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The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name.
Discus throw (int'l) (2 kg or 4.4 lb) 61.38 m (201 ft 5 in) Gregg Hart Homestead High School: Fort Wayne, Indiana: Indianapolis, Indiana: July 18, 1990 Hammer throw (12 Lb.) 260 ft 5 in (79.38 m) Rudy Winkler: Averill Park High School: Averill Park, New York: West Point, New York: Army Strong Hammer Meet July 2, 2013 [38] Hammer throw (int'l/Sr)
The men's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, becoming the third Olympic throws event after the shot put and discus throw. The women's event was a much later addition, being first contested at the 2000 Olympics .
Discus throw: 67.06 m (220-0) Kamy Keshmiri: Nevada 5 June 1992 1992 Championships: Austin, Texas: Hammer throw: 80.86 m (265-3) Balázs Kiss: USC 31 May 1996 1996 Championships: Eugene, Oregon: Javelin throw: 86.62 m (284 ft 2 in) Anderson Peters: Mississippi State 7 June 2019 2019 Championships: Austin, Texas [19] Decathlon: 8961 pts Leo ...
This is a list of NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the hammer throw. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event began in 1996.
Hammer throw: 81.94 m Balazs Kiss: University of Southern California: May 19, 1995 Pac-10 championships: Tucson, Arizona [2] 78.34 m Ken Flax: University of Oregon: June 7, 1986 Indianapolis, Indiana [5] 82.56 m PS: Balazs Kiss: University of Southern California: August 23, 1995 Veszprém, Hungary [5] Javelin throw: 89.10 m Patrik Boden ...
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.
The men's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 2 and 4 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Approximately 35 athletes were expected to compete; the exact number was dependent on how many nations used universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (no universality places were used in 2016).