Anatoliy Bondarchuk
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Anatoliy Pavlovych Bondarchuk was a Ukrainian hammer thrower who competed for the Soviet Union. An Olympic gold medallist, he is regarded as one of the most accomplished hammer throw coaches of all ti
Anatoliy Bondarchuk c 1974
Hammer throw
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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.
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
…Anatoliy Pavlovych Bondarchuk (Ukrainian: Анатолій Павлович Бондарчук, 31 May 1940 – 23 December 2025) was a Ukrainian hammer thrower who competed for the Soviet Union. An Olympic gold medallist, he is regarded as one of the most accomplished hammer throw coaches of all time. He was…
A hammer thrower in full rotation, spinning the hammer in a circular path
The traditional Highland games version of the event
Thrower inside a hammer cage, with the markings for the throwing circle and the throwing sector visible on the ground
Scottish hammer throw illustration from Frank R. Stockton's book Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy