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Through two days of competition, Katzberg landed 6 legal throws, all of them more than a metre longer than he had ever thrown before. He took home a World Championship and set his National Record twice. He became the first athlete from NACAC to win a medal at a Men's Hammer throw in the World Athletics Championships. [2]
In the preliminary round, defending champion Brooke Andersen relinquished her opportunity to defend, struggling to put the hammer into the sector and only throwing 67.72m, almost 5 metres behind the last qualifying spot. Anita Włodarczyk was also unable to make the finals with a best of 71.17m.
Back in 2011, Paweł Fajdek finished 11th and last in the final. Since then, the results have been the same, Paweł Fajdek World Champion. He was back for another spin. In the first round, Rudy Winkler was the first to throw over 78 with a 78.91m. Quentin Bigot threw 79.52m to take the lead and Bence Halász was in second with 79.12m. Seven ...
Men's hammer throw at the 2015 World Championships Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates 22 August (qualification) 23 August (final) Competitors 30 from 21 nations Winning distance 80.88 Medalists Paweł Fajdek Poland Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan Wojciech Nowicki Poland ← 2013 2017 → Events at the 2015 World Championships Track events 100 m men women 200 m men women 400 m men women 800 m men ...
Rogers, the world hammer throw champion, arrives midafternoon to get to work. She placed fifth in the hammer throw at the Tokyo Olympics, the highest-ever finish by a Canadian woman in the event.
The hammer throw at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men since the inaugural edition in 1983, and by women since 1999. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the automatic qualifying distance or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round.
Men's hammer throw at the 2019 World Championships; Venue: Khalifa International Stadium: Dates: 1 October (qualification) 2 October (final) Competitors: 31 from 20 nations: Winning distance: 80.50 m: Medalists
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 82.98 m: Warsaw, Poland: 28 August 2016 Championship record: 80.85 m: Beijing, China: 27 August 2015 ...