Hammer throw

Hammer throw is one of the technical athletics competition, consisting of a ball throwing to which a steel cable with a handle is attached. The player takes a throw from a 2.135 m diameter circle surrounded by a protective net. Women throw a hammer with a weight of 4 kg (junior juniors 3 kg [1]), men - 7.26 kg, youngsters (up to 15 years old) - 5 kg, young juniors (16-17 years) - 5 kg, older juniors (18 -19 years) - 6 kg.

Men's records

World Yuriy Sedykh 86.74 m (1986) 
Olympic: Sergey Litvinov 84.80 m (1988)

Yuriy Sedykh

Women's records

World: Anita Włodarczyk 82.98 m (2016) 
Olympic:  Anita Włodarczyk 82.