Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games – Women's hammer throw
The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 1999 Pan American Games took place on July 24, 1999.[1] America's Dawn Ellerbe won the first ever Pan Am medal in the event since the women's hammer throw made its debut in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Medalists
| Gold | Dawn Ellerbe |
| Silver | Yipsi Moreno |
| Bronze | Caroline Wittrin |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1999 Pan American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  | 75.97 m | May 13, 1999 |  |
| Pan Am Record | New Event | |||
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | | 63.66 | 61.74 | 61.86 | 63.01 | 54.97 | 65.36 | 65.36 m | GR |
 | | 60.65 | x | 61.67 | 61.14 | 63.03 | 61.51 | 63.03 m | |
 | | 59.64 | x | 56.62 | x | 60.08 | 61.28 | 61.28 m | |
| 4 | | x | 59.05 | x | 57.96 | 60.46 | x | 60.46 m | |
| 5 | | x | 58.03 | 60.33 | x | 59.09 | 56.29 | 60.33 m | |
| 6 | | x | x | 53.05 | 58.90 | 57.24 | 57.87 | 58.90 m | |
| 7 |  | 53.13 | 56.43 | 55.24 | 54.92 | 48.82 | 57.75 | 57.75 m | |
| 8 |  | 51.37 | 55.32 | x | 54.49 | 53.21 | 56.26 | 56.26 m | |
| 9 |  | x | 51.91 | 49.87 | 51.91 m | ||||
| 10 | | 51.09 | 50.58 | 47.87 | 51.09 m | ||||
 | DNS | ||||||||
See also
- 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
- 1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
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