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Discus throw: 62.72 m Carmen Ionesco: 23 August 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 64.78 m [g] 26 May 1976 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hammer throw: 78.62 m Camryn Rogers: 26 May 2023 USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix Westwood, United States [78] Javelin throw: 64.83 m Elizabeth Gleadle: 10 May 2015 Golden Grand Prix: Kawasaki, Japan [79] Heptathlon: 6808 ...
He threw an 81.25 m (266 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) on his fifth throw, setting another new national record and winning the gold medal and world title. [11] Katzberg's victory made him both the youngest ever men’s hammer throw medallist and world champion, and the first Canadian man to win a medal in the event.
Camryn Rogers (born June 7, 1999) is a Canadian athlete specializing in the hammer throw. [5] She is the reigning Olympic and World champion in that discipline, in both cases the first Canadian woman to win that title, and only the second Canadian woman to win gold at the World Athletics Championships in any discipline.
His personal best of 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge, Alberta, stood as the Canadian record until 2023. He represented Canada at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. With a top 12 finish at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he became the first Canadian in 84 years to reach the Olympic hammer throw final. [ 2 ]
The following table shows progression of the world record in the men's hammer throw, as recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). [1] The first world record in the event was recognised by the IAAF in 1913. [2] As of June 21, 2009, 45 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [2]
The Canadian Track and Field Championships (French: Championnats Canadiens d'Athlétisme) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by Athletics Canada, which serves as the Canadian national championship for the sport. The competition was first held in 1884 as a men's only event, with women's events being introduced in 1925.
Pages in category "Canadian male hammer throwers" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Harold Willers (born September 2, 1958) is a Canadian former athlete who specialised in the hammer throw. [1]A Victoria, British Columbia native, Willers attended Claremont Secondary School and took up the hammer throw as a varsity athlete at Simon Fraser University, where he set a record throw of 67.28 m and won three NAIA titles.