Hammer throw

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The modern 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.

Hammer throw

The current world record for the men's hammer was set by Yuriy Sedykh who threw 86.74 metres (284 ft 7 in) at the European athletics championships held in Stuttgart, West Germany in 1986.

The current world record for the women's hammer was set by Anita Włodarczyk who threw 77.96 metres (255 ft 9 in) in Berlin, Germany on 22 August 2009 in 2009 World Championships in Athletics.

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