Pan American Games 2015 / Athletics - Men's Javelin
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The Winner Keshorn Walcott (2012)
The men's javelin throw at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24th at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto .
Twelve javelin throwers from eight countries took part in the competition. The gold medal went to Keshorn Walcott with 83.27 m, silver went to Riley Dolezal with 81.62 m and the bronze medal went to Júlio César de Oliveira with 80.94 m.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
World record |
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98.48 m | Jena , Germany | May 25, 1996 |
Record of games |
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87.20 m | Pan American Games in Guadelajara , Mexico | October 28, 2011 |
Result
July 24, 2015, 5:35 p.m.
space | athlete | country | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | 4th attempt | 5th attempt | 6th attempt | Width (m) |
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Keshorn Walcott |
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79.03 | 83.27 | x | - | - | - | 83.27 |
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Riley Dolezal |
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77.17 | 75.99 | 76.28 | 81.62 | 76.49 | 79.70 | 81.62 SB |
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Júlio César de Oliveira |
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80.29 | 80.94 | x | 80.21 | x | x | 80.94 |
4th | Braian Toledo |
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x | 76.07 | 77.68 | 74.52 | 72.44 | 73.02 | 77.68 |
5 | Sean Furey |
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76.30 | 74.86 | 77.41 | x | 74.68 | 77.41 | 77.41 |
6th | Dayron Marquez |
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x | 75.86 | 73.76 | x | 71.32 | 72.93 | 75.86 |
7th | Evan Karakolis |
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72.16 | 75.09 | 73.64 | x | - | 69.13 | 75.09 PB |
8th | Guillermo Martínez |
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70.99 | 69.90 | 74.79 | 72.45 | 71.39 | 72.57 | 74.79 |
9 | Osmany Laffita |
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69.15 | 74.50 | x | not in the final of the eight best javelin throwers |
74.50 | ||
10 | Víctor Fatecha |
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73.81 | x | x | 73.81 | |||
11 | Raymond Dykstra |
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x | 69.17 | 73.73 | 73.73 | |||
12 | Shakeil Waithe |
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x | 70.85 | 73.21 | 73.21 |
Web links and sources
- Athletics. In: www.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015 ; accessed on August 17, 2019 .