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, Kingdom of Canada
Medalists
| Gold | Dawn Ellerbe United States
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| Silver | Yipsi Moreno Cuba
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| Bronze | Caroline Wittrin Canada
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 1999 Pan American Games | ||||
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| World Record |  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) |
75.97 m | May 13, 1999 |  Clermont-Ferrand, France
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| Pan Am Record | New Event | |||
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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 Dawn Ellerbe (USA) |
63.66 | 61.74 | 61.86 | 63.01 | 54.97 | 65.36 | 65.36 m | GR |
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 Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
60.65 | x | 61.67 | 61.14 | 63.03 | 61.51 | 63.03 m | |
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 Caroline Wittrin (CAN) |
59.64 | x | 56.62 | x | 60.08 | 61.28 | 61.28 m | |
| 4 | Norbi Balantén (CUB) |
x | 59.05 | x | 57.96 | 60.46 | x | 60.46 m | |
| 5 | Michelle Fournier (CAN) |
x | 58.03 | 60.33 | x | 59.09 | 56.29 | 60.33 m | |
| 6 | Tamika Powell (USA) |
x | x | 53.05 | 58.90 | 57.24 | 57.87 | 58.90 m | |
| 7 |  Nancy Guillén (ESA) |
53.13 | 56.43 | 55.24 | 54.92 | 48.82 | 57.75 | 57.75 m | |
| 8 |  Violeta Guzmán (MEX) |
51.37 | 55.32 | x | 54.49 | 53.21 | 56.26 | 56.26 m | |
| 9 |  Karina Moya (ARG) |
x | 51.91 | 49.87 | 51.91 m | ||||
| 10 | Claudia Becerril (MEX) |
51.09 | 50.58 | 47.87 | 51.09 m | ||||
 María Eugenia Villamizar (COL) |
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