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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 .
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).
Anita Włodarczyk (Polish pronunciation: [aˈɲita vwɔˈdart͡ʂɨk]; born 8 August 1985) is a Polish hammer thrower.She is the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion, and the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m; she currently holds the women's world record of 82.98 m.
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).
Ethan Katzberg (born April 5, 2002) is a Canadian hammer thrower.He is the reigning Olympic and world champion in that event, winning gold in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics and in Budapest at the 2023 World Championships.
The men's hammer throw was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying round and the final both were held on Saturday November 24, 1956. [1] There were 22 competitors from 14 nations. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
In the fourth round, Rogers made it a lot closer, throwing 75.44m. It went to the fifth round, where Rogers got off the winner, 76.97 m (252 ft 6 in). Włodarczyk got off a 74.23m to just miss a fourth medal in a row. [3] [4] Along with Ethan Katzberg, Canada wins both hammer throw events at the Olympics.
Imre Németh. Imre Németh (23 September 1917 – 18 August 1989) was a Hungarian hammer thrower.. Németh was born in Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia) in 1917.He won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.