The women's javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

 event of the athletics

Track and field

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

 was held the 27 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

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

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 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

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 champion is Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times....

 of the Cuba

Cuba

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Records

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

World record		72.28	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	September 13, 2008
Pan American Games record		65.85	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	July 25, 1999

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 (50.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 27, 2011	17:15	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 27.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Alicia DeShasier Alicia DeShasier Alicia DeShasier is an American track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She won the gold medal in the event at the 2011 Pan American Games....		58.01		53.69	53.57	53.87		58.01	PB
	Yainelis Ribeaux		55.67		55.29		54.01	56.21	56.21
	Yanet Cruz Yanet Cruz Yanet Cruz Cruz is a female javelin thrower from Cuba. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. His personal best throw is 60.84 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Uberlandia.-Achievements:-References:*...		56.19			55.68		55.56	56.19
	Yusbely Parra		50.01	51.72	49.11	53.49	51.54	49.42	53.49
	Coralys Ortiz		52.81				49.92		52.81
	Fresa Nuñez		48.87	51.54	50.81	51.79	51.69	51.26	51.79
	Olivia McKoy Olivia McKoy Olivia Celia McKoy is a retired female javelin thrower from Jamaica.She won the silver medals at the 1999 and 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and finished fourth at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.She also...		50.55	51.07	51.40				51.40
	Kateema Riettie		50.97		47.91				50.97
	Laverne Eve Laverne Eve Laverne Eve is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career she also competed in shot put and discus throw...			50.82					50.82	SB
10	Avione Allgood		47.32		50.37				50.37
11	Olga Subeldia		48.01	49.89	49.17				49.89
12	Abigail Gómez			45.19	49.15				49.15
13	Leryn Franco Leryn Franco Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri is a Paraguayan model and athlete. She specializes in the javelin throw and became an internet sensation during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her personal best throw is 55.66 metres, achieved in June,2011 in Buenos Aires...		48.70						48.70
14	Dalila Rugama		46.82						46.82
15	Laila e Silva		46.43	46.01	45.74				46.43