Hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships
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| Hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships | |
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| File:Włodarczyk Kopron London 2017.jpg Anita Włodarczyk and Malwina Kopron during the 2017 championships | |
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2023 Women: 1999 – 2023 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 83.63 m Ivan Tsikhan (2007) |
| Women | 80.85 m Anita Włodarczyk (2015) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ethan Katzberg (CAN) |
| Women | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Camryn Rogers (CAN) |
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The hammer throw at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men since the inaugural edition in 1983, and by women since 1999. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the automatic qualifying distance or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round. Poland is by far and away the most successful nation in the event, with 20 medals in total, 11 of them gold. They are the most successful nation in the men's event, as well as the women's event. Canada is the only nation aside from Poland that has won a gold medal in both the men's and the women's event. Paweł Fajdek is the most successful athlete in the event, winning 5 gold medals in a row between 2013 and 2022. His 5 gold medals are the second-most for any athlete in a single individual event, a feat only bettered by Sergey Bubka in the pole vault. Anita Włodarczyk is the most successful woman, winning 4 gold medals between 2009 and 2017. Yipsi Moreno is the only other athlete besides Fajdek and Włodarczyk to have won more than 2 gold medals in the event. The championship records for the event are 83.63 m for men, set by Ivan Tsikhan in 2007, and 80.85 m for women, set by Włodarczyk in 2015. Additionally, Włodarczyk is the only athlete to have broken the world record at the championships, doing so in 2009.
Age records
- All information from World Athletics.[1]
| Distinction | Male | Female | ||||
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| Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date | |
| Youngest champion | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ethan Katzberg (CAN) | 21 years, 137 days[2] | 20 Aug 2023 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | 20 years, 261 days | 7 Aug 2001 |
| Youngest medalist | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ethan Katzberg (CAN) | 21 years, 137 days[2] | 20 Aug 2023 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | 20 years, 261 days | 7 Aug 2001 |
| Youngest finalist | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Myhaylo Kokhan (UKR) | 18 years, 253 days | 2 Oct 2019 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | 15 years, 138 days | 7 Aug 2001 |
| Youngest participant | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Ashraf Amgad Elseify (QAT) | 18 years, 171 days | 10 Aug 2013 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | 15 years, 137 days | 6 Aug 2001 |
| Oldest champion | File:Flag of Japan.svg Koji Murofushi (JPN) | 36 years, 325 days | 29 Aug 2011 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 31 years, 364 days | 7 Aug 2017 |
| Oldest medalist | File:Flag of Japan.svg Koji Murofushi (JPN) | 36 years, 325 days | 29 Aug 2011 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 32 years, 328 days | 28 Aug 2003 |
| Oldest finalist | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | 40 years, 233 days | 25 Aug 2003 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Hrašnová (SVK) | 36 years, 191 days | 28 Sep 2019 |
| Oldest participant | File:Flag of the United States.svg Ed Burke (USA) | 43 years, 157 days | 8 Aug 1983 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Elena Teloni (CYP) | 38 years, 253 days | 26 Aug 2003 |
Medalists
Men
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (TJK) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| – | File:ANA flag (2017).svg Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 58 | |
Multiple medalists
Women
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Anita Włodarczyk | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 2009-2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Yipsi Moreno | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) | 2001-2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Betty Heidler | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 2007-2011 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Tatyana Lysenko | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 2005-2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Camryn Rogers | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 2022-2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | DeAnna Price | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 2019-2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Olga Kuzenkova | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 1999-2003 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Zhang Wenxiu | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 2007-2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Wang Zheng | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 2013-2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Janee' Kassanavoid | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 2022-2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Manuela Montebrun | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 2003-2005 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Championship record progression
Men
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
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| 75.78 m | Zdzisław Kwaśny | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-08 |
| 78.50 m | Sergey Litvinov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-08 |
| 79.22 m | Yuriy Sedykh | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 1983 | Final | 1983-08-08 |
| 82.68 m | Sergey Litvinov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 1983 | Final | 1983-08-08 |
| 83.06 m | Sergey Litvinov | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 1987 | Final | 1987-09-01 |
| 83.38 m | Szymon Ziółkowski | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 2001 | Final | 2001-08-05 |
| 83.63 m | Ivan Tsikhan | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (BLR) | 2007 | Final | 2007-08-27 |
1Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test[4]
Women
1Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test.
Best performances
Top ten furthest World Championship throws1
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1Does not include ancillary marks
See also
References
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mulkeen, Jon (20 August 2023). "Katzberg ends Fajdek's reign as world hammer champion in Budapest". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ Main > Men's Hammer Throw > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ↑ Helsinki 2005 re-tests reveal six adverse findings
- ↑ Main > Women's hammer throw > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ↑ "Men's hammer throw".
- ↑ "Women's hammer throw". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
Bibliography
- Butler, Mark (2023). World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 Statistics Book. World Athletics.