Pan American Games 2015 / Athletics - Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24th at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto .
Eleven discus throwers from seven countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Denia Caballero with 65.39 m, silver went to Yaimé Pérez with 64.99 m and the bronze medal was won by Gia Lewis-Smallwood with 61.26 m.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 Gabriele Reinsch
|
76.80 m | Neubrandenburg , German Democratic Republic | July 9, 1988 |
| Record of games |
 Yarelys Barrios
|
66.40 m | Pan American Games in Guadalajara , Mexico | October 28, 2011 |
Result
July 24, 2015, 10:05 am
| space | Athlete | country | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | 4th attempt | 5th attempt | 6th attempt | Width (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Denia Caballero |
Cuba
|
x | 62.71 | 65.39 | x | x | x | 65.39 |
 |
Yaimé Perez |
Cuba
|
58.74 | 62.05 | 64.99 | 60.33 | x | 64.23 | 64.99 |
 |
Gia Lewis-Smallwood |
 United States
|
x | 60.17 | x | 61.26 | 60.48 | x | 61.26 |
| 4th | Fernanda Martins |
 Brazil
|
59.46 | x | x | 60.50 | 59.45 | 58.38 | 60.50 |
| 5 | Karen Gallardo |
 Chile
|
58.31 | x | 57.32 | x | 56.02 | 59.11 | 59.11 SB |
| 6th | Andressa de Morais |
Brazil
|
58.08 | x | 56.66 | x | 57.75 | 56.21 | 58.08 |
| 7th | Kelsey Card |
United States
|
55.71 | 57.00 | 54.14 | 56.66 | x | 56.18 | 57.00 |
| 8th | Rocío Comba |
 Argentina
|
50.95 | 55.63 | x | x | 55.80 | x | 55.80 |
| 9 | Aixa Middleton |
 Panama
|
x | 50.62 | x | not in the final of the eight best throwers |
50.62 | ||
| 10 | Alanna Kovacs |
 Canada
|
49.08 | x | x | 49.08 SB | |||
| 11 | Marie-Josée Le Jour |
Canada
|
44.67 | x | 43.74 | 43.74 | |||
Web links and sources
- Athletics. In: www.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015 ; accessed on August 17, 2019 .