Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's hammer throw explained

The men's hammer throw competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 22 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.^[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Kibwe Johnson of the United States.

Records

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

World record		86.74	Stuttgart, West Germany	August 30, 1986
Pan American Games record		79.63	Guadalajara, Mexico	October 26, 2011

Qualification

See main article: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (63.15) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).^[2]

Results

All results shown are in meters.

KEY:

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Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Mark	Notes
			72.17			72.40	75.46		75.46
			71.15	74.78	73.57			73.99	74.78
			69.93	73.74	73.19	71.61		72.55	73.74
				71.71		73.74			73.74
			69.77	70.69		70.15		72.72	72.72
				68.43	71.72	71.74		70.08	71.74
			66.17	68.34	67.84	69.51	70.95	68.06	70.95
			69.37			69.55	68.00	69.75	69.75
			67.76						67.76
10			65.21	66.14	66.03				66.14

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide . 20 April 2015 . toronto2015.org . . 26 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150420184712/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/4013/original/pan-am-games-ticket-guide-042015.pdf . 20 April 2015 . dead .
2. Web site: Athletics Technical Manual . 11 January 2015 . americasathletics.org . . 29 January 2015 . 21 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150421101153/http://americasathletics.org/attachments/article/115/CAN%20PANAM%20Games%20Jul2015%20-%20Technical%20Manual%20ENGLISH.pdf . dead .