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For the men's hammer throw event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 78.20 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [7] [8]
The hammer throw at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. 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 .
Discus throw details: Valarie Allman United States: 69.50 m Feng Bin China: 67.51 m Sandra Elkasević Croatia: 67.51 m SB: Hammer throw details: Camryn Rogers Canada: 76.97 m Annette Echikunwoke United States: 75.48 m SB: Zhao Jie China: 74.27 m Javelin throw details: Haruka Kitaguchi Japan: 65.80 m SB: Jo-Ane van Dyk South Africa: 63.93 m ...
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).
The women's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 1 and 3 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Approximately 35 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (no universality places were used in 2016).
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's hammer throw event if all athletes meet the entry standard during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard was 77.00 metres. The qualifying period was from 1 May 2015 to 11 July 2016.
The U.S. after all was a lot deeper with hammer throw talent than Nigeria was. "I felt like there was a better opportunity for me," she said. "At the time, honestly, I wasn’t throwing as far as ...
This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. Seven of the 12 finalists from the 1996 Games returned: silver medalist (and 1992 finalist) Lance Deal of the United States, fourth-place finisher Andriy Skvaruk of Ukraine, fifth-place finisher (and 1988 and 1992 finalist) Heinz Weis of Germany, sixth-place finisher Ilya Konovalov of Russia ...