Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's discus throw
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| Women's discus throw at the XVI Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 28 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2011 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 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
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Gabriele Reinsch (GER) |
76.80 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | July 9, 1988 |
| Pan American Games record |  Maritza Martén (CUB) |
65.58 | Indianapolis, United States | August 10, 1987 |
Qualification
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
| Date | Time | Round |
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| October 28, 2011 | 15:00 | Final |
Results
All distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
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 |
