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

Women's discus throw at the XVII Pan American Games
Venue CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
Dates July 24
Competitors 11 from 7 nations
Winning distance 65.39
Medalists
   Cuba
   Cuba
   United States
«2011

The women's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Yarelys Barrios of Cuba.

Records

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  Yarelys Barrios (CUB) 66.40 Guadalajara, Mexico October 28, 2011

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (50.94) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
July 24, 201510:05Final

Results

All results shown are in meters.

KEY: qBest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best DQDisqualified

Final

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Denia Caballero Cubax62.7165.39 xxx65.39
2nd, silver medalist(s)Yaime Pérez Cuba58.7462.0564.9960.33x64.2364.99
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Gia Lewis-Smallwood United Statesx60.17x61.2660.48x61.26
4Fernanda Martins Brazil59.46xx60.50 59.4558.3860.50
5Karen Gallardo Chile58.31x57.32x56.0259.1159.11 SB
6Andressa de Morais Brazil58.08 x56.66x57.7556.2158.08
7Kelsey Card United States55.7157.0054.1456.66x56.1857.00
8Rocío Comba Argentina50.9555.63xx55.80x55.80
9Aixa Middleton Panamax50.62x50.62
10Alanna Kovacs Canada49.08xx49.08 SB
11Marie-Josée Le Jour Canada44.67x43.7443.74

References

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