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 ...

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 University of Minnesota saw its men's hammer throw school record be improved by Kostas Zaltos at the USF Alumni Invite ...

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 ...

Each team will have three Hammers to use at their discretion, but only once per hole. The maximum a hole can be worth is three points.

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 ...