Hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships

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Hammer throw
at the World Athletics Championships
Wlodarczyk Kopron London 2017.jpg
Anita Włodarczyk and Malwina Kopron during the 2017 championships
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832023
Women: 19992023
Championship record
Men83.63 m Ivan Tsikhan (2007)
Women80.85 m Anita Włodarczyk (2015)
Reigning champion
MenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethan Katzberg  (CAN)
WomenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Camryn Rogers  (CAN)

The hammer throw at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men since the inaugural edition in 1983, and by women since 1999. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the automatic qualifying distance or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round.

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Poland is by far and away the most successful nation in the event, with 20 medals in total, 11 of them gold. They are the most successful nation in the men's event, as well as the women's event. Canada is the only nation aside from Poland that has won a gold medal in both the men's and the women's event.

Paweł Fajdek is the most successful athlete in the event, winning 5 gold medals in a row between 2013 and 2022. His 5 gold medals are the second-most for any athlete in a single individual event, a feat only bettered by Sergey Bubka in the pole vault. Anita Włodarczyk is the most successful woman, winning 4 gold medals between 2009 and 2017. Yipsi Moreno is the only other athlete besides Fajdek and Włodarczyk to have won more than 2 gold medals in the event.

The championship records for the event are 83.63 m for men, set by Ivan Tsikhan in 2007, and 80.85 m for women, set by Włodarczyk in 2015.

Additionally, Włodarczyk is the only athlete to have broken the world record at the championships, doing so in 2009.

The reigning world champions are Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers, both from Canada.

Age records

DistinctionMaleFemale
AthleteAgeDateAthleteAgeDate
Youngest championFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethan Katzberg  (CAN)21 years, 137 days [2] 20 Aug 2023Flag of Cuba.svg  Yipsi Moreno  (CUB)20 years, 261 days7 Aug 2001
Youngest medalistFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethan Katzberg  (CAN)21 years, 137 days [2] 20 Aug 2023Flag of Cuba.svg  Yipsi Moreno  (CUB)20 years, 261 days7 Aug 2001
Youngest finalistFlag of Ukraine.svg  Myhaylo Kokhan  (UKR)18 years, 253 days2 Oct 2019Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Wenxiu  (CHN)15 years, 138 days7 Aug 2001
Youngest participantFlag of Qatar.svg  Ashraf Amgad Elseify  (QAT)18 years, 171 days10 Aug 2013Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Wenxiu  (CHN)15 years, 137 days6 Aug 2001
Oldest championFlag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)36 years, 325 days29 Aug 2011Flag of Poland.svg  Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)31 years, 364 days7 Aug 2017
Oldest medalistFlag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)36 years, 325 days29 Aug 2011Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)32 years, 328 days28 Aug 2003
Oldest finalistFlag of Belarus.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (BLR)40 years, 233 days25 Aug 2003Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martina Hrašnová  (SVK)36 years, 191 days28 Sep 2019
Oldest participantFlag of the United States.svg  Ed Burke  (USA)43 years, 157 days8 Aug 1983Flag of Cyprus.svg  Elena Teloni  (CYP)38 years, 253 days26 Aug 2003

