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

Athletics at the
2003 Pan American Games

in Santo Domingo
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m h women
110 m h men
400 m h men women
3000 m s men
4×100 m men women
4×400 m men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus men women
Javelin men women
Hammer men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The final of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Friday August 8, 2003. Jason Tunks won the first discus gold for Canada in the history of the Pan American Games.

Contents

Medalists

Gold  Jason Tunks
Canada (CAN)
Silver  Frank Casañas
Cuba (CUB)
Bronze  Lois Maikel Martínez
Cuba (CUB)

Records

World Record  Jürgen Schult (GDR) 74.08 m June 6, 1986 Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Pan Am Record  Luis Delís (CUB) 67.32 m August 25, 1983 Caracas, Venezuela

Results

Rank Athlete Throws Final
1 2 3 4 5 6 Result
1  Jason Tunks (CAN) 63.70 63.14 62.12 61.93 61.68 63.67 63.70 m
2  Frank Casañas (CUB) 60.21 60.04 61.32 62.52 62.61 X 62.61 m
3  Lois Maikel Martínez (CUB) 60.78 60.12 X 60.33 61.36 60.10 61.36 m
4  Joshua Ralston (USA) 54.14 56.48 X X 59.57 X 59.57 m
5  Jorge Balliengo (ARG) X 53.43 59.39 X — X 59.39 m
6  Douglas Reynolds (USA) X 56.10 58.49 58.60 58.39 — 58.60 m
7  Eric Forshaw (CAN) 56.74 56.27 57.42 56.84 55.49 X 57.42 m
8  Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) 55.39 55.13 X 55.88 55.18 X 55.88 m
9  Expedi Peña (DOM) 48.39 48.09 51.33 51.33 m
10  Alleyne Lett (GRN) X 47.22 40.84 47.22 m

See also

References