hammer throw

Noun

Meaning

an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible

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In another impressive performance from the siblings, it took 17-year-old Phethisang just one throw at last year's ASA Youth and Junior Track and Field Championships to be crowned champion of the hammer throw in her age category. Source: Internet

Andrew Maneval also finished second in both the shot put and hammer throw. Source: Internet

Barrington High School graduate and Princeton University junior Adam Kelly won the hammer throw event at this year's Penn Relays. Source: Internet

Those disciplines that are not included in this year's Diamond League final - 200m, 3000m steeplechase, triple jump, discus - will be core events in the Continental Tour Gold meetings, as will the hammer throw. Source: Internet

Meanwhile, her brother Brayden maxed out at 29.19 metres in the junior boys’ 5 kg hammer throw. Source: Internet

Notable field performances came from junior De’Ondra Young in the hammer throw with a school record of 61.41m, captain Riley Cooks in the long jump with a personal best 6.05m jump and senior Shelby Crider in the javelin with a personal best of 45.19m. Source: Internet

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