title: Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw
text: # Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's javelin throw
  
  The final of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003. Cuba's Emeterio González set a new PanAm record, with a distance of 81.72 metres. He won the title for the third time in a row.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Emeterio González Cuba |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Isbel Luaces Cuba |
  | Bronze | Breaux Greer United States |
  
  ## Records
  
  | World Record | Jan Železný (CZE) | 98.48 m | May 25, 1996 | Jena, Germany |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pan Am Record | Emeterio González (CUB) | 79.28 m | March 21, 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Throws | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
  | 1 | Emeterio González (CUB) | 80.27 | X | 78.89 | X | 79.43 | 81.72 | 81.72 m |
  | 2 | Isbel Luaces (CUB) | 79.11 | 77.22 | 77.71 | 80.95 | X | 79.88 | 80.95 m |
  | 3 | Breaux Greer (USA) | 77.83 | X | X | X | 77.74 | 79.21 | 79.21 m |
  | 4 | Luiz Fernando da Silva (BRA) | 73.27 | 73.00 | 72.12 | 73.13 | 68.83 | 73.86 | 73.86 m |
  | 5 | Manuel Fuenmayor (VEN) | 66.88 | 72.63 | X | 69.03 | 68.82 | 71.69 | 72.63 m |
  | 6 | Nery Kennedy (PAR) | 68.04 | X | 71.12 | 72.62 | 71.67 | 67.89 | 72.62 m |
  | 7 | Diego Moraga (CHI) | 67.43 | 68.12 | 69.25 | 71.79 | 68.77 | 71.78 | 71.79 m |
  | 8 | Rob Minnitti (USA) | 67.24 | 71.64 | 68.52 | X | 71.04 | 70.72 | 71.64 m |
  | 9 | Noraldo Palacios (COL) | 68.31 | 64.02 | 69.09 | | | | 69.09 m |
  | 10 | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 66.98 | 63.59 | X | | | | 66.98 m |
  