The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
Yipsi Moreno González is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a triple world champion and Olympic gold medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder.
The Asian Junior Athletics Championships (U20) are the Asian championships open for those of age according to junior. It is currently organized by the Asian Athletics Association.
Julia Ratcliffe is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete who specialised in the hammer throw. She won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, having won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The Women's Javelin throw at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on 7 July.
The Men's discus throw event took place on July 7, 2011, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.
The Men's 10,000 metres event at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships took place on July 7, 2011, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.
The Women's Long jump of the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 7 July 2011 in the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium of Kobe, Japan. In the women's long jump event, 14 athletes from the seven nations and one Chinese SAR participated. The gold medal was won by the Indian athlete Mayookha Johny with a best jump of 6.56 meters. Yuliya Tarasova of Uzbekistan, the current Asian leader of the event with a jump of 6.68 meters, failed to win a medal and finished fourth with a best jump of 6.37 meters. Another favorite, South Korean Jung Soon-Ok—with a personal best of 6.76 meters—also failed to finish on the podium. Her best jump of 6.12 meters was not even good enough for her to reach the last eight in the competition.
The Women's 10,000 metres event took place on July 7, 2011, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.
Athletics was one of the seven sports of the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. Held between 9 and 11 September, the events were staged at the National Sports Centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The 96th Japan Championships in Athletics were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. Organised by JAAF, the three-day competition took place from June 8–10 and served as the national championships in track and field for the Japan. The competition was for the qualifying trial for the Japan team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The Japan Championships in Athletics is an annual outdoor track and field competition, organized by Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Currently it takes place in June or July. The competition is also for the qualifying trial for the Japanese national team of international competitions.
The women's hammer throw event at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympisch Stadion on 12 and 13 July.
The women's hammer throw event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas on 18 July.
The women's hammer throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5 and 7 August.
The women's hammer throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 15 and 17 July 2022.
