The so-called hammer in the hammer throw event is actually a ball on a ... the international track and field governing body. Athletes spin in a circle to gain momentum before releasing the weight ...

The hammer throw is one of four track and field events typically held during a competition. In it, the athlete winds up their swing by spinning in place before throwing a metal ball attached to a ...

Atlanta, now with a shot in hand and its ball in virtually the same position as L.A., opted to “throw” the strategic lodestar of the new indoor simulator league: “The Hammer.” Billy ...

A 2-time All-American in the hammer throw, Desnoyers won the NCAA championship in the event in his senior season, and also set a Boston College hammer-throw record. The NCAA hammer-throw champion in ...

The maximum a hole can be worth is 3 points if both teams throw a Hammer on the same hole and each is accepted. As previously defined, a Hammer thrown prior to the start of a hole must be accepted.

Felton, Jr. '48 who had just finished second in the National AAU 16-pound hammer throw with a shot of 172 feet, 5 inches. Today, with the Olympic tryouts at Diche Stadium, Evanston, only a month ...

TOKYO - Poland's Wojciech Nowicki won the men's hammer throw with a personal best of 82.52m on Wednesday, while his compatriot Pawel Fajdek avoided another Olympic disappointment by picking up the ...