The women's hammer throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 4 and 6 August 2024. This was the 7th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
| Women's hammer throw at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 The medal ceremony of the event. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
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| Winning distance | 76.97 m | ||||||||||||
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Summary
editWorld record holder, triple defending champion Anita Włodarczyk returned for a fourth. She turned 39 two days after competition. The rest of the podium Wang Zheng and Malwina Kopron were also back. World leader and #3 of all time Brooke Andersen would ordinarily be the favorite, but she could not land a fair throw at the US Trials and did not qualify. Anderson was the 2022 World Champion; the 2023 World Champion was Camryn Rogers who is also #2 on the world list, just ahead of 2019 World Champion, 2023 bronze medalist DeAnna Price. [1]
Krista Tervo, Annette Echikunwoke, Katrine Koch Jacobsen, Rogers and Price were the auto qualifiers. Włodarczyk was the last qualifier for the final with 71.06m, her fifth final.[2]
Zhao Jie started off the action with 72.20m. Rogers spun it out to 74.11m. Hanna Skydan moved into second with a 73.27m. Echikunwoke almost matched that with 73.11m. Włodarczyk proved she was still going to be a contender by throwing 73.17m. In the second round, Zhao took the lead with a throw of 74.27m. Silja Kosonen became the third over 74, though barely with a throw of 74.04m. In the third round Rogers took back the lead with a 74.47m. Five throws later, Echikunwoke pushed the competition a meter farther to 75.48m. In the fourth round, Rogers made it a lot closer, throwing 75.44m. It went to the fifth round, where Rogers got off the winner, 76.97 m (252 ft 6 in). Włodarczyk got off a 74.23m to just miss a fourth medal in a row.[3][4] Along with Ethan Katzberg, Canada wins both hammer throw events at the Olympics.
Background
editThe women's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 2000.
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Anita Włodarczyk (POL)
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82.98[5] | Warsaw, Poland | 26 August 2016 |
| Olympic record | 82.29 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 August 2016 | |
| World leading |  Brooke Andersen (USA)
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79.92[6] | Tucson, United States | 20 April 2024 |
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Africa (records) |  Annette Echikunwoke (NGR)
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75.49 |
| Asia (records) |  Wang Zheng (CHN)
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77.68 |
| Europe (records) | Anita Włodarczyk (POL)
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82.98 WR |
| North, Central America | DeAnna Price (USA)
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80.31 |
| Oceania (records) |  Lauren Bruce (NZL)
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74.61 |
| South America (records) |  Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG)
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73.74 |
Qualification
editFor the women's hammer throw event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 74.00 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[8][9]
Results
editQualification
editThe qualification was held on 4 August, starting at 10:20 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:45 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification distance or world ranking.[10]
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Krista Tervo |  Finland
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x | 74.79 | 74.79 | Q, NR | |
| 2 | A | Camryn Rogers |  Canada
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x | 74.69 | – | 74.69 | Q |
| 3 | B | DeAnna Price |  United States
|
72.08 | 73.79 | – | 73.79 | Q |
| 4 | A | Annette Echikunwoke | United States
|
73.52 | – | – | 73.52 | Q |
| 5 | B | Katrine Koch Jacobsen |  Denmark
|
72.36 | x | 73.04 | 73.04 | Q |
| 6 | A | Hanna Skydan |  Azerbaijan
|
69.58 | 69.04 | 72.55 | 72.55 | q |
| 7 | A | Zhao Jie |  China
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70.78 | 72.49 | 72.24 | 72.49 | q |
| 8 | B | Sara Fantini |  Italy
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72.40 | 69.93 | 71.08 | 72.40 | q |
| 9 | B | Silja Kosonen | Finland
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x | 68.51 | 72.11 | 72.11 | q |
| 10 | B | Rosa Rodríguez |  Venezuela
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x | 67.28 | 71.76 | 71.76 | q |
| 11 | A | Bianca Ghelber |  Romania
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71.42 | x | 71.34 | 71.42 | q |
| 12 | B | Anita Włodarczyk |  Poland
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71.04 | 70.41 | 71.06 | 71.06 | q |
| 13 | A | Li Jiangyan | China
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x | 70.54 | x | 70.54 | |