Medalists

Men

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1983 Helsinki
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)Flag of Poland.svg  Zdzisław Kwaśny  (POL)
1987 Rome
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jüri Tamm  (URS)Flag of East Germany.svg  Ralf Haber  (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (URS)Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)
1993 Stuttgart
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Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Andrey Abduvaliyev  (TJK)Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Igor Astapkovich  (BLR)Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Gécsek  (HUN)
1995 Gothenburg
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Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Andrey Abduvaliyev  (TJK)Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Igor Astapkovich  (BLR)Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Gécsek  (HUN)
1997 Athens
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Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Skvaruk  (UKR)Flag of Russia.svg  Vasiliy Sidorenko  (RUS)
1999 Seville
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Flag of Germany.svg  Karsten Kobs  (GER)Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Németh  (HUN)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vladyslav Piskunov  (UKR)
2001 Edmonton
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Flag of Poland.svg  Szymon Ziółkowski  (POL)Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)Flag of Russia.svg  Ilya Konovalov  (RUS)
2003 Saint-Denis
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Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Ivan Tsikhan  (BLR)Flag of Hungary.svg  Adrián Annus  (HUN)Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)
2005 Helsinki
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Flag of Poland.svg  Szymon Ziółkowski  (POL)Flag of Germany.svg  Markus Esser  (GER)Flag of Finland.svg  Olli-Pekka Karjalainen  (FIN)
2007 Osaka
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Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Ivan Tsikhan  (BLR)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Kozmus  (SLO)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Libor Charfreitag  (SVK)
2009 Berlin
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Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Kozmus  (SLO)Flag of Poland.svg  Szymon Ziółkowski  (POL)Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Zagornyi  (RUS)
2011 Daegu
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Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)Flag of Hungary.svg  Krisztián Pars  (HUN)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Kozmus  (SLO)
2013 Moscow
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Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Fajdek  (POL)Flag of Hungary.svg  Krisztián Pars  (HUN)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Lukáš Melich  (CZE)
2015 Beijing
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Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Fajdek  (POL)Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Dilshod Nazarov  (TJK)Flag of Poland.svg  Wojciech Nowicki  (POL)
2017 London
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Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Fajdek  (POL)ANA flag (2017).svg  Valeriy Pronkin  (ANA)Flag of Poland.svg  Wojciech Nowicki  (POL)
2019 Doha
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Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Fajdek  (POL)Flag of France.svg  Quentin Bigot  (FRA)Flag of Hungary.svg  Bence Halász  (HUN)
Flag of Poland.svg  Wojciech Nowicki  (POL)
2022 Eugene
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Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Fajdek  (POL)Flag of Poland.svg  Wojciech Nowicki  (POL)Flag of Norway.svg  Eivind Henriksen  (NOR)
2023 Budapest
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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethan Katzberg  (CAN)Flag of Poland.svg  Wojciech Nowicki  (POL)Flag of Hungary.svg  Bence Halász  (HUN)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)73414
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3306
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)2204
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2114
5Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan  (TJK)2103
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1113
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)1113
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1001
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0448
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0112
11Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0101
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes  (ANA)0101
12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0033
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0011
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0011
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)0011
Totals (17 entries)19192058

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationPeriodGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Paweł Fajdek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)2013-20225005
2 Szymon Ziółkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)2001-20092103
3 Sergey Litvinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1983-19872002
Andrey Abduvaliyev Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan  (TJK)1993-19952002
Ivan Tsikhan Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)2003-20072002
6 Koji Murofushi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2001-20111113
Primož Kozmus Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)2007-20111113
7 Heinz Weis Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1991-19971012
9 Igor Astapkovich Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)
1991-19950303
10 Wojciech Nowicki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)2015-20230235
11 Krisztián Pars Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2011-20130202
12 Tibor Gécsek Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1993-19950022
Bence Halász Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2019-20230022

