Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.^[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Yarelys Barrios of Cuba.

Women's discus throw at the 2015 Pan American Games
Venue	CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
Dates	July 24
Competitors	11 from 7 nations
Winning distance	65.39
Medalists
Denia Caballero   Cuba   Yaime Pérez   Cuba   Gia Lewis-Smallwood   United States
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Records

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

World record	Gabriele Reinsch (GER)	76.80	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	July 9, 1988
Pan American Games record	Yarelys Barrios (CUB)	66.40	Guadalajara, Mexico	October 28, 2011

Qualification

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 (50.94) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
July 24, 2015	10:05	Final

Results

All results shown are in meters.

KEY:

q

Best non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Denia Caballero	Cuba	x	62.71	65.39	x	x	x	65.39
	Yaime Pérez	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
4	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
6	Andressa de Morais	Brazil	58.08	x	56.66	x	57.75	56.21	58.08
7	Kelsey Card	United States	55.71	57.00	54.14	56.66	x	56.18	57.00
8	Rocío Comba	Argentina	50.95	55.63	x	x	55.80	x	55.80
9	Aixa Middleton	Panama	x	50.62	x				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