Hammer Throw is the ability to compete in throwing events in the distance the hammer throw.

Video, is the state of the men's hammer throw final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Regulations commentary seen in 5 minutes

Solve.

  • A human player, you can solve. Three times.
  • Throwing is done from within the circle in front of 2.135m.
  • Only those that fall to the ground on the inside of the sector of 34.92 degrees to the center of the circle will be the solve valid.
  • Will be (foul) failure to the left and right horizontal line has been drawn from the center of the circle, and come out from behind the line than that.
  • From the point closest to the throwing yen, the distance between the inside of the circle on the line connecting the center of the circle will be the record of the marks of the hammer fell.

Hammer

  • Hammer, shot and grip have been connected by a wire.
  • Weight is, 7.260kg boys, girls is 4kg.
  • The length of the wire, 1.175 ~ 1.215m men, women is 1.160 ~ 1.195m.

The road to gold medal

  • We will proceed with the final qualifying →.
  • All the players reached a record qualifying standard advance to the final pass.

World Record / Japanese record

Hammer Throw

 RecordNameDate
Worldmen86m74Yuri Sedykh (The Soviet Union)1986/08/30
Worldwomen79m42Betty Haidora (Germany)2011/05/21
Japanmen84m86Koji Murofushi2003/06/29
Japanwomen67m77Yuka Murofushi2004/08/01