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 was Rosa Rodríguez from Venezuela.

Summary Brooke Andersen took the lead with her first round 71.07m throw, with Rosa Rodríguez in second place. Andersen would not improve upon that throw 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 did not get ahead of Andersen until her fifth-round throw. Berry put it all together for her final effort, to win by over 3 and a half meters.

Awards ceremony During the award ceremony, Berry cast worldwide attention for raising her fist during the National Anthem. 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."

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

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record82.98Warsaw, PolandAugust 28, 2016Pan American Games record75.62Guadalajara, MexicoOctober 24, 2011

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 10, 2019 14:00 Final

Results All times shown are in meters.

KEY:qQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal bestDQDisqualified

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

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