Annette Nneka Echikunwoke, of the United States, competes in the hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships Friday, July 15, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) AP ...

The hammer throw became a regular part of track and field competitions in England, Scotland and Ireland in 1866. It became an Olympic event for men in 1900, ...

Hammer thrower changes nation to US, makes final at worlds . July 14, 2022 at 11:57 pm Updated July 15, 2022 at 4:26 pm . By . PAT GRAHAM. The Associated Press.

In the hammer throw, a component of the Olympic track and field competition, athletes take an 8.8-pound metal ball connected to a grip by a steel wire, rapidly spin three to four times, ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — After her final throw, Annette Echikunwoke sauntered out of the hammer cage and waved to the Stade de France crowd. She had become the Paris Olympics silver medalist, so ...

Top hammer throwers tend to be older than top-level athletes in some other Olympic sports, said Andy Kokhanovsky, who has coached throwers at KU since 2005.

Gwen Berry, a 32-year-old who grew up in St Louis, Missouri, competes in the women's hammer throw final at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials on June 26 in Eugene, Oregon.

Coventry's Bonnie Edmondson competed in the hammer throw before the sport became an Olympic sport and she helped get it into the Games after she retired. After 27 years off, she's taken up the ...

Hammer throwers, pole vaulters, javelin hurlers, discus throwers and shot putters all have tales from the road about lugging around their equipment. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.