Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's discus throw
| Women's discus throw at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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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.
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Gabriele Reinsch (GER)
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76.80 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | July 9, 1988 |
| Pan American Games record |  Maritza Martén (CUB)
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65.58 | Indianapolis, United States | August 10, 1987 |
Qualification[edit]
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[edit]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2011 | 15:00 | 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 28.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yarelys Barrios |  Cuba |
66.40 | 62.88 | x | 63.13 | 63.41 | 61.39 | 66.40 | PR |
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Aretha Thurmond |  United States |
57.59 | 56.69 | 57.75 | 59.16 | 59.53 | x | 59.53 | |
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Denia Caballero | Cuba |
58.63 | x | 57.42 | x | x | 54.82 | 58.63 | |
| 4 | Gia Lewis-Smallwood | United States |
x | 51.92 | 52.08 | 57.34 | x | x | 57.34 | |
| 5 | Karen Gallardo |  Chile |
54.10 | 57.13 | 56.06 | 57.17 | x | x | 57.17 | |
| 6 | Rocío Comba |  Argentina |
x | 54.12 | x | 56.05 | x | 54.98 | 56.05 | SB |
| 7 | Fernanda Raquel Borges |  Brazil |
x | 52.75 | 52.53 | x | 54.56 | 53.75 | 54.56 | |
| 8 | Elisângela Adriano | Brazil |
x | x | 54.08 | x | 53.46 | x | 54.08 | |
| 9 | Allison Randall |  Jamaica |
45.96 | 49.42 | 50.90 | 50.90 | ||||
| 10 | Irais Estrada |  Mexico |
44.66 | 47.58 | 49.52 | 49.52 | ||||
| 11 | Brittni Borrero |  Puerto Rico |
46.87 | x | x | 46.87 |
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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