Throwing Events: PE - 3 Group 7

Throwing events
PE – 3
GROUP 7
THE FOUR STANDARD
THROWING EVENTS
• Discus Throw
• Javelin Throw
• Shot Throw
• Hammer Throw
Discus Throw
• Discus throwing is considered by
many the classic event of athletics,
the Greek poet Homer having made
references to discuss throwing in
the 8th century BC. Modern male
athletes throw a 2-kg (4.4-pound)
plate like implement from a 2.5-
metre (8.2-foot) circle. The discus is
launched after the thrower,
starting at the back of the circle,
has completed one and a half turns.
The women’s discus weighs 1 kg
(2.2 pounds).
Discus Throw
• Legendary among discus throwers
are the feats of Al Oerter (U.S.), the
first to throw over 200 feet (61
meters). He won an Olympic gold
medal at the 1956 Games as a 20-
year-old and at each of the
following three Games as well. He
also set four world records. A
standout among women throwers
was Faina Melnik (U.S.S.R.), who set
11 world records.
Discus Throw Disc
Discus Throw Disc
Javelin Throw
• Javelin throwing involves a spear like
implement that is hurled with an over-
the-shoulder motion at the end of an
approach run. It is a direct descendant of
spear-throwing contests, introduced in
the Olympics of 708 BC. The men’s
javelin weighs about 800 grams (1.8
pounds) and must be at least 260 cm
(8.5 feet) long. The women throw a
javelin that must weigh at least 600
grams (1.3 pounds) and be at least 220
cm (7.2 feet) long. It is the only throwing
event not using a circle. The javelin is not
required to stick but must land point-first
for a valid throw.
Javelin Throw
• Throwers from Finland have historically been a force
in the event. Matti Järvinen, a Finn, established 10
world records and improved the record by 6.22
metres, finally reaching 77.23 meters (253 feet 4.5
inches) in 1936. As records continued to be broken,
there was less and less space within the stadium to
throw the javelin safely. Terje Pedersen (Norway)
broke the 300-foot (91.44-metre) barrier in 1964,
and by 1984 Uwe Hohn (East Germany) had thrown
a prodigious 104.80 meters (343.8 feet), a throw so
great that it influenced a change in the design of the
javelin to keep it within the safe confines of the field.
Beginning in 1985, throwers used a javelin that, at
the same weight, was designed to reduce the length
of the throw by 9 to 12 meters (30 to 40 feet). The
design of the women’s javelin was changed after
successive world records pushed close to 80 meters
(262.5 feet) in the late 1980s.
Javelin or Battle spears
Throwing spears
Javelin or Throwing spears parts
Shot Put Throw
• The putting action is best described as
shoving the shot, because the rules require
that the arm may not extend behind the
shoulders during the putting action. The
spherical shot is made of metal. The men’s
shot weighs 7.26 kg (16 pounds) and is
110–130 mm (4.3–5.1 inches) in
diameter. Women put a 4-kg (8.82-
pound) shot that is 95–110 mm (3.7–
4.3 inches) in diameter.
Shot Put Throw
• The putter must launch the shot from within a
ring 2.135 meters (7 feet) in diameter and so
must gather momentum for the put by a rapid
twisting movement. Shot-putters are among the
largest athletes in track and field, the most
massive ranging from 250 to 300 pounds (113 to
136 kg). Beginning in the 1950s, weight training
became a major part of a shot-putter’s training
program. In that same period the O’Brien style of
putting was popularized, with outstanding results.
Developed by Parry O’Brien (U.S.), the style
involved a 180-degree turn (rather than the usual
90-degree turn) across the ring, getting more
speed and momentum into the action. O’Brien was
the best exponent of the style, winning three
Olympic medals (two gold) and raising the record
from 17.95 meters (58 feet 10.75 inches) to
19.30 meters (63 feet 4 inches).
Shot Put Throw
• Some athletes have turned to a style
in which the putter spins one and a
half turns before releasing the shot, a
technique developed by Brian Oldfield
(U.S.).
Shot Put metal ball
Hammer Throw
• Some athletes have turned to a style in which the
putter spins one and a half turns before releasing
the shot, a technique developed by Brian Oldfield
(U.S.). The implement used in the hammer throw
is not a conventional hammer but a metal ball at
least 110 mm (4.3 inches) in diameter attached
to a wire, the whole implement being a minimum
of 1,175 mm (46.3 inches) in length and weighing
a minimum of 7.2 kg (16 pounds). The handle at
the end of the wire opposite from the ball is
gripped by the thrower and released after three or
four body turns have developed maximum
centrifugal force. The throwing circle is slightly
smaller than that of the discus. Women’s hammer
throw was introduced into international
competition in the 1990s. The hammer used by
women is slightly shorter and weighs a minimum
of 4 kg (8.8 pounds).
Hammer Throw
• American athletes of Irish birth or
descent totally dominated the event
from the 1890s to the 1930s and
included John Flanagan, who
unofficially set 17 world records and
won three Olympic gold medals
(1900, 1904, and 1908). After the
passing of the Irish dynasty, the
power shifted to the eastern
Europeans. Among them was Yury
Sedykh (U.S.S.R.), who won at the
1976 and 1980 Olympics and
raised the record from 80.32
meters (24.5 feet) to 86.74 meters
(26.4 feet).
THANKYOUUU!
GROUP 7
MARK NEIL TONZON
EDRIAN TALUCOD
JESSA MAE TABURNAL
MARWEEN UBANA

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