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Rasenkraftsport

Rasenkraftsport is a German strength-athletics throwing combined event made up of hammer throw, weight throw and stone put; individual events also exist. Distance, combined-event points and, by class, bodyweight, age or weight classes matter.

LevelVariant FamilyStrength Sports CategoryStrength sport / throwing events

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Classification

Category Strength sport / throwing events

Family Strength Sports

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Throwing combined event of hammer throw, weight throw and stone put.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like strength, throwing technique and measurable distances in a specialist discipline.

Cost Club training is decisive; heavy implements and safe facility are usually provided by the club. Club fee, training clothing/shoes, possible competition fees and travel. Rasenkraftsport/strength-athletics/throwing group or DRTV-adjacent club. Heavy implements only with coach, clear sector and rule-compliant facility.

First progress Basic movement after a few sessions; stable turn/put technique takes weeks to months.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

coach
throwing circle/cage
hammer
throwing weight
stone
measuring system
clear sector

First steps

find a club
learn safety rules
use light training implements
practise turn/run-up basics
then increase to competition implements

DRTV/state federation, rasenkraftsport club, strength-athletics or throwing group.

Train only with coach, cage, clear sector and clear retrieval/measuring routine.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, outdoor, rasenkraftsport, strength-sport, kraftsport, kraftsport-wurfdisziplinen, strength-sport-throwing-events

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Throw/put hammer, weight and/or stone legally as far as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individual athletes by class.

Teamgröße

Individual; team scoring by event.

Spielfeld

Throwing circle/cage, stone-put area and throwing sector.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Measured distance and combined-event scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

hammer
throwing weight
stone
throwing circle/cage
measuring system

Wichtige Regelpunkte

foul line breach
wrong implement
unsafe sector
rule/class breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Deutscher Rasenkraftsport- und Tauzieh-Verband (DRTV)

Rasenkraftsport Hessischer Rasenkraftsport- und Tauzieh-Verband · federation-guide · high
Wettkampfordnung Rasenkraftsport Deutscher Rasenkraftsport- und Tauzieh-Verband · rulebook · high
Rasenkraftsport TSG Eppstein · club-guide · medium