Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's discus throw
The final of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Friday August 8, 2003. Jason Tunks won the first discus gold for Canada in the history of the Pan American Games.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Jason Tunks Canada
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| Silver | Frank Casañas Cuba
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| Bronze | Lois Maikel Martínez Cuba
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Records[]
| World Record |  Jürgen Schult (GDR) |
74.08 m | June 6, 1986 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany
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| Pan Am Record | Luis Delís (CUB) |
67.32 m | August 25, 1983 |  Caracas, Venezuela
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Results[]
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | ||
| 1 |  Jason Tunks (CAN) |
63.70 | 63.14 | 62.12 | 61.93 | 61.68 | 63.67 | 63.70 m |
| 2 |  Frank Casañas (CUB) |
60.21 | 60.04 | 61.32 | 62.52 | 62.61 | X | 62.61 m |
| 3 | Lois Maikel Martínez (CUB) |
60.78 | 60.12 | X | 60.33 | 61.36 | 60.10 | 61.36 m |
| 4 |  (USA) |
54.14 | 56.48 | X | X | 59.57 | X | 59.57 m |
| 5 |  Jorge Balliengo (ARG) |
X | 53.43 | 59.39 | X | — | X | 59.39 m |
| 6 | (USA) |
X | 56.10 | 58.49 | 58.60 | 58.39 | — | 58.60 m |
| 7 | (CAN) |
56.74 | 56.27 | 57.42 | 56.84 | 55.49 | X | 57.42 m |
| 8 | Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) |
55.39 | 55.13 | X | 55.88 | 55.18 | X | 55.88 m |
| 9 |  (DOM) |
48.39 | 48.09 | 51.33 | 51.33 m | |||
| 10 |  Alleyne Lett (GRN) |
X | 47.22 | 40.84 | 47.22 m | |||
See also[]
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
- Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
References[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Discus throw at the Pan American Games