Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 4 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.

Men's javelin throw at the 2023 Pan American Games
Venue	Julio Martínez National Stadium
Dates	November 4
Competitors	12 from 8 nations
Winning distance	79.65
Medalists
Curtis Thompson   United States   Pedro Nunes   Brazil   Leslain Baird   Guyana
«2019 2027»

Records

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

World record	Jan Zelezny (CZE)	98.48	Jena, Germany	May 25, 1996
Pan American Games record	Anderson Peters (GRN)	87.31	Lima, Peru	August 10, 2019

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
November 4, 2023	20:20	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Final

The results were as follows:

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Mark	Notes
	Curtis Thompson	United States	78.72	71.98	75.84	77.40	X	79.65	79.65
	Pedro Henrique Rodrigues	Brazil	76.74	78.45	72.98	76.32	77.16	X	78.45
	Leslain Baird	Guyana	72.87	73.48	68.37	78.23	74.68	72.43	78.23
4	Capers Williamson	United States	76.29	73.13	X	72.67	X	X	76.29
5	David Carreón	Mexico	74.34	74.06	73.43	74.47	71.08	69.68	74.47
6	Billy Julio	Colombia	72.22	71.54	71.21	71.79	70.66	73.35	73.35
7	Antonio Ortíz	Paraguay	71.02	67.03	70.19	71.51	71.52	X	71.52
8	Carlos Armenta	Mexico	68.07	67.99	69.00	67.81	X	66.97	69.00
9	Luiz Maurício da Silva	Brazil	66.18	68.26	68.20				68.20
10	Elvis Graham	Jamaica	64.11	63.30	67.86				67.86
11	Francisco Muse	Chile	67.56	62.52	61.97				67.56
12	Zaavan Richards	Jamaica	60.27	X	X				60.27