Hammer throw at the Olympics
| Hammer throw at the Olympic Games |
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The 1908 hammer throw competition
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| Overview | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1900 – 2012 Women: 2000 – 2012 |
| Olympic record | |
| Men | 84.80 m Sergey Litvinov (1988) |
| Women | 78.18 m Tatyana Lysenko (2012) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Krisztián Pars (HUN) |
| Women |  Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) |
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 21⁄2 in) for men, set by Sergey Litvinov in 1988, and 78.18 m (256 ft 53⁄4 in) for women, set by Tatyana Lysenko in 2012.
Contents
Medalists
Men
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
| 5 | Gyula Zsivótzky | Hungary (HUN) |
1960–1968 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6= | Romuald Klim | Soviet Union (URS) |
1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6= | Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union (URS) |
1980–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6= | Primož Kozmus |  Slovenia (SLO) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Imre Németh | Hungary (HUN) |
1948–1952 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= | Anatoliy Bondarchuk | Soviet Union (URS) |
1972–1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= | Koji Murofushi |  Japan (JPN) |
2004–2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Igor Astapkovich |  Belarus (BLR) |
1992–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Jüri Tamm | Soviet Union (URS) |
1980–1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medalists by country
| 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 | Ireland (IRL) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER)[nb] |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Unified Team (EUN) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7= |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7= | Slovenia (SLO) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= |  Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= | Japan (JPN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Belarus (BLR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13= |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13= | West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15= |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15= |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15= |  Italy (ITA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18= |  Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  Turkey (TUR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18= |  Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- nb The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the Unified Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Kamila Skolimowska (POL) |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
Kirsten Münchow (GER) |
| 2004 Athens |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
 Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
Yunaika Crawford (CUB) |
| 2008 Beijing |
 Aksana Miankova (BLR) |
Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
 Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) |
| 2012 London |
Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) |
Anita Włodarczyk (POL) |
Betty Heidler (GER) |
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Kuzenkova | Russia (RUS) |
2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba (CUB) |
2004–2008 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Belarus (BLR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians 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 |
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| 1906 Athens |
 Martin Sheridan (USA) |
 Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE) |
Verner Järvinen (FIN) |
Non-canonical Olympic events
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
- Participation and athlete data
- Athletics Men's Hammer Throw Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- Athletics Women's Hammer Throw Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- Olympic record progressions
- Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-03-12.
- Specific
- ↑ 2004 Olympic Hammer Throw Medalists. Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
- ↑ Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 1904 Handicap Events - Olympic medalists. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
External links
- IAAF hammer throw homepage
- Official Olympics website
- Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News
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