hammer throw
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The two-day event, which begins Saturday with the women’s hammer throw at the South Bay Athletic Club, features 18 Olympic or world champions competing primarily at USC’s Allyson Felix Field.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
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
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
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 • Jun. 27, 2023
Say, Irish," he burst out in an odd breathless way—Fatty's fits were a joke in the office and startling to newcomers—"good hammer throw, that.
From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.
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