Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the XVII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 23 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 64.80 | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 23 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Jorge Fernandez of Cuba.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
74.08 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | June 6, 1986 |
| Pan American Games record |  Luis Delis (CUB) |
67.32 | Caracas, Venezuela | August 25, 1983 |
Qualification
Main article: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (53.05) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| July 23, 2015 | 19:05 | Final |
Results
All results shown are in meters.
| KEY: | q | Best non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualifed |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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 | Fedrick Dacres |  Jamaica | 63.01 | 62.39 | 64.80 | 63.05 | 64.40 | x | 64.80 | |
 | Ronald Julião |  Brazil | 60.89 | 63.15 | x | x | x | 64.65 | 64.65 | SB |
 | Russell Winger |  United States | 59.40 | 62.64 | 60.74 | x | 60.62 | 62.33 | 62.64 | |
| 4 | Jared Schuurmans | United States | 59.79 | 57.26 | x | 62.32 | 59.67 | x | 62.32 | |
| 5 | Jorge Fernández | Cuba | x | x | 59.91 | 62.04 | x | 60.99 | 62.04 | |
| 6 | Timothy Nedow |  Canada | 57.28 | x | 59.43 | 61.10 | 61.49 | 59.57 | 61.49 | PB |
| 7 | Mauricio Ortega |  Colombia | 61.33 | 56.08 | x | x | x | 59.06 | 61.33 | |
| 8 | Mario Cota |  Mexico | 56.06 | 55.78 | 57.18 | 57.29 | x | 59.89 | 59.89 | SB |
| 9 | Marc-Antoine Lafrenaye-Dugas | Canada | x | 55.71 | 55.79 | 55.79 | ||||
| 10 | Quincy Wilson |  Trinidad and Tobago | x | 43.65 | x | 43.65 | ||||
| Eldred Henry |  British Virgin Islands | x | x | x | NM | |||||
| Dillon Simon |  Dominica | x | x | x | NM |
References
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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