Pan American Games 2011 / Athletics - Men's Javelin
The men's javelin at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 28, 2011 at the Telmex Athletics Stadium in Guadalajara .
15 athletes from twelve countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Guillermo Martínez with 87.20, which was also a new record for the Pan American Games. Silver went to Cyrus Hostetler with 82.24 m and Braian Toledo secured the bronze medal with 79.53 m.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 Jan Železný
|
98.48 m | Jena , Germany | May 25, 1996 |
| Record of games |
 Emeterio González
|
81.72 m | Pan American Games in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic | August 6, 2003 |
Result
October 28, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
| space | athlete | country | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | 4th attempt | 5th attempt | 6th attempt | Width (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Guillermo Martínez |
Cuba
|
87.20 | x | - | - | - | - | 87.20 PR |
 |
Cyrus Hostetler |
 United States
|
77.97 | x | 75.24 | 79.20 | 77.17 | 82.24 | 82.24 SB |
 |
Braian Toledo |
 Argentina
|
76.50 | 79.53 | 76.12 | x | 73.54 | 76.71 | 79.53 PB |
| 4th | Sean Furey |
United States
|
74.22 | 72.94 | 74.83 | x | 77.05 | x | 77.05 |
| 5 | Victor Fatecha |
 Paraguay
|
73.02 | 76.92 | x | 73.51 | 74.10 | x | 76.92 SB |
| 6th | Júlio César de Oliveira |
 Brazil
|
75.61 | 76.24 | 73.74 | x | 70.12 | 75.03 | 76.24 |
| 7th | Keshorn Walcott |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
72.92 | x | 75.77 | 67.65 | - | 70.08 | 75.77 PB |
| 8th | Juan José Méndez |
 Mexico
|
74.18 | x | 66.50 | 69.39 | 68.68 | x | 74.18 |
| 9 | Michel Miranda |
Cuba
|
73.91 | x | x | not in the final of the eight best athletes |
73.91 | ||
| 10 | Arley Ibargüen |
 Colombia
|
72.93 | x | x | 72.93 | |||
| 11 | Felipe Ortiz |
 Puerto Rico
|
67.93 | 67.71 | 63.23 | 67.93 | |||
| 12 | José Lagunes |
Mexico
|
62.43 | 64.59 | 64.70 | 64.70 | |||
| 13 | Justin Cummins |
 Barbados
|
x | 64.34 | 63.91 | 64.34 | |||
| 14th | Omar Jones |
 British Virgin Islands
|
54.98 | 60.24 | x | 60.24 | |||
| Ignacio Guerra |
 Chile
|
x | x | x | NM | ||||
Explanation of symbols:
- = attempt skipped, x = failed attempt
Web links and sources
- Results on todor66.com (English)
- Guadalajara 2011 Sesiones Deportivas. (PDF; 3.6 MB) In: www.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on June 26, 2011 ; accessed on October 6, 2019 (Spanish).