title: Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw
text: # Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw
  
  The final of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Thursday August 7, 2003. America's Kim Kreiner dethroned reigning PanAm champion and world record holder Osleidys Menéndez from Cuba.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Kim Kreiner United States |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Laverne Eve Bahamas |
  | Bronze | Osleidys Menéndez Cuba |
  
  ## Records
  
  | World Record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.54 m | July 1, 2001 | Rethymno, Greece |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pan Am Record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 65.85 m | July 25, 1999 | Winnipeg, Canada |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
  | 1 | Kim Kreiner (USA) | X | 53.88 | 55.50 | 58.56 | 56.78 | 60.86 | 60.86 m |
  | 2 | Laverne Eve (BAH) | X | 60.42 | X | X | X | 60.68 | 60.68 m |
  | 3 | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 60.20 | 58.06 | X | 58.79 | X | 57.98 | 60.20 m |
  | 4 | Sabina Moya (COL) | 56.77 | X | 54.20 | 52.86 | 51.69 | 60.17 | 60.17 m |
  | 5 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) | 56.78 | 54.81 | X | X | 54.31 | 58.00 | 58.00 m |
  | 6 | Erika Wheeler (USA) | X | 53.08 | X | 52.69 | X | 50.25 | 53.08 m |
  | 7 | Zuleima Araméndiz (COL) | X | X | 48.89 | 48.81 | X | 50.37 | 50.37 m |
  | 8 | Leryn Franco (PAR) | 48.06 | 50.21 | X | 47.62 | X | 48.40 | 50.21 m |
  | 9 | Dalila Rugama (NCA) | X | X | 44.50 | | | | 44.50 m |
  