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.
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
Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov was a Russian hammer thrower and athletics coach. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics, missing the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet b
Hammer throw
…in a circular path World records Men Yuriy Sedykh 86.74 m (284 ft 6 in) (1986) Women Anita Włodarczyk 82.98 m (272 ft 2 in) (2016) Olympic records Men Sergey Litvinov 84.80 m (278 ft 2 in) (1988) Women Anita Włodarczyk 82.29 m (269 ft 11 in) (2016) World Championship records Men Ethan Katzberg 84.70 m (277 ft 10 in…
Litvinov in 1980