| 14 | A | Erin Reese | United States
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68.74 | 70.23 | x | 70.23 | |
| 15 | A | Stephanie Ratcliffe |  Australia
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x | x | 70.07 | 70.07 | |
| 16 | B | Nicola Tuthill |  Ireland
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x | 68.87 | 69.90 | 69.90 | |
| 17 | B | Stamatia Scarvelis |  Greece
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69.38 | 66.86 | x | 69.38 | |
| 18 | A | Thea Löfman |  Sweden
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64.13 | 68.92 | 69.12 | 69.12 | |
| 19 | A | Rose Loga |  France
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68.94 | 63.10 | x | 68.94 | |
| 20 | A | Lauren Bruce |  New Zealand
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x | 67.03 | 68.93 | 68.93 | |
| 21 | A | Suvi Koskinen | Finland
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66.14 | x | 67.90 | 67.90 | |
| 22 | B | Zalina Marghieva |  Moldova
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x | 67.84 | 66.45 | 67.84 | |
| 23 | A | Malwina Kopron | Poland
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65.39 | 65.65 | 67.68 | 67.68 | |
| 24 | B | Vanessa Sterckendries |  Belgium
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67.67 | x | 64.67 | 67.67 | |
| 25 | A | Zahra Tatar |  Algeria
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66.06 | 66.99 | 66.90 | 66.99 | |
| 26 | B | Iryna Klymets |  Ukraine
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66.95 | 66.61 | 65.70 | 66.95 | |
| 27 | A | Beatrice Nedberge Llano |  Norway
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66.11 | 66.92 | 64.77 | 66.92 | |
| 28 | B | Wang Zheng | China
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66.92 | x | x | 66.92 | |
| 29 | B | Oyesade Olatoye |  Nigeria
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x | 64.36 | 66.41 | 66.41 | |
| 30 | B | Réka Gyurátz |  Hungary
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x | 64.77 | 63.86 | 64.77 | |
| A | Mayra Gaviria |  Colombia
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x | r | – | — | NM | |
| B | Alexandra Tavernier | France
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x | x | x | — | NM |
Final
editThe final is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 20:00 (UTC+2) in the evening.[10]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
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Camryn Rogers | Canada
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74.11 | x | 74.47 | 75.44 | 76.97 | x | 76.97 | |
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Annette Echikunwoke | United States
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73.11 | 71.45 | 75.48 | x | 73.32 | 73.56 | 75.48 | SB |
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Zhao Jie | China
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72.90 | 74.27 | 73.95 | 72.79 | 73.88 | 71.88 | 74.27 | |
| 4 | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland
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73.17 | 72.18 | 73.13 | 73.61 | 74.23 | 69.77 | 74.23 | SB |
| 5 | Silja Kosonen | Finland
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x | 74.04 | 72.44 | x | 73.12 | 72.10 | 74.04 | SB |
| 6 | Krista Tervo | Finland
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x | 73.83 | x | 72.56 | 71.25 | x | 73.83 | |
| 7 | Hanna Skydan | Azerbaijan
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73.27 | 72.48 | 71.39 | 73.66 | 72.91 | 73.27 | 73.66 | SB |
| 8 | Rosa Rodríguez | Venezuela
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71.02 | 72.98 | x | 71.22 | 70.85 | x | 72.98 | SB |
| 9 | Bianca Ghelber | Romania
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x | 72.24 | 72.36 | Did not advance | 72.36 | |||
| 10 | Katrine Koch Jacobsen | Denmark
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71.65 | 70.64 | 71.09 | Did not advance | 71.65 | |||
| 11 | DeAnna Price | United States
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x | 70.18 | 71.00 | Did not advance | 71.00 | |||
| 12 | Sara Fantini | Italy
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69.20 | 69.58 | x | Did not advance | 69.58 | |||
References
edit- ^ https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/throws/hammer-throw/all/women/senior/2024?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229532&ageCategory=senior
- ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C74F_ATHWHAMMER------------QUAL--------.pdf
- ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_N59A_ATHWHAMMER------------FNL-000100--.pdf
- ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C73I2_ATHWHAMMER------------FNL-000100--.pdf
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – Hammer throw women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Hammer throw men", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Records – Hammer throw women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.