The men'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...

 competition of the athletics

Track and field

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

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 took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

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

The men's discus throw event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 28.-Results:-References:*...

 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 champion is Michael Robertson of the United States

United States

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Records

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

World record		74.08	Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee .... , East Germany	June 6, 1986
Pan American Games record		67.32	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	August 25, 1983

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard standard (53.00 meters) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 24, 2011	17:35	Final

Abbreviations

• All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

  DNS	Did not start

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Jorge Fernández Jorge Fernández (athlete) Jorge Fernández is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. He won the gold medal in the event at the Pan American Games in 2011 and is a two-time winner at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics...		62.14	60.80	65.58	64.46	x	x	65.58
	Jarred Rome Jarred Rome Jarred Rome is an American discus thrower. His personal best throw is 68.76 metres, achieved in 7, August 2011 in Chula Vista...		x	60.98	61.71	x	x	x	61.71
	Ronald Julião		55.50	58.32	61.56	61.70	60.84	59.24	61.70
	Yunio Lastre		59.72	59.87	x	61.07	60.37	58.59	61.07
	Jason Young		58.32	59.43	60.08	60.54	59.78	60.91	60.91
	Mario Cota		58.38	59.30	x	x	58.58	x	59.30
	Jason Morgan Jason Morgan (athlete) Jason Morgan is a Jamaican discus thrower. His personal best throw is 64.11 metres, achieved on May 28, 2011 in Monroe.He won the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final.-Achievements:-External links:...		55.20	58.91	55.74	58.01	x	x	58.91
	Jesus Parejo		53.92	55.35	54.13	x	54.27	54.70	55.35
	Michael Putman		52.62	49.60	51.35				52.62
10	Jorge Balliengo Jorge Balliengo Jorge Esteban Balliengo is an Argentine discus thrower.He became South American champion in 2005. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships without qualifying for the final round....		51.41	x	51.93				51.93
11	Rodolfo Casanova		x	48.62	x				48.62
12	Alfredo Romero		43.63	47.97	46.96				47.94

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O'Dayne Richards

O'Dayne Richards is a Jamaican athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He is currently studying at University of Technology, Jamaica.-Achievements:-References:...

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