Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates October 26
Competitors 12 from 9 nations
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   Cuba
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The men's hammer throw event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is James Steacy of the Canada.

Records

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

World record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 Stuttgart, West Germany August 30, 1986
Pan American Games record  Lance Deal (USA) 79.61 Winnipeg, Canada July 27, 1999

Qualification

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

Date Time Round
October 26, 201114:30Final

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Final

The final was held on October 26.

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Kibwe Johnson United States73.8777.2476.5676.8279.6377.1979.63PR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Michael Mai United States68.6170.6268.9570.4472.7168.9272.71
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Noleysi Vicet Cuba69.6870.6872.5771.5672.0272.0372.57
4Wagner Domingos Brazilx67.9770.16x68.7969.0870.16
5Roberto Janet Cubax69.4666.62xxx69.46
6Juan Ignacio Cerra Argentinax65.1665.0866.2666.8066.3766.80
7Roberto Sawyers Costa Ricax65.09xxx64.9165.09
8Aldo Bello Venezuelax60.5462.5063.4662.5562.2263.46SB
9Diego Berrios Guatemalax60.8257.7660.82
10Diego Alan del Real Mexico55.1659.41x59.41
11Edgar Florian Guatemala54.0358.6358.9258.92
12Michael Letterlough Cayman Islands55.2157.72x57.72

References

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