hammer throw
noun
: a field event in which a usually 16-pound metal sphere attached to a flexible handle is thrown for distance
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Adding in the four jumping events (pole vault, high jump, long jump and triple jump), the four throwing events (shot put, discus, hammer throw and javelin) and the heptathlon/decathlon, there will be a total of 48 athletics events at the 2024 Games.
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Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
Competitions will include the caber toss, hammer throw, and stone put — a display of strength and skill rooted in Scottish tradition.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
But with very little gravity to anchor her, the strike of her hammer throws her backward in an uncontrolled tumble.
—Michele Carpenter, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2015
As the players tossed precision hammer throws, made deft cuts and always complimented an opponent on a good play, Steve Campione, an executive for an agricultural firm, walked his dog across the street.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
Competitions will include the caber toss, hammer throw, and stone put — a display of strength and skill rooted in Scottish tradition.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
But with very little gravity to anchor her, the strike of her hammer throws her backward in an uncontrolled tumble.
—Michele Carpenter, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2015
As the players tossed precision hammer throws, made deft cuts and always complimented an opponent on a good play, Steve Campione, an executive for an agricultural firm, walked his dog across the street.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Hammer throw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammer%20throw. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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