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Hammer throw

Hammer throw is a World Athletics throwing event. A metal ball attached to wire and grip is thrown from a circle and protective cage into a marked sector; the longest valid distance counts.

LevelVariant FamilyAthletics CategoryAthletics
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Classification

Category Athletics
Family Athletics
Level Variant

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, outdoor, einzeln, hammerwurf, hammer-throw, world-athletics, throws, athletics

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Throw the hammer as far and legally into the sector as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individual competitors.

Teamgröße

Individual; team scoring may exist by event.

Spielfeld

Throwing circle with protective cage and marked sector.

Dauer

Number of attempts by competition.

Wertung

Best valid distance.

Gewinnbedingung

Longest valid distance.

Ausrüstung

  • hammer
  • throwing circle
  • cage
  • sector
  • measurement system

Wichtige Regelpunkte

  • missed sector
  • circle/exit violation
  • time violation
  • implement issue

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

  • World Athletics (WA)
  • World Athletics (WA)

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