Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's shot put

Women's shot put at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 27
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Winning distance18.57
Medalists
Gold medal   Cuba
Silver medal   Trinidad and Tobago
Bronze medal   United States
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The women's shot put competition at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held on October 27 at the newly built Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The previous champion was Misleydis González of Cuba.

Records

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

World record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 Moscow, Soviet Union June 7, 1987
Pan American Games record  María Elena Sarría (CUB) 19.34 Caracas, Venezuela August 28, 1983

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (14.50 meters) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
October 27, 2011 15:50 Final

Results

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All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Misleydis González  Cuba 18.09 18.25 18.51 18.52 18.55 18.57 18.57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cleopatra Borel-Brown  Trinidad and Tobago 18.32 18.46 18.07 18.42 18.22 x 18.46 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michelle Carter  United States 17.22 18.09 x 18.03 17.84 17.85 18.09
4 Mailín Vargas  Cuba 17.98 x 17.82 17.78 x x 17.98
5 Natalia Ducó  Chile x 16.77 17.56 x 17.51 17.17 17.56
6 Zara Northover  Jamaica 16.09 15.46 16.19 15.30 16.64 16.23 16.64 PB
7 Alyssa Hasslen  United States 16.50 16.32 16.52 x 16.56 x 16.56
8 Anyela Rivas  Colombia 15.77 16.18 16.00 x x 16.43 16.43
9 Vanessa Henry  Dominica 14.04 x 13.83 14.04
Keely Medeiros  Brazil x x x NM

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics technical manual". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  2. ^ Qualification standards[usurped]