hammer throw

     

The moern 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.

Trivia about hammer throw

  • In 1986 Yuriy Syedikh set the world record in this track & field event at 284 feet 7 inches
  • Lance Deal, this American record holder with a 270' 9" throw, won a silver medal in this track & field event in 1996

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