Hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships

Hammer throw
at the World Athletics Championships
Hammer throw; at the World Athletics Championships
	Anita Włodarczyk and Malwina Kopron during the 2017 championships
Overview
Gender	Men and women
Years held	Men: 1983 – 2023 ; Women: 1999 – 2023
Championship record
Men	83.63 m Ivan Tsikhan (2007)
Women	80.85 m Anita Włodarczyk (2015)
Reigning champion
Men	Ethan Katzberg (CAN)
Women	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.

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.

Age records

All information from World Athletics.^[1]

Distinction	Male			Female
Distinction	Athlete	Age	Date	Athlete	Age	Date
Youngest champion	Ethan Katzberg (CAN)	21 years, 137 days^[2]	20 Aug 2023	Yipsi Moreno (CUB)	20 years, 261 days	7 Aug 2001
Youngest medalist	Ethan Katzberg (CAN)	21 years, 137 days^[2]	20 Aug 2023	Yipsi Moreno (CUB)	20 years, 261 days	7 Aug 2001
Youngest finalist	Myhaylo Kokhan (UKR)	18 years, 253 days	2 Oct 2019	Zhang Wenxiu (CHN)	15 years, 138 days	7 Aug 2001
Youngest participant	Ashraf Amgad Elseify (QAT)	18 years, 171 days	10 Aug 2013	Zhang Wenxiu (CHN)	15 years, 137 days	6 Aug 2001
Oldest champion	Koji Murofushi (JPN)	36 years, 325 days	29 Aug 2011	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	31 years, 364 days	7 Aug 2017
Oldest medalist	Koji Murofushi (JPN)	36 years, 325 days	29 Aug 2011	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	32 years, 328 days	28 Aug 2003
Oldest finalist	Igor Astapkovich (BLR)	40 years, 233 days	25 Aug 2003	Martina Hrašnová (SVK)	36 years, 191 days	28 Sep 2019
Oldest participant	Ed Burke (USA)	43 years, 157 days	8 Aug 1983	Elena Teloni (CYP)	38 years, 253 days	26 Aug 2003

Medalists

Men

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	Zdzisław Kwaśny (POL)
1987 Rome details	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	Jüri Tamm (URS)	Ralf Haber (GDR)
1991 Tokyo details	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	Igor Astapkovich (URS)	Heinz Weis (GER)
1993 Stuttgart details	Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK)	Igor Astapkovich (BLR)	Tibor Gécsek (HUN)
1995 Gothenburg details	Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK)	Igor Astapkovich (BLR)	Tibor Gécsek (HUN)
1997 Athens details	Heinz Weis (GER)	Andriy Skvaruk (UKR)	Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS)
1999 Seville details	Karsten Kobs (GER)	Zsolt Németh (HUN)	Vladyslav Piskunov (UKR)
2001 Edmonton details	Szymon Ziółkowski (POL)	Koji Murofushi (JPN)	Ilya Konovalov (RUS)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)	Adrián Annus (HUN)	Koji Murofushi (JPN)
2005 Helsinki details	Szymon Ziółkowski (POL)	Markus Esser (GER)	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN)
2007 Osaka details	Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)	Primož Kozmus (SLO)	Libor Charfreitag (SVK)
2009 Berlin details	Primož Kozmus (SLO)	Szymon Ziółkowski (POL)	Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS)
2011 Daegu details	Koji Murofushi (JPN)	Krisztián Pars (HUN)	Primož Kozmus (SLO)
2013 Moscow details	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	Krisztián Pars (HUN)	Lukáš Melich (CZE)
2015 Beijing details	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	Dilshod Nazarov (TJK)	Wojciech Nowicki (POL)
2017 London details	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	Valeriy Pronkin (ANA)	Wojciech Nowicki (POL)
2019 Doha details	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	Quentin Bigot (FRA)	Bence Halász (HUN) Wojciech Nowicki (POL)
2022 Eugene details	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	Wojciech Nowicki (POL)	Eivind Henriksen (NOR)
2023 Budapest details	Ethan Katzberg (CAN)	Wojciech Nowicki (POL)	Bence Halász (HUN)

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Poland (POL)	7	3	4	14
2	Soviet Union (URS)	3	3	0	6
3	Belarus (BLR)	2	2	0	4
4	Germany (GER)	2	1	1	4
5	Tajikistan (TJK)	2	1	0	3
6	Japan (JPN)	1	1	1	3
6	Slovenia (SLO)	1	1	1	3
8	Canada (CAN)	1	0	0	1
9	Hungary (HUN)	0	4	4	8
10	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	1	2
11	France (FRA)	0	1	0	1
–	Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)	0	1	0	1
12	Russia (RUS)	0	0	3	3
13	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	0	1	1
	East Germany (GDR)	0	0	1	1
	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		19	19	20	58

Multiple medalists

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Period	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Paweł Fajdek	Poland (POL)	2013-2022	5	0	0	5
2	Szymon Ziółkowski	Poland (POL)	2001-2009	2	1	0	3
3	Sergey Litvinov	Soviet Union (URS)	1983-1987	2	0	0	2
	Andrey Abduvaliyev	Tajikistan (TJK)	1993-1995	2	0	0	2
	Ivan Tsikhan	Belarus (BLR)	2003-2007	2	0	0	2
6	Koji Murofushi	Japan (JPN)	2001-2011	1	1	1	3
6	Primož Kozmus	Slovenia (SLO)	2007-2011	1	1	1	3
7	Heinz Weis	Germany (GER)	1991-1997	1	0	1	2
9	Igor Astapkovich	Soviet Union (URS) Belarus (BLR)	1991-1995	0	3	0	3
10	Wojciech Nowicki	Poland (POL)	2015-2023	0	2	3	5
11	Krisztián Pars	Hungary (HUN)	2011-2013	0	2	0	2
12	Tibor Gécsek	Hungary (HUN)	1993-1995	0	0	2	2
12	Bence Halász	Hungary (HUN)	2019-2023	0	0	2	2

Women

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999 Seville details	Mihaela Melinte (ROU)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	Lisa Misipeka (ASA)
2001 Edmonton details	Yipsi Moreno (CUB)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	Bronwyn Eagles (AUS)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Yipsi Moreno (CUB)	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	Manuela Montebrun (FRA)
2005 Helsinki details	Yipsi Moreno (CUB)	Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)	Manuela Montebrun (FRA)
2007 Osaka details	Betty Heidler (GER)	Yipsi Moreno (CUB)	Zhang Wenxiu (CHN)
2009 Berlin details	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	Betty Heidler (GER)	Martina Hrašnová (SVK)
2011 Daegu details	Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)	Betty Heidler (GER)	Zhang Wenxiu (CHN)
2013 Moscow details	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	Zhang Wenxiu (CHN)	Wang Zheng (CHN)
2015 Beijing details	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	Zhang Wenxiu (CHN)	Alexandra Tavernier (FRA)
2017 London details	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	Wang Zheng (CHN)	Malwina Kopron (POL)
2019 Doha details	DeAnna Price (USA)	Joanna Fiodorow (POL)	Wang Zheng (CHN)
2022 Eugene details	Brooke Andersen (USA)	Camryn Rogers (CAN)	Janee' Kassanavoid (USA)
2023 Budapest details	Camryn Rogers (CAN)	Janee' Kassanavoid (USA)	DeAnna Price (USA)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Poland (POL)	4	1	1	6
2	Cuba (CUB)	3	1	0	4
3	United States (USA)	2	1	2	5
4	Russia (RUS)	1	4	0	5
5	Germany (GER)	1	2	0	3
6	Romania (ROU)	1	0	0	1
7	Canada (CAN)	1	1	0	2
8	China (CHN)	0	3	4	7
9	France (FRA)	0	0	3	3
10	American Samoa (ASA)	0	0	1	1
	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	0	0	1	1

Multiple medalists

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Period	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland (POL)	2009-2017	4	0	0	4
2	Yipsi Moreno	Cuba (CUB)	2001-2007	3	1	0	4
3	Betty Heidler	Germany (GER)	2007-2011	1	2	0	3
4	Tatyana Lysenko	Russia (RUS)	2005-2011	1	1	0	2
4	Camryn Rogers	Canada (CAN)	2022-2023	1	1	0	2
6	DeAnna Price	United States (USA)	2019-2023	1	0	1	2
7	Olga Kuzenkova	Russia (RUS)	1999-2003	0	3	0	3
8	Zhang Wenxiu	China (CHN)	2007-2015	0	2	2	4
9	Wang Zheng	China (CHN)	2013-2019	0	1	2	3
10	Janee' Kassanavoid	United States (USA)	2022-2023	0	1	1	2
11	Manuela Montebrun	France (FRA)	2003-2005	0	0	2	2

Championship record progression

Men

Men's hammer throw World Championships record progression^[3]
Mark	Athlete	Nation	Year	Round	Date
75.78 m	Zdzisław Kwaśny	Poland (POL)	1983	Qualification	1983-08-08
78.50 m	Sergey Litvinov	Soviet Union (URS)	1983	Qualification	1983-08-08
79.22 m	Yuriy Sedykh	Soviet Union (URS)	1983	Final	1983-08-08
82.68 m	Sergey Litvinov	Soviet Union (URS)	1983	Final	1983-08-08
83.06 m	Sergey Litvinov	Soviet Union (URS)	1987	Final	1987-09-01
83.38 m	Szymon Ziółkowski	Poland (POL)	2001	Final	2001-08-05
~~83.89 m~~¹	~~Ivan Tsikhan~~	~~Belarus (BLR)~~	~~2005~~	~~Final~~	~~2005-08-08~~
83.63 m	Ivan Tsikhan	Belarus (BLR)	2007	Final	2007-08-27

¹Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test^[4]

Women

Women's hammer throw World Championships record progression^[5]
Time	Athlete	Nation	Year	Round	Date
65.52 m	Debbie Sosimenko	Australia (AUS)	1999	Final	1999-08-24
71.57 m	Mihaela Melinte	Romania (ROM)	1999	Final	1999-08-24
73.23 m	Mihaela Melinte	Romania (ROM)	1999	Final	1999-08-24
75.20 m	Mihaela Melinte	Romania (ROM)	1999	Final	1999-08-24
75.27 m	Betty Heidler	Germany (GER)	2009	Qualification	2009-08-20
77.96 m WR	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland (POL)	2009	Final	2009-08-22
78.46 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland (POL)	2013	Final	2013-08-16
~~78.80 m~~¹	~~Tatyana Lysenko~~	~~Russia (RUS)~~	~~2013~~	~~Final~~	~~2013-08-16~~
78.52 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland (POL)	2015	Final	2015-08-27
80.27 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland (POL)	2015	Final	2015-08-27
80.85 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland (POL)	2015	Final	2015-08-27

¹Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test.

Best performances

Top ten furthest World Championship throws¹

Furthest men's throws at the World Championships^[6]
Rank	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation	Year	Date
1	83.63 m	Ivan Tsikhan	Belarus	2007	2007-08-27
2	83.38 m	Szymon Ziółkowski	Poland	2001	2001-08-05
3	83.07 m	Sergey Litvinov	Soviet Union	1987	1987-09-01
4	83.05 m	Ivan Tsikhan	Belarus	2003	2003-08-25
5	82.92 m	Koji Murofushi	Japan	2001	2001-08-05
6	82.68 m	Sergey Litvinov	Soviet Union	1983	1983-08-09
7	82.60 m	Vadim Devyatovskiy	Belarus	2005	2005-08-08
8	82.29 m	Primož Kozmus	Slovenia	2007	2007-08-27
9	81.98 m	Paweł Fajdek	Poland	2022	2022-07-16
10	81.97 m	Paweł Fajdek	Poland	2013	2013-08-12

Furthest women's throws at the World Championships^[7]
Rank	Distance (m)	Athlete	Nation	Year	Date
1	80.85 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	2015	2015-08-27
2	78.96 m	Brooke Andersen	United States	2022	2022-07-17
3	78.46 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	2013	2013-08-16
4	77.96 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	2009	2009-08-22
5	77.90 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	2017	2017-08-07
6	77.54 m	DeAnna Price	United States	2019	2019-09-28
7	77.22 m	Camryn Rogers	Canada	2023	2023-08-24
8	77.13 m	Tatyana Lysenko	Russia	2011	2011-09-04
9	77.12 m	Betty Heidler	Germany	2009	2009-08-22
10	77.10 m	Hanna Skydan	Azerbaijan	2023^Q	2023-08-23

¹Does not include ancillary marks

References

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

Bibliography

Butler, Mark (2023). World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 Statistics Book. World Athletics.

External links

Official World Athletics website

[1] "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45.

[:0-2] 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.

[dsq-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.

[alltime-athletics.com-6] "Men's hammer throw".

[alltime-athletics.women-7] "Women's hammer throw". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

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Age records

Medalists

Men

Medal table

Multiple medalists

Women

Medal table

Multiple medalists

Championship record progression

Men

Women

Best performances

Top ten furthest World Championship throws1

See also

References

Bibliography

External links

Top ten furthest World Championship throws¹