The men's hammer throw event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held on the 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is James Steacy of Canada.
| Men's hammer throw at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 26 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«2007 2015» | ||||||||||
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
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86.74 | Stuttgart, West Germany | August 30, 1986 |
| Pan American Games record |  Lance Deal (USA)
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79.61 | Winnipeg, Canada | July 27, 1999 |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (62.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2011 | 14:30 | Final |
Results edit
All distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final edit
The final was held on October 26.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kibwe Johnson |  United States |
73.87 | 77.24 | 76.56 | 76.82 | 79.63 | 77.19 | 79.63 | PR |
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Michael Mai | United States |
68.61 | 70.62 | 68.95 | 70.44 | 72.71 | 68.92 | 72.71 | |
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Noleysi Vicet |  Cuba |
69.68 | 70.68 | 72.57 | 71.56 | 72.02 | 72.03 | 72.57 | |
| 4 | Wagner Domingos |  Brazil |
x | 67.97 | 70.16 | x | 68.79 | 69.08 | 70.16 | |
| 5 | Roberto Janet | Cuba |
x | 69.46 | 66.62 | x | x | x | 69.46 | |
| 6 | Juan Ignacio Cerra |  Argentina |
x | 65.16 | 65.08 | 66.26 | 66.80 | 66.37 | 66.80 | |
| 7 | Roberto Sawyers |  Costa Rica |
x | 65.09 | x | x | x | 64.91 | 65.09 | |
| 8 | Aldo Bello |  Venezuela |
x | 60.54 | 62.50 | 63.46 | 62.55 | 62.22 | 63.46 | SB |
| 9 | Diego Berrios |  Guatemala |
x | 60.82 | 57.76 | 60.82 | ||||
| 10 | Diego Alan del Real |  Mexico |
55.16 | 59.41 | x | 59.41 | ||||
| 11 | Edgar Florian | Guatemala |
54.03 | 58.63 | 58.92 | 58.92 | ||||
| 12 | Michael Letterlough |  Cayman Islands |
55.21 | 57.72 | x | 57.72 |
References edit
- ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Athletics technical manual" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
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