The men's

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competition of the

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events at the

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took place on July 24 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending

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champion is Guillermo Martínez of

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Records

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

Qualification

Each

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(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (71.03) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).

Schedule

Results

All results shown are in meters.

Final

References

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