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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]
Robert ("Bob") Hudson Backus (July 11, 1926 – June 30, 1999) was an American track and field athlete who set world records in the hammer throw. He wore ballet slippers during competition and after using weight training to overcome the effects of meningitis. [1] Backus was born on July 11, 1926, in Boston. [2]
The world record for the women's hammer is held by Anita Włodarczyk, who threw 82.98 m (272 ft 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial on 28 August 2016. [ citation needed ] Sedykh's 1986 world record has been noted for its longevity, and for dating from "a time when track and field was starting to realize the scale of ...
This remained a world record for 25 years [3] and an American record for forty years, being eventually beaten by Martin Engel in July 1953. He came close at the AAU on 26 June with a winning throw of 56.92 m (186 ft 9 in), [4] but took the record with a throw of 59.54 m (195 ft 4 in) [5] on 11 July 1953.
At the time, it had been the #2 throw in the world that year. [5] His previous personal best of 77.86 m was set almost 22 years earlier in 1990, when he was the 22nd ranked hammer thrower in the world while competing for the Soviet Union. That mark improved his standing world record in the age group by over 4 metres (13 feet).
Boris Pavlovich Zaitchouk (Russian: Борис Павлович Зайчук; born August 28, 1947, in Kazakhstan) (Used earlier alternative English spelling is Boris Zaichuk) is a male hammer thrower from the Soviet Union. He was the world record holder for
George Michael Frenn (December 26, 1941 – June 26, 2006) was an American hammer thrower, weight thrower and powerlifter.Frenn set world bests in the outdoor and indoor weight throws, won two medals in the Pan American Games and competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
He won seven AAU hammer throw championships, won seven more in the little-contested 56-pound weight throw, and set two hammer throw world records. His lifetime best throw was the second of those records, 187′ 4″ (57.10 m), made at New York City’s Celtic Park on October 29, 1911. McGrath made his Olympic debut in 1908. He entered the ...