Everything about Hammer Throw totally explained
The modern or
Olympic hammer throw is an
athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual
sledge hammer was thrown. Such competitions are still part of the
Scottish Highland Games, where the implement used is a steel or lead weight at the end of a cane handle.
Like other throwing events, the competition is decided by who can throw the ball the farthest. The men's hammer weighs 16
lb (7.257
kg) and measures 4 feet (122 cm) in length and the women's hammer weighs 8.82 lb (4 kg) and four feet (119 cm) in length. Competitors gain maximum distance by spinning the hammer above their head to set up the circular motion. Then they apply force and pick up speed by completing one to four turns in the circle. In competition, most throwers turn three or four times. The ball moves in a circular path, gradually increasing in velocity with each turn with the high point of the ball toward the sector and the low point at the back of the circle. The thrower releases the ball from the front of the circle. The two most important factors for a long throw are the angle of release and the speed of the ball.
While the men's hammer throw has been in the
Olympic Games since 1900, the
IAAF didn't start ratifying women's marks until 1995. Women's hammer throw was first included in the Olympics at the
2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, after having been included in the World Championships a year earlier.
The current world record for the men's hammer was set by
Yuriy Sedykh who threw 86.74 m at the European athletics championships held in
Stuttgart,
West Germany in
1986.
The current world record for the women's hammer was set by
Tatyana Lysenko who threw 78.61 m in
Sochi,
Russia on
26th May,
2007.
World Record Progression
Men
Women
Non-Official
IAAF era
Best Year Performance
Men's Seasons Best
Women's Seasons Best
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