The men's javelin 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 Guillermo Martínez of the Cuba.
| Men's javelin throw at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«2007 2015» | ||||||||||
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Jan Železný (CZE)
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98.48 | Jena, Germany | May 25, 1996 |
| Pan American Games record |  Emeterio González (CUB)
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81.72 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | August 6, 2003 |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (71.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2011 | 17:30 | Final |
Results
editAll distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
editThe final was held on October 28.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Guillermo Martínez |  Cuba |
87.20 | x | – | – | – | – | 87.20 | PR |
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Cyrus Hostetler |  United States |
77.97 | x | 75.24 | 79.20 | 77.17 | 82.24 | 82.24 | SB |
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Braian Toledo |  Argentina |
76.50 | 79.53 | 76.12 | x | 73.54 | 76.71 | 79.53 | PB |
| 4 | Sean Furey | United States |
74.22 | 72.94 | 74.83 | x | 77.05 | x | 77.05 | |
| 5 | Víctor Fatecha |  Paraguay |
73.02 | 76.92 | x | 73.51 | 74.10 | x | 76.92 | SB |
| 6 | Júlio César de Oliveira |  Brazil |
75.61 | 76.24 | 73.74 | x | 70.12 | 75.03 | 76.24 | |
| 7 | Keshorn Walcott |  Trinidad and Tobago |
72.92 | x | 75.77 | 67.65 | – | 70.08 | 75.77 | PB |
| 8 | Juan José Méndez |  Mexico |
74.18 | x | 66.50 | 69.39 | 68.68 | x | 74.18 | |
| 9 | Michel Miranda | Cuba |
73.91 | x | x | 73.91 | ||||
| 10 | Arley Ibargüen |  Colombia |
72.93 | x | 72.46 | 72.93 | ||||
| 11 | Felipe Ortiz |  Puerto Rico |
67.93 | 67.71 | 63.23 | 67.93 | ||||
| 12 | José Lagunes | Mexico |
62.43 | 64.59 | 64.70 | 64.70 | ||||
| 13 | Justin Cummins |  Barbados |
x | 64.34 | 63.91 | 64.34 | ||||
| 14 | Omar Jones |  British Virgin Islands |
54.98 | 60.24 | x | 60.24 | ||||
| Ignacio Guerra |  Chile |
x | x | x | NM |
References
edit- ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Athletics technical manual" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
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