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

The women's hammer throw competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Yipsi Moreno of Cuba.

Women's hammer throw at the 2015 Pan American Games
Venue	CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
Dates	July 21
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Winning distance	71.61
Medalists
Rosa Rodríguez   Venezuela   Amber Campbell   United States   Sultana Frizell   Canada
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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Betty Heidler (GER)	79.42	Halle, Germany	May 21, 2011
Pan American Games record	Yipsi Moreno (CUB)	75.62	Guadalajara, Mexico	October 24, 2011

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 (61.85) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
July 21, 2015	19:35	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

Disqualified

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Mark	Notes
	Rosa Rodríguez	Venezuela	68.06	71.14	67.44	71.02	71.61	x	71.61
	Amber Campbell	United States	x	68.12	70.99	x	71.22	71.12	71.22
	Sultana Frizell	Canada	68.90	x	63.70	x	69.51	68.82	69.51
4	DeAnna Price	United States	66.17	67.78	67.00	66.71	65.55	68.84	68.84
5	Yirisleydi Ford	Cuba	x	x	65.21	65.73	x	x	65.73
6	Ariannis Vichy	Cuba	65.60	63.17	x	x	x	63.24	65.60
7	Jennifer Dahlgren	Argentina	x	63.06	x	65.33	x	x	65.33
	Heather Steacy	Canada	x	x	x				NM
	Daina Levy	Jamaica	x	x	x				NM