hammer throw
noun
: a field event in which a usually 16-pound metal sphere attached to a flexible handle is thrown for distance
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Men and women compete in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, steeplechase, marathon, 400-meter hurdles, shot put, javelin, discus, hammer throw, high jump, long jump, triple jump, pole vault and race walk.
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Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
In the first 10 world championships to feature women’s hammer throw — from 1999 to 2017 — an American had never medaled.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
While her daughters, now 42 and 39, went to the Ohio high school state finals in shot put and discus, the javelin and hammer throws are relatively new to Beacham, who enthusiastically picked up and worked on those skills.
—cleveland, 13 July 2023
Reuters reports that as soon as the race started, the shot put and hammer throw champion cautiously went over each hurdle, not knocking any of them down to prevent any deductions.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 26 June 2023
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Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
In the first 10 world championships to feature women’s hammer throw — from 1999 to 2017 — an American had never medaled.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
While her daughters, now 42 and 39, went to the Ohio high school state finals in shot put and discus, the javelin and hammer throws are relatively new to Beacham, who enthusiastically picked up and worked on those skills.
—cleveland, 13 July 2023
Reuters reports that as soon as the race started, the shot put and hammer throw champion cautiously went over each hurdle, not knocking any of them down to prevent any deductions.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 26 June 2023
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“Hammer throw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20throw. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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