Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

event at the 2007 Pan American Games

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007...

was held on July 23.

Results

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Yarelis Barrios Yarelis Barrios Yarelys Barrios Castañeda is a female discus thrower from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 66.13 metres, achieved in July 2008.-Achievements:-References:*...	x	61.50	x	61.72	x	60.33	61.72
	Yania Ferrales Yania Ferrales Yania Ferrales Monteagudo is a Cuban discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 66.00 metres, achieved in February 2006 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...	x	57.33	58.18	61.71	58.80	57.41	61.71
	Elisângela Adriano Elisângela Adriano Elisângela Maria Adriano is a Brazilian shot putter and discus thrower, whose personal best put is 19.30 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Tunja. Her personal best discus throw is 61.96 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Leopoldo. In 1999 she was suspended by the IAAF for a two-year period, but...	56.73	58.55	59.07	59.08	60.27	x	60.27	SB
	Suzanne Powell-Roos	51.81	58.73	x	57.53	59.08	58.81	59.08
	Summer Pierson	53.16	x	x	54.29	56.03	55.90	56.03
	Dayana Octavien	x	53.66	x	x	x	x	53.66
	Annie Alexander	51.52	48.10	47.57	x	43.75	48.42	51.52
	Renata de Figueirêdo	50.23	49.32	47.91	49.15	x	48.31	50.23
	Rocío Comba Rocío Comba Rocío Comba is an Argentine discus thrower.She was born in Cordoba. As a teenager she competed in the shot put, and finished tenth at the 2003 World Youth Championships and eighth at the 2006 World Junior Championships...	48.78	x	47.35				48.78
10	Keisha Walkes	48.51	x	48.41				48.51
11	Shernelle Nicholls	43.89	45.38	46.28				46.28
12	Karen Gallardo	43.34	42.19	46.11				46.11
13	Ximena Araneda	41.11	45.64	x				45.64

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