Women

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1999 Seville
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Flag of Romania.svg  Mihaela Melinte  (ROU)Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)Flag of American Samoa.svg  Lisa Misipeka  (ASA)
2001 Edmonton
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Flag of Cuba.svg  Yipsi Moreno  (CUB)Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bronwyn Eagles  (AUS)
2003 Saint-Denis
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Flag of Cuba.svg  Yipsi Moreno  (CUB)Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  Manuela Montebrun  (FRA)
2005 Helsinki
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Flag of Cuba.svg  Yipsi Moreno  (CUB)Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Lysenko  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  Manuela Montebrun  (FRA)
2007 Osaka
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Flag of Germany.svg  Betty Heidler  (GER)Flag of Cuba.svg  Yipsi Moreno  (CUB)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Wenxiu  (CHN)
2009 Berlin
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Flag of Poland.svg  Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)Flag of Germany.svg  Betty Heidler  (GER)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Martina Hrašnová  (SVK)
2011 Daegu
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Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Lysenko  (RUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Betty Heidler  (GER)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Wenxiu  (CHN)
2013 Moscow
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Flag of Poland.svg  Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Wenxiu  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Zheng  (CHN)
2015 Beijing
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Flag of Poland.svg  Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Wenxiu  (CHN)Flag of France.svg  Alexandra Tavernier  (FRA)
2017 London
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Flag of Poland.svg  Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Zheng  (CHN)Flag of Poland.svg  Malwina Kopron  (POL)
2019 Doha
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Flag of the United States.svg  DeAnna Price  (USA)Flag of Poland.svg  Joanna Fiodorow  (POL)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Zheng  (CHN)
2022 Eugene
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Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Andersen  (USA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Camryn Rogers  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Janee' Kassanavoid  (USA)
2023 Budapest
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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Camryn Rogers  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Janee' Kassanavoid  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  DeAnna Price  (USA)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)4116
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)3104
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2125
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1405
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1203
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)1001
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1102
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0347
9Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0033
10Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa  (ASA)0011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0011
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)0011

Multiple medalists

RankAthleteNationPeriodGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Anita Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)2009-20174004
2 Yipsi Moreno Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)2001-20073104
3 Betty Heidler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2007-20111203
4 Tatyana Lysenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2005-20111102
Camryn Rogers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2022-20231102
6 DeAnna Price Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2019-20231012
7 Olga Kuzenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1999-20030303
8 Zhang Wenxiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2007-20150224
9 Wang Zheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2013-20190123
10 Janee' Kassanavoid Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2022-20230112
11 Manuela Montebrun Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2003-20050022

Championship record progression

Men

Men's hammer throw World Championships record progression [3]
MarkAthleteNationYearRoundDate
75.78 m Zdzisław Kwaśny Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) 1983 Qualification1983-08-08
78.50 m Sergey Litvinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1983 Qualification1983-08-08
79.22 m Yuriy Sedykh Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1983 Final1983-08-08
82.68 m Sergey Litvinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1983 Final1983-08-08
83.06 m Sergey Litvinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 1987 Final1987-09-01
83.38 m Szymon Ziółkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) 2001 Final2001-08-05
83.89 m1 Ivan Tsikhan Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR) 2005 Final2005-08-08
83.63 m Ivan Tsikhan Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR) 2007 Final2007-08-27

1Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test [4]

Women

Women's hammer throw World Championships record progression [5]
TimeAthleteNationYearRoundDate
65.52 m Debbie Sosimenko Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS) 1999 Final1999-08-24
71.57 m Mihaela Melinte Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM) 1999 Final1999-08-24
73.23 m Mihaela Melinte Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM) 1999 Final1999-08-24
75.20 m Mihaela Melinte Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM) 1999 Final1999-08-24
75.27 m Betty Heidler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) 2009 Qualification2009-08-20
77.96 m WR Anita Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) 2009 Final2009-08-22
78.46 m Anita Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) 2013 Final2013-08-16
78.80 m1 Tatyana Lysenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) 2013 Final2013-08-16
78.52 m Anita Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) 2015 Final2015-08-27
80.27 m Anita Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) 2015 Final2015-08-27
80.85 m Anita Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) 2015 Final2015-08-27

1Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test.

Best performances

Top ten furthest World Championship throws1

1Does not include ancillary marks

See also

References

  1. "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org : 42–45.
  2. 1 2 Mulkeen, Jon (20 August 2023). "Katzberg ends Fajdek's reign as world hammer champion in Budapest". World Athletics . Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. Main > Men's Hammer Throw > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
  4. Helsinki 2005 re-tests reveal six adverse findings
  5. Main > Women's hammer throw > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
  6. "Men's hammer throw".
  7. "Women's hammer throw". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

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