hammer throw

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The two-day event, which begins Saturday with the women’s hammer throw at the South Bay Athletic Club, features 18 Olympic or world champions competing primarily at USC’s Allyson Felix Field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

In the first 10 world championships to feature women’s hammer throw — from 1999 to 2017 — an American had never medaled.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Other titles being decided Sunday were in women’s long jump, the men’s 10,000 meters, the heptathlon and men’s hammer throw.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2023

Bryce Deadmon won the men’s 400 on Saturday, while Rudy Winkler took the hammer throw, Nikki Hiltz the women’s 1,500 meters and Yared Nuguse the men’s 1,500.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2023

Say, Irish," he burst out in an odd breathless way—Fatty's fits were a joke in the office and startling to newcomers—"good hammer throw, that.

From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.