Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 28 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Yarelys Barrios of the Cuba.
| Women's discus throw at the XVI Pan American Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
«2007 2015» | ||||||||||
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  |
76.80 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | July 9, 1988 |
| Pan American Games record |  |
65.58 | Indianapolis, United States | August 10, 1987 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (48.50) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2011 | 15:00 | Final |
Results
All distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
The final was held on October 28.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yarelys Barrios | | 66.40 | 62.88 | x | 63.13 | 63.41 | 61.39 | 66.40 | PR |
 | Aretha Thurmond |  | 57.59 | 56.69 | 57.75 | 59.16 | 59.53 | x | 59.53 | |
 | Denia Caballero | | 58.63 | x | 57.42 | x | x | 54.82 | 58.63 | |
| 4 | Gia Lewis-Smallwood | | x | 51.92 | 52.08 | 57.34 | x | x | 57.34 | |
| 5 | Karen Gallardo |  | 54.10 | 57.13 | 56.06 | 57.17 | x | x | 57.17 | |
| 6 | Rocío Comba |  | x | 54.12 | x | 56.05 | x | 54.98 | 56.05 | SB |
| 7 | Fernanda Raquel Borges |  | x | 52.75 | 52.53 | x | 54.56 | 53.75 | 54.56 | |
| 8 | Elisângela Adriano | | x | x | 54.08 | x | 53.46 | x | 54.08 | |
| 9 | Allison Randall |  | 45.96 | 49.42 | 50.90 | 50.90 | ||||
| 10 | Irais Estrada |  | 44.66 | 47.58 | 49.52 | 49.52 | ||||
| 11 | Brittni Borrero |  | 46.87 | x | x | 46.87 |
References
- Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- "Athletics technical manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.