hammer throw

American  

noun

Track.

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

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Other Word Forms

• hammer thrower noun

Example Sentences

Campbell, from Nottingham, only took up the sport when she started university, having initially started it to improve her performance in shot put and the hammer throw.

From BBC

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

Events include Highland dance and heavyweights such as the hammer throw.

From BBC

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

Boumkwo regularly competes in track and field’s strength events — the shot-put, hammer throw and discus — but on Saturday at the European Team Championships in Krakow, Poland, Belgium needed a hurdler.

From Seattle Times