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Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 23
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning distance64.80
Medalists
Gold medal   Jamaica
Silver medal   Brazil
Bronze medal   United States
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The men's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 23 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Jorge Fernandez of Cuba.

Records

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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

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (53.05) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
July 23, 2015 19:05 Final

Results

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All results shown are in meters.

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

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica 63.01 62.39 64.80 63.05 64.40 x 64.80
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ronald Julião  Brazil 60.89 63.15 x x x 64.65 64.65 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Russell Winger  United States 59.40 62.64 60.74 x 60.62 62.33 62.64
4 Jared Schuurmans  United States 59.79 57.26 x 62.32 59.67 x 62.32
5 Jorge Fernández  Cuba x x 59.91 62.04 x 60.99 62.04
6 Timothy Nedow  Canada 57.28 x 59.43 61.10 61.49 59.57 61.49 PB
7 Mauricio Ortega  Colombia 61.33 56.08 x x x 59.06 61.33
8 Mario Cota  Mexico 56.06 55.78 57.18 57.29 x 59.89 59.89 SB
9 Marc-Antoine Lafrenaye-Dugas  Canada x 55.71 55.79 55.79
10 Quincy Wilson  Trinidad and Tobago x 43.65 x 43.65
Eldred Henry  British Virgin Islands x x x NM
Dillon Simon  Dominica x x x NM

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.