Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw
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The final of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003. Cuba's Emeterio González set a new PanAm record, with a distance of 81.72 metres. He won the title for the third time in a row.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Emeterio González Cuba
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| Silver | Isbel Luaces Cuba
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| Bronze | Breaux Greer United States
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Records edit
| World Record |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | May 25, 1996 |  Jena, Germany
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| Pan Am Record | Emeterio González (CUB) |
79.28 m | March 21, 1995 |  Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | ||
| 1 |  Emeterio González (CUB) |
80.27 | X | 78.89 | X | 79.43 | 81.72 | 81.72 m |
| 2 | Isbel Luaces (CUB) |
79.11 | 77.22 | 77.71 | 80.95 | X | 79.88 | 80.95 m |
| 3 |  Breaux Greer (USA) |
77.83 | X | X | X | 77.74 | 79.21 | 79.21 m |
| 4 |  Luiz Fernando da Silva (BRA) |
73.27 | 73.00 | 72.12 | 73.13 | 68.83 | 73.86 | 73.86 m |
| 5 |  Manuel Fuenmayor (VEN) |
66.88 | 72.63 | X | 69.03 | 68.82 | 71.69 | 72.63 m |
| 6 |  Nery Kennedy (PAR) |
68.04 | X | 71.12 | 72.62 | 71.67 | 67.89 | 72.62 m |
| 7 |  Diego Moraga (CHI) |
67.43 | 68.12 | 69.25 | 71.79 | 68.77 | 71.78 | 71.79 m |
| 8 | Rob Minnitti (USA) |
67.24 | 71.64 | 68.52 | X | 71.04 | 70.72 | 71.64 m |
| 9 |  Noraldo Palacios (COL) |
68.31 | 64.02 | 69.09 | 69.09 m | |||
| 10 |  Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) |
66.98 | 63.59 | X | 66.98 m | |||