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Hammer Throw

The document summarizes the rules and techniques of hammer throw, an athletics event where an athlete hurls a hammer for distance using two hands within a throwing circle. Key rules include that the athlete and hammer may not touch the top or outside of the circle during or after release, and the athlete must exit the back of the circle after release. The athlete who throws the farthest distance wins. The hammer is composed of a steel ball, swivel, wire, and handle. Proper equipment also includes throwing gloves and shoes. Drills are used to improve rotational technique, strength, balance and control. Body composition favors high lean mass and average body fat percentages are listed for men and women. National and international records in men's

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Hammer Throw

The document summarizes the rules and techniques of hammer throw, an athletics event where an athlete hurls a hammer for distance using two hands within a throwing circle. Key rules include that the athlete and hammer may not touch the top or outside of the circle during or after release, and the athlete must exit the back of the circle after release. The athlete who throws the farthest distance wins. The hammer is composed of a steel ball, swivel, wire, and handle. Proper equipment also includes throwing gloves and shoes. Drills are used to improve rotational technique, strength, balance and control. Body composition favors high lean mass and average body fat percentages are listed for men and women. National and international records in men's

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hammer throw, sport in athletics (track and field) in which a hammer is hurled for distance, using two

hands within a throwing circle. Rules continued: the athlete may enter the circle from anywhere The
implement or athlete my not touch the top or outside of the circle during or after the implement is
released The athlete must exit the back of the circle after the implement is released If the athlete breaks
these rules, then the throw is considered a foul and it is not measured. The athlete with the farthest
throw at the end of competition wins. An athlete has to abide by the following rules while performing in
a Hammer Throw competition − mechanics, Before the starting of preliminary swinging, an athlete is
allowed to put the head of hammer either inside or outside the circle. It is not a foul if before the
starting of preliminary swing, the thrower puts his hammer on ground but if after preliminary swing, the
head of the hammer touches ground or the hammer is dropped by the athlete, then it will be counted as
a foul. While being in the air, if the hammer breaks, then it will not be counted as foul, provided the
athlete has played under correct rules and regulations.

Equipment The hammer is composed of a ball (competition balls are made of turned or stainless steel), a
rotating (ball-bearing) swivel, a hammer wire and a handle, normally aluminum, which can be straight or
curved according to the thrower’s preferences. Essential equipment is also throwing gloves, made of
soft leather to allow for optimum grip, and shoes. These need to be strong in the sole and sides to
sustain the thrower’s weight in the spin, with extra strapping to hold the foot firm at the fore end and
allow for better motion control in the circle.

Drill Hammer drills set three involve shuttle runs along a straight line and pivot turns on the spot with
medicine balls and hammers. The aim is to improve rotational technique, core strength, balance, and
control. Drill 1: Medicine Ball Shuttle Aim: To develop the basic rotational technique Drill 2: Two
Hammer Shuttle Drill 3: Two Hammer Reverse Pivot Aim: To develop both intermediate and advanced
hammer throwers technique, strength, and control.

Body composition

High lean body mass

Lean body mass was higher in hammer throwers (85.9 ± 3. 9kg vs. 62.7 ± 5.1kg (p < 0.01).

Average body fat

Men- 15-18%

Women- 25-28%

Somatotype

Mesomorph- endomorph

National Record

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, on Wednesday, broke a 36-year-old national Hammer record at the ongoing
21st National Sports Festival (NSF) in Asaba. Enekwechi threw the hammer over 67.45 meters to beat
the 66.92m set by Christian Okoye at Westwood in the U.S. in 1986, seven years before he was born.

International record
Ivan Tsikhan is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a two-time world champion and twice an Olympic
medalist. 84.51 m (2008) Anita Włodarczyk is a Polish hammer thrower. She is the 2012, 2016 and 2020
Olympic champion, and the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m; she currently holds
the women's world record of 82.98 m. She is considered the greatest women's hammer thrower of all
time.

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