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

The final of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Thursday August 7, 2003. The title went to Argentina's Juan Ignacio Cerra, who set a distance of 75.53 metres in his sixth and final attempt. America's John McEwen later was disqualified due to a doping offence. His bronze medal went to number four in the rankings, Cuba's Yosvany Suárez.

Medalists

Records World Record 86.74 m August 30, 1986 Stuttgart, West Germany Pan Am Record 79.61 m July 27, 1999 Winnipeg, Canada

Results RankAthleteThrowsFinal123456Result 1 73.24 69.54 72.42 73.85 X 75.53 75.53 m 2 71.70 74.34 73.00 73.95 X 74.35 74.35 m 3 disqualified due to a doping offence; the bronze medal went to Cuba's Yosvany Suárez 66.87 68.42 71.49 68.34 X X 71.49 m 4 68.54 70.07 X X X 70.24 70.24 m 5 X 68.66 X 69.37 X X 69.37 m 6 X X 68.65 X X 68.56 68.65 m 7 X 65.06 X 63.95 63.23 X 65.06 m 8 X 63.30 62.53 62.07 62.20 X 63.30 m

Notes

See also 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw 2003 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

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