Athletics At The 2007 Pan American Games – Men's Discus Throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 28. Results ReferencesOfficial results Discus 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ...
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Athletics At The 2007 Pan American Games
The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007. In the 47 events that took place, thirteen Games records in athletics were equalled or beaten at the 2007 edition. Cuba fielded its best athletes and easily topped the medal table, winning twelve gold medals and also having the greatest medal haul overall with a total of 30. The hosts, Brazil, took second place on the table having won nine golds and 23 medals overall. The United States – continuing its tradition of fielding a far from full strength squad – had its worst performance ever in the Pan American athletics competition. With six golds for third place, it finished outside the top two for the first time in Games history (although its medal total of 24 was one greater than second-placed Brazil). Canada and Mexico were the next most successful nations, placing fourth and fifth in the medal tally ...
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Michael Robertson (discus Thrower)
Michael Robertson (born December 19, 1983, in Plantation, Florida) is a male athlete from the United States. He competes in the men's discus throw. Robertson set his personal best in the discus throw event (65.61 metres) in Denton, Texas Denton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, United States. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the 27th-most populous city in Texas, the 197th-most populous city in the United States, and the 12th-most populous ... on April 24, 2008. Achievements References * trackfield.brinkster* External links * 1983 births Living people American male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Plantation, Florida Track and field athletes from Florida Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub Pan American Ga ...
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Adam Kuehl
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Dariusz Slowik
Dariusz Robert Slowik (born 15 August 1977) is a retired Polish-Canadian discus thrower. He competed for Denmark until his Danish residence permit was revoked, and then began representing Canada. Life and career Born in Poland, Slowik grew up in Denmark, and for Denmark he competed at the 1996 World Junior Championships and the 1999 European U23 Championships without reaching the final. He also became Danish discus champion in 1998. Following studies in Canada between 2000 and 2002, Slowik's Danish residence permit was revoked, barring him from participating at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. He proceeded to gain Canadian citizenship. Dariusz qualified for Olympics 2004 by throwing over 64 meters 3 times, but received his Canadian Citizenship to late and could not compete in Athens. For Canada, Slowik won the bronze medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 Pan American Games. His personal best throw was 64.56 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Allston A ...
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Germán Lauro
Germán Luján Lauro (born 2 April 1984) is an Argentine shot putter and discus thrower. He is the South American record holder in the shot put both indoors and outdoors with marks of 21.04 m and 21.26 m, respectively. His personal best in the discus is 63.55 metres. Lauro placed sixth in the shot put at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2012 Olympic Games. He represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007, 2009 and 2011, although he did not reach the finals. He also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is a two-time participant at the Pan American Games. He gradually emerged at the regional level, winning South American youth, junior and under-23 titles. He reached the top of his field at continental level in 2006 with a gold medal in the shot put at the South American Championships in Athletics. He extended his shot put reign with four wins from 2006 to 2011 and won two discus gold medals (2007 and 2009) before takin ...
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Yunio Lastre
Yunio Lastre Hechevarría (or ''Yunior Lastre Hechavarría'', born 26 October 1981, in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban discus thrower. His personal best throw is 63.67 metres, achieved in March 2009 in Havana. Career He won the gold medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. Personal best *Shot put: 17.60 m – La Habana, 17 February 2012 *Discus throw: 65.17 m – La Habana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

Ronald Julião
Ronald Odair de Oliveira Julião (born 16 June 1985) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. He is a member of BM&F Bovespa's track club and is trained by João Paulo Alves da Cunha. He is the Brazilian record holder in the discus throw (65.55 m). He is the second highest ranked South American discus thrower after Jorge Balliengo and has won straight titles at the Brazil championships since 2005. Julião is a five-time medallist in the discus at the South American Championships in Athletics and won the gold medal in the event in 2011 with a Championship record. He also won a silver medal in the shot put at the 2009 South American Championships. He won bronze medals in the discus at the Pan American Games and Summer Universiade in 2011. Career Early career Born in Caieiras in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, Ronald Julião attended Sebastião de Oliveira Gusmão school and began training in the shot put from the age of thirteen. ...
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Julián Angulo
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Jason Morgan (athlete)
Jason Morgan (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican discus thrower. On 6 June 2015 Morgan achieved the Jamaican record in the discus throw (68.19meters). He won the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships 2011 World Championships and 2012 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. Achievements Competition record See also *List of Jamaican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Jamaica maintained by its national athletics federation: Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA). Outdoor Key to tables: + = en route to a longer distance A = affected by alt ... References External links * 1982 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Jamaican male discus throwers Louisiana Tech University alumni Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and f ...
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