hammer throw
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The hammer throw and the high jump were briefly paused but when the former did resume Canada's Camryn Rogers produced another Games record - 74.91m.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
As an athlete, Dickenson achieved a 14th-place finish in the hammer throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, before competing four years later in Moscow.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
Elisabet Runarsdottir won the hammer throw at 231-2 to become the first women’s champion in 28 years for Texas State.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Harold won the hammer throw the day after Olga’s discus triumph, so they each had a gold medal and time on their hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2024
For the one remaining event was the hammer throw, where Ellis was supreme, and here they expected to see their champion wipe out his opponents' lead, and finish a winner, with plenty to spare.
From Dick Randall The Young Athlete by Ellery H. Clark
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