Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw

Men's javelin throw at the Pan American Games

The final of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003. Cuba's Emeterio González set a new PanAm record, with a distance of 81.72 metres. He won the title for the third time in a row.

Medalists

Gold	Emeterio González File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Silver	Isbel Luaces File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Bronze	Breaux Greer File:Flag of the United States.svg United States

Records

World Record	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48 m	May 25, 1996	Jena, Germany
Pan Am Record	Emeterio González (CUB)	79.28 m	March 21, 1995	Mar del Plata, Argentina

Results

Rank	Athlete	Throws						Final
		1	2	3	4	5	6	Result
1	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Emeterio González (CUB)	80.27	X	78.89	X	79.43	81.72	81.72 m
2	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Isbel Luaces (CUB)	79.11	77.22	77.71	80.95	X	79.88	80.95 m
3	File:Flag of the United States.svg Breaux Greer (USA)	77.83	X	X	X	77.74	79.21	79.21 m
4	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Fernando da Silva (BRA)	73.27	73.00	72.12	73.13	68.83	73.86	73.86 m
5	File:Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).png Manuel Fuenmayor (VEN)	66.88	72.63	X	69.03	68.82	71.69	72.63 m
6	File:Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Nery Kennedy (PAR)	68.04	X	71.12	72.62	71.67	67.89	72.62 m
7	File:Flag of Chile.svg Diego Moraga (CHI)	67.43	68.12	69.25	71.79	68.77	71.78	71.79 m
8	File:Flag of the United States.svg Rob Minnitti (USA)	67.24	71.64	68.52	X	71.04	70.72	71.64 m
9	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Noraldo Palacios (COL)	68.31	64.02	69.09				69.09 m
10	File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Rigoberto Calderón (NCA)	66.98	63.59	X				66.98 m

See also

• 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw
• Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

References

• Results