Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 3 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.

Women's javelin throw at the 2023 Pan American Games
Venue	Julio Martínez National Stadium
Dates	November 3
Competitors	11 from 9 nations
Winning score	63.10
Medalists
Flor Ruiz   Colombia   Rhema Otabor   Bahamas   Madelyn Harris   United States
«2019 2027»

Records

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

World record	Barbora Spotakova (CZE)	72.28	Stuttgart, Germany	September 13, 2008
Pan American Games record	Olisdeilys Menéndez (CUB)	65.85	Winnipeg, Canada	July 25, 1999

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
November 3, 2023	19:10	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Final

The results were as follows:

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Mark	Notes
	Flor Ruiz	Colombia	63.10	59.59	61.75	62.37	X	59.09	63.10
	Rhema Otabor	Bahamas	60.54	59.32	58.09	57.13	57.64	X	60.54	PB
	Madelyn Harris	United States	53.91	60.06	55.34	X	52.96	X	60.06
4	María Lucelly Murillo	Colombia	X	59.19	57.88	X	55.32	58.57	59.19
5	Jucilene de Lima	Brazil	57.22	59.04	X	56.73	X	57.62	59.04
6	Manuela Rotundo	Uruguay	58.35	53.79	49.49	49.75	57.31	54.29	58.35	NR
7	Luz Castro	Mexico	55.13	55.22	52.38	50.13	54.73	56.29	56.29
8	Rebekah Wales	United States	54.31	52.98	X	52.29	X	50.60	54.31
9	Sophia Rivera	Puerto Rico	49.52	53.75	49.51				53.75
10	Laura Paredes	Paraguay	52.81	49.54	47.86				52.81	SB
11	María Ríos	Chile	X	X	48.43				48.43