Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw at the 2015 Pan American Games
CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 23
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning distance64.80
Medalists
Gold medal   Jamaica
Silver medal   Brazil
Bronze medal   United States
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The men's

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

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
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 Disqualified

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica 63.01 62.39 64.80 63.05 64.40 x 64.80
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ronald Julião  Brazil 60.89 63.15 x x x 64.65 64.65 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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