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The weight throw is an indoor track and field event, predominately in the US. The technique implemented to throw the weight is similar to that of the hammer throw in outdoor competition. In international competition, the men's weight is a 35 lb ball (25 for high school) with a D-ring or triangle handle attached directly to the weight.
James Mitchel, a weight throw medallist in 1904, won the bronze with 46.16 m given a 23 ft handicap. [5] These events are no longer considered part of the official Olympic history of the hammer throw or the athletics programme in general. Consequently, medals from these competitions have not been assigned to nations on the all-time medal tables ...
Women's weight throw winners [2] [3] Year Athlete Team Mark 1996: Dawn Ellerbe: South Carolina Gamecocks: 20.68m 67-10¼ 1997: Dawn Ellerbe: South Carolina Gamecocks: 21.86m 71-8¾ 1998: Lisa Misipeka: South Carolina Gamecocks: 21.47m 70-5¼ 1999: Toyinda Smith: Purdue Boilermakers: 20.95m 68-8¾ 2000: Florence Ezeh: SMU Mustangs: 21.32m 69 ...
The hammer throw event uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. Compared to discus, shotput and javelin, the hammer throw is a less common field event in the U.S.
The weight used in the event is 16 lbs. for men and nine pounds for women in adult competition, according to ESPN. Authorities have not released the name of the athlete who threw the hammer, which ...
Like all pentathlon events, it consists of five events; the four Olympic throwing events hammer throw, shot put, discus throw and javelin throw, plus the weight throw. Along with the Swedish Castorama (which includes only the four Olympic throws), it is the only combined event composed entirely of throwing events. [1]
Throws are made from a throwing circle. The thrower is not allowed to step outside the throwing circle before the hammer has landed and may only enter and exit from the rear of the throwing circle. The hammer must land within a 34.92º throwing sector that is centered on the throwing circle. The sector angle was chosen because it provides a ...
Around 9:30 a.m. during the hammer throw, a competitor threw their hammer but it totally “cleared certified barriers” and struck an audience member, officials said in a news release.