 56.05 SB
7 Fernanda Raquel Borges  Brazil x 52.75 52.53 x 54.56 53.75 54.56
8 Elisângela Adriano  Brazil x x 54.08 x 53.46 x 54.08
9 Allison Randall  Jamaica 45.96 49.42 50.90 50.90
10 Irais Estrada  Mexico 44.66 47.58 49.52 49.52
11 Brittni Borrero  Puerto Rico 46.87 x x 46.87

References

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  1. ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Athletics technical manual" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-09-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)