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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]
Conor McCullough (born January 31, 1991) is an American hammer thrower.He is a two-time medalist (one gold, one silver) at the World Junior Championships.While competing for Chaminade College Preparatory School he set the US high school record at four contested hammer weights - 11 lb (263' 9"), 12 lb (260' 0"), 13.2 lb (248' 11") and 16 lb (219' 7").
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 ...
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.
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]
Like his fellow hammer thrower Don Favor, Irving Folwartshny was an alumnus of Deering High School in Portland, Maine. [1] [2] Subsequently, he studied at Rhode Island State College, where Fred Tootell, 1924 Olympic hammer throw champion, was track and field coach; [3] Tootell's other pupils included Henry Dreyer and Bill Rowe, both of whom also became national hammer throw champions.
Niles Lee Perkins, Jr. (July 1, 1919 – April 25, 1971) was an American athlete and physician.Perkins was United States champion in men's 35-lb weight throw in 1940 and held the weight throw indoor world record for nine years.