Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on the 10th of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Rosa Rodríguez from Venezuela.

Women's hammer throw at the 2019 Pan American Games
VenueAthletics Stadium
DatesAugust 10
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning distance74.62m
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Venezuela
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Summary

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Brooke Andersen took the lead with her first round 71.07m with Rosa Rodríguez in second place. Andersen would not improve throughout the competition. Rodríguez did improve with her second round 69.48m, but that was as far as she would go. Gwen Berry's second round throw moved her from fourth place into the silver medal position. Berry improved on her fourth throw but didn't get ahead of Andersen until her fifth round throw. Berry put it all together for her final effort, 74.62 m (244 ft 9 in) to win by over 3 and a half meters.

Awards ceremony

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During the award ceremony, Berry cast worldwide attention for raising her fist during the National Anthem.Video on YouTube In what was seen as an extension of the National anthem protests, she called out against injustice in America "and a president who's making it worse."[1]

"It's too important to not say something. Something has to be said. If nothing is said, nothing will be done, and nothing will be fixed, and nothing will be changed."

Fencer Race Imboden also made a protest at the games, taking a knee on the award stand.

Records

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

World record   Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 82.98 Warsaw, Poland August 28, 2016
Pan American Games record   Yipsi Moreno (CUB) 75.62 Guadalajara, Mexico October 24, 2011

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 10, 2019 14:00 Final

Results

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All times shown are in meters.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Final

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The results were as follows:[2]

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Mark Notes
  Gwen Berry   United States 65.75 70.19 x 70.40 72.88 74.62 74.62
  Brooke Andersen   United States 71.07 x 68.90 67.95 70.89 x 71.07
  Rosa Rodríguez   Venezuela 68.34 69.48 x 66.71 x x 69.48 SB
4 Mariana Marcelino   Brazil 65.16 61.67 64.45 66.15 61.73 x 66.15
5 Valeria Chiliquinga   Ecuador 66.11 65.61 64.77 65.78 64.56 64.68 66.11
6 Camryn Rogers   Canada 65.64 x 65.97 x 64.81 66.09 66.09
7 Yaritza Martínez   Cuba 62.89 65.91 59.65 65.27 56.68 64.25 65.91
8 Jillian Weir   Canada 65.41 x x x x x 65.41
9 Mariana García   Chile 62.16 x 63.39 63.39
10 Jennifer Dahlgren   Argentina x 60.29 63.22 63.22
11 Amanda Almendáriz   Cuba x x 60.98 60.98
12 Ximena Zorrilla   Peru 59.37 58.87 57.87 59.37

References

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  1. ^ Armour, Nancy (10 August 2019). "Opinion: US fencer, hammer thrower show principles with podium protests at Pan American Games". USA Today. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Hammer Throw Women − Final − Results" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 10 Aug 2019.