The final of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games

Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from Tuesday August 5 to Saturday August 9, 2003...

 took place on Thursday August 7, 2003. The title went to Argentina's Juan Ignacio Cerra

Juan Ignacio Cerra

Juan Ignacio Cerra is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record....

, who set a distance of 75.53 metres in his sixth and final attempt. America's John McEwen

John McEwen (athlete)

John McEwen is a retired American hammer thrower, who initially won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. He later was disqualified due to a doping offence.He finished sixth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup...

 later was disqualified due to a doping offence. His bronze medal went to number four in the rankings, Cuba's Yosvany Suárez

Yosvany Suárez

Yosvany Suárez Sandoval is a retired male hammer thrower from Cuba. His personal best throw is 73.93 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Havana....

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Medalists

Records

World Record		86.74 m	August 30, 1986	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
Pan Am Record		79.61 m	July 27, 1999	Winnipeg, Canada

Results

Rank	Athlete	Throws						Final
		1	2	3	4	5	6	Result
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		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

See also

• 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
  2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
  These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 25 August 2003.-Medalists:-Schedule:...
  
  
• 2003 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
  2003 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
  This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2003 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris, France, where the final of the men's competition was held on Tuesday August 25, 2003...
  
  
• Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw