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hammer throw

American  

noun

Track.
  1. a field event in which the hammer is thrown for distance.


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“I’m just a shot guy right now, but I’d like to do the shot and hammer throw in college,” Kensinger said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In the first 10 world championships to feature women’s hammer throw — from 1999 to 2017 — an American had never medaled.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Other titles being decided Sunday were in women’s long jump, the men’s 10,000 meters, the heptathlon and men’s hammer throw.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2023

Bryce Deadmon won the men’s 400 on Saturday, while Rudy Winkler took the hammer throw, Nikki Hiltz the women’s 1,500 meters and Yared Nuguse the men’s 1,500.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2023

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 Clark, Ellery H.

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