Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw
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| Men's discus throw at the XVI Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 24 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 11 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 men's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Michael Robertson of the United States.
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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 (53.00 meters) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Results
14 athletes from 11 countries competed,[3] with the final round taking place at 17:35 on October 24, 2011. Results were as follows:[4]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Jorge Fernández |  Cuba |
62.14 | 60.80 | 65.58 | 64.46 | x | x | 65.58 | |
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Jarred Rome |  United States |
x | 60.98 | 61.71 | x | x | x | 61.71 | |
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Ronald Julião |  Brazil |
55.50 | 58.32 | 61.56 | 61.70 | 60.84 | 59.24 | 61.70 | |
| 4 | Yunio Lastre | Cuba |
59.72 | 59.87 | x | 61.07 | 60.37 | 58.59 | 61.07 | |
| 5 | Jason Young | United States |
58.32 | 59.43 | 60.08 | 60.54 | 59.78 | 60.91 | 60.91 | |
| 6 | Mario Cota |  Mexico |
58.38 | 59.30 | x | x | 58.58 | x | 59.30 | |
| 7 | Jason Morgan |  Jamaica |
55.20 | 58.91 | 55.74 | 58.01 | x | x | 58.91 | |
| 8 | Jesus Parejo |  Venezuela |
53.92 | 55.35 | 54.13 | x | 54.27 | 54.70 | 55.35 | |
| 9 | Michael Putman |  Peru |
52.62 | 49.60 | 51.35 | 52.62 | ||||
| 10 | Jorge Balliengo |  Argentina |
51.41 | x | 51.93 | 51.93 | ||||
| 11 | Rodolfo Casanova |  Uruguay |
x | 48.62 | x | 48.62 | ||||
| 12 | Alfredo Romero |  Puerto Rico |
43.63 | 47.97 | 46.96 | 47.94 | ||||
| O'Dayne Richards | Jamaica |
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| Quincy Wilson |  Trinidad and Tobago |
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