2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

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2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
Edition7th
Dates5 March–11 September
Meetings11
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The 2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge is the seventh edition of the annual, global series of hammer throw competitions organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

Contents

A total of thirteen meetings will feature on the circuit, with nine women's and ten men's contests spread across those events. The point scoring format is cumulative – the final standings were decided by the sum of athletes' three best throws on the circuit. Only the best throw by an athlete from each meet was taken into consideration.

Calendar

The 2016 series calendar mainly comprised IAAF World Challenge meetings, supplemented by the Prefontaine Classic (a Diamond League meet) and three non-IAAF meetings: the Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, István Gyulai Memorial and Paavo Nurmi Games. Performances from the Olympic Games are also valid for the series. [1] [2] The Golden Grand Prix, Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, Brothers Znamensky Memorial and Karlstad Grand Prix were also dropped from the programme. The Jamaica International Invitational made its debut on the series. The FBK Games, Hanžeković Memorial and Rieti Meeting were initially to be included, but were later dropped.

MeetingCityCountryDateType
IAAF Melbourne World Challenge Melbourne Australia5 MarchMen
Jamaica International Invitational Kingston Jamaica7 MayWomen
IAAF World Challenge Beijing Beijing China18 MayWomen
Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic19 MayBoth
IAAF World Challenge Dakar Dakar Senegal25 MayBoth
Prefontaine Classic Eugene United States28 MayMen
Janusz Kusociński Memorial Szczecin Poland18 JuneBoth
Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo São Bernardo do Campo Brazil26 JuneWomen
Paavo Nurmi Games Turku Finland29 JuneMen
István Gyulai Memorial Székesfehérvár Hungary19 JulyBoth
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil5–21 August Men & Women


Results

Men

MeetFirstSecondThird
Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Matthew Denny  (AUS)68.63 m Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Huw Peacock  (AUS)65.51 m Flag of New Zealand.svg  Matthew Bloxham  (NZL)61.30 m
Ostrava Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Fajdek  (POL)80.66 m Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Dilshod Nazarov  (TJK)78.82 m Flag of Slovakia.svg  Marcel Lomnický  (SVK)77.48 m

Women

MeetFirstSecondThird
Kingston Flag of the United States.svg  Gwen Berry  (USA)73.82 m Flag of the United States.svg  Jeneva Stevens  (USA)71.06 m Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sophie Hitchon  (GBR)70.65 m
Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Wenxiu  (CHN)75.58 m Flag of Moldova.svg  Zalina Marghieva  (MDA)72.39 m Flag of the United States.svg  Amber Campbell  (USA)72.12 m
Ostrava Flag of Poland.svg  Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)78.54 m Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Zheng  (CHN)73.80 m Flag of Poland.svg  Joanna Fiodorow  (POL)72.77 m

References

  1. ↑ 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  2. ↑ IAAF World Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
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