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Through two days of competition, Katzberg landed 6 legal throws, all of them more than a metre longer than he had ever thrown before. He took home a World Championship and set his National Record twice. He became the first athlete from NACAC to win a medal at a Men's Hammer throw in the World Athletics Championships. [2]
Since then, the results have been the same, Paweł Fajdek World Champion. He was back for another spin. In the first round, Rudy Winkler was the first to throw over 78 with a 78.91m. Quentin Bigot threw 79.52m to take the lead and Bence Halász was in second with 79.12m. Seven throwers were over 77 metres while Fajdek only managed 74.71m to ...
The finals opened with all but two already over 74 metres, three throwers over 76 metres, Eivind Henriksen, Wojciech Nowicki and Quentin Bigot; Bence Halász at 78.18m and Pawel Fajdek at 79.34m all in the first round.
Rogers, the world hammer throw champion, arrives midafternoon to get to work. She placed fifth in the hammer throw at the Tokyo Olympics, the highest-ever finish by a Canadian woman in the event.
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.
Men's hammer throw at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 9 August (qualification) 11 August (final) Competitors 32 from 20 nations Winning distance 79.73 m (261 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) Medalists Paweł Fajdek Poland Valeriy Pronkin Authorised Neutral Athletes Wojciech Nowicki Poland ← 2015 2019 → Video on YouTube Official Video Events at the 2017 World Championships Track ...
Hanna Skydan had the first legal throw of the competition, 74.18m. Returning 4th place, Sara Fantini got close with a 73.89m At the end of the round, returning silver medalist Camryn Rogers launched a 77.22 m (253 ft 4 in) to take the lead.
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.