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Hammer throw at the Olympics

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Hammer throw
at the Olympic Games
The 1908 hammer throw competition
Overview
SportAthletics
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19002020
Women: 20002020
Olympic record
Men84.80m Sergey Litvinov (1988)
Women82.29m Anita Włodarczyk (2016)
Reigning champion
Men Ethan Katzberg (CAN)
Women Camryn Rogers (CAN)

The hammer throw at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. The men's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, becoming the third Olympic throws event after the shot put and discus throw. The women's event was a much later addition, being first contested at the 2000 Olympics.

The Olympic records are 84.80 m (278 ft 2+12 in) for men, set by Sergey Litvinov in 1988, and 82.29 m (269 ft 11+34 in) for women, set by Anita Włodarczyk in 2016.

Medalists

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Men

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1900 Paris
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John Flanagan
 United States
Truxtun Hare
 United States
Josiah McCracken
 United States
1904 St. Louis
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John Flanagan
 United States
John DeWitt
 United States
Ralph Rose
 United States
1908 London
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John Flanagan
 United States
Matt McGrath
 United States
Con Walsh
 Canada
1912 Stockholm
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Matt McGrath
 United States
Duncan Gillis
 Canada
Clarence Childs
 United States
1920 Antwerp
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Patrick Ryan
 United States
Carl Johan Lind
 Sweden
Basil Bennett
 United States
1924 Paris
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Fred Tootell
 United States
Matt McGrath
 United States
Malcolm Nokes
 Great Britain
1928 Amsterdam
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Pat O'Callaghan
 Ireland
Ossian Skiöld
 Sweden
Edmund Black
 United States
1932 Los Angeles
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Pat O'Callaghan
 Ireland
Ville Pörhölä
 Finland
Peter Zaremba
 United States
1936 Berlin
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Karl Hein
 Germany
Erwin Blask
 Germany
Fred Warngård
 Sweden
1948 London
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Imre Németh
 Hungary
Ivan Gubijan
 Yugoslavia
Robert Bennett
 United States
1952 Helsinki
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József Csermák
 Hungary
Karl Storch
 Germany
Imre Németh
 Hungary
1956 Melbourne
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Hal Connolly
 United States
Mikhail Krivonosov
 Soviet Union
Anatoliy Samotsvetov
 Soviet Union
1960 Rome
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Vasily Rudenkov
 Soviet Union
Gyula Zsivótzky
 Hungary
Tadeusz Rut
 Poland
1964 Tokyo
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Romuald Klim
 Soviet Union
Gyula Zsivótzky
 Hungary
Uwe Beyer
 United Team of Germany
1968 Mexico City
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Gyula Zsivótzky
 Hungary
Romuald Klim
 Soviet Union
Lázár Lovász
 Hungary
1972 Munich
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Anatoliy Bondarchuk
 Soviet Union
Jochen Sachse
 East Germany
Vasiliy Khmelevskiy
 Soviet Union
1976 Montreal
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Yuriy Sedykh
 Soviet Union
Aleksey Spiridonov
 Soviet Union
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
 Soviet Union
1980 Moscow
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Yuriy Sedykh
 Soviet Union
Sergey Litvinov
 Soviet Union
Jüri Tamm
 Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
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Juha Tiainen
 Finland
Karl-Hans Riehm
 West Germany
Klaus Ploghaus
 West Germany
1988 Seoul
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Sergey Litvinov
 Soviet Union
Yuriy Sedykh
 Soviet Union
Jüri Tamm
 Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona
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Andrey Abduvaliyev
 Unified Team
Igor Astapkovich
 Unified Team
Igor Nikulin
 Unified Team
1996 Atlanta
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Balázs Kiss
 Hungary
Lance Deal
 United States
Oleksandr Krykun
 Ukraine
2000 Sydney
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Szymon Ziółkowski
 Poland
Nicola Vizzoni
 Italy
Igor Astapkovich
 Belarus
2004 Athens
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Koji Murofushi
 Japan
Not awarded[1] Not awarded[1]
2008 Beijing
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Primož Kozmus
 Slovenia
Vadim Devyatovskiy
 Belarus[2]
Ivan Tsikhan
 Belarus[2]
2012 London
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Krisztián Pars
 Hungary
Primož Kozmus
 Slovenia
Koji Murofushi
 Japan
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Dilshod Nazarov
 Tajikistan
Ivan Tsikhan
 Belarus
Wojciech Nowicki
 Poland
2020 Tokyo
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Wojciech Nowicki
 Poland
Eivind Henriksen
 Norway
Paweł Fajdek
 Poland
2024 Paris
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Ethan Katzberg
 Canada
Bence Halász
 Hungary
Mykhaylo Kokhan
 Ukraine

Multiple medalists

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Rank Athlete Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 John Flanagan  United States (USA) 1900–1908 3 0 0 3
2 Yuriy Sedykh  Soviet Union (URS) 1976–1988 2 1 0 3
3 Pat O'Callaghan  Ireland (IRL) 1928–1932 2 0 0 2
4 Matt McGrath  United States (USA) 1908–1924 1 2 0 3
Gyula Zsivótzky  Hungary (HUN) 1960–1968 1 2 0 3
6 Romuald Klim  Soviet Union (URS) 1964–1968 1 1 0 2
Sergey Litvinov  Soviet Union (URS) 1980–1988 1 1 0 2
Primož Kozmus  Slovenia (SLO) 2008–2012 1 1 0 2
9 Imre Németh  Hungary (HUN) 1948–1952 1 0 1 2
Anatoliy Bondarchuk  Soviet Union (URS) 1972–1976 1 0 1 2
Koji Murofushi  Japan (JPN) 2004–2012 1 0 1 2
Wojciech Nowicki  Poland (POL) 2016–2020 1 0 1 2
13 Igor Astapkovich  Unified Team (EUN)
 Belarus (BLR)
1992–2000 0 1 1 2
Ivan Tsikhan  Belarus (BLR) 2008–2016 0 1 1 2
15 Jüri Tamm  Soviet Union (URS) 1980–1988 0 0 2 2

Medalists by country

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 7 5 7 19
2  Soviet Union (URS) 6 5 5 16
3  Hungary (HUN) 5 2 2 9
4  Poland (POL) 2 0 3 5
5  Canada (CAN) 2 1 1 4
6  Ireland (IRL) 2 0 0 2
7  Germany (GER)[nb] 1 2 1 4
8  Unified Team (EUN) 1 1 1 3
9  Finland (FIN) 1 1 0 2
 Slovenia (SLO) 1 1 0 2
11  Japan (JPN) 1 0 1 2
12  Tajikistan (TJK) 1 0 0 1
13  Belarus (BLR) 0 2 2 4
14  Sweden (SWE) 0 2 1 3
15  West Germany (FRG) 0 1 1 2
17  East Germany (GDR) 0 1 0 1
 Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 0 1 0 1
 Norway (NOR) 0 1 0 1
21  Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 1 1
 Ukraine (UKR) 0 0 1 1

Women

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2000 Sydney
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Kamila Skolimowska
 Poland
Olga Kuzenkova
 Russia
Kirsten Münchow
 Germany
2004 Athens
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Olga Kuzenkova
 Russia
Yipsi Moreno
 Cuba
Yunaika Crawford
 Cuba
2008 Beijing
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Yipsi Moreno
 Cuba
Zhang Wenxiu
 China
Manuela Montebrun
 France
2012 London
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Anita Włodarczyk
 Poland
Betty Heidler
 Germany
Zhang Wenxiu
 China
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Anita Włodarczyk
 Poland
Zhang Wenxiu
 China
Sophie Hitchon
 Great Britain
2020 Tokyo
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Anita Włodarczyk
 Poland
Wang Zheng
 China
Malwina Kopron
 Poland
2024 Paris
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Camryn Rogers
 Canada
Annette Echikunwoke
 United States
Zhao Jie
 China

Multiple medalists

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Rank Athlete Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Anita Włodarczyk  Poland (POL) 2012–2020 3 0 0 3
2 Olga Kuzenkova  Russia (RUS) 2000–2004 1 1 0 2
Yipsi Moreno  Cuba (CUB) 2004–2008 1 1 0 2
4 Zhang Wenxiu  China (CHN) 2008–2016 0 2 1 3

Medalists by country

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Poland (POL) 4 0 1 5
2  Cuba (CUB) 1 1 1 3
3  Russia (RUS) 1 1 0 2
4  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
5  China (CHN) 0 3 1 4
6  Germany (GER) 0 1 1 2
7  France (FRA) 0 0 1 1
 Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 1 1

Intercalated Games

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The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and Iloilo and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece and Philippines in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan realized its dream and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided to approve these games as part of the official Olympic series and highly recommended it for those countries which has yet to win a gold medal or at least a medal. Some sports historians also continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.[3]

Martin Sheridan, the Olympic champion in 1904 and 1908, won the 1906 title as well. A 1904 medallist, Nikolaos Georgantas, was runner-up, while Verner Järvinen took the bronze medal in addition to the Greek-style event gold medal he won at the 1906 Games.[4]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1906 Athens
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 Martin Sheridan (USA)  Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)  Verner Järvinen (FIN)

Non-canonical Olympic events

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In addition to the main 1904 Olympic men's hammer throw, a handicap competition was held that year. The reigning Olympic champion John Flanagan won the event with a throw of 46.75 m with a zero handicap. Albert Johnson, sixth in the main event, came second with 46.20 m off a 30 ft handicap. James Mitchel, a weight throw medallist in 1904, won the bronze with 46.16 m given a 23 ft handicap.[5]

These events are no longer considered part of the official Olympic history of the hammer throw or the athletics programme in general. Consequently, medals from these competitions have not been assigned to nations on the all-time medal tables.[5]

References

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Participation and athlete data
Olympic record progressions
Specific
  1. ^ a b 2004 Olympic Hammer Throw Medalists. Olympics.com. Retrieved on 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ a b Engeler, Elaine (June 10, 2010). "CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ^ 1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
  4. ^ Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
  5. ^ a b 1904 Handicap Events - Olympic medalists. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
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