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A former Olympic hammer thrower, the Crunchem Hall headmistress is described as “a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

I used to be a hammer thrower and in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games I stayed with a family for two months in California to train.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2022

The grant has already been awarded to Gwen Berry, a hammer thrower, and Aliphine Tuliamuk, an American marathon runner.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Shot putter Joe Kovacs and hammer thrower DeAnna Price won world championships in 2019.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021

A crack runner was expected and perhaps even McGee, the big policeman of the London City force, a hammer thrower of fame, might be present.

From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Connor, Ralph