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  2. Hammer throw - Wikipedia

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    The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name.

  3. Shot put - Wikipedia

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    The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948 .

  4. Throwing sports - Wikipedia

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    The two primary forms are throwing for distance and throwing at a given target or range. The four most prominent throwing for distance sports are in track and field: shot put, discus, javelin, and the hammer throw. Target-based sports have two main genres: bowling and darts, each of which have a great number of variations.

  5. Hammer throw at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. History's best shot putter smashes world record with new ...

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    Inside the barn’s 7-foot diameter shot-put ring, Crouser shifted where he started his spin a little farther to the right. It made his first step wider and added a new step into his approach.

  7. List of United States collegiate records in track and field

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    Shot put: 20.01 m Jaida Ross: University of Oregon: May 23, 2024 NCAA West First Round Fayetteville, Arkansas [51] Discus throw: 70.22 m Jorinde van Klinken: Arizona State University: May 23, 2021 USATF Throws Festival Tucson, Arizona [52] 65.22 m Suzy Powell: University of California, Los Angeles: May 10, 1997 Modesto, California: Hammer throw ...

  8. Throws pentathlon - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Shot put at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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    A stone throw event, similar to the shot put, was also contested for the first and only time at an Olympic event. Athletes were allowed to throw rather than put the implement, which weighed 14 pounds (6.35 kg). Nikolaos Georgantas won the event for the host nation, while Sheridan (filling in for his absent team mate, Jim Mitchel) placed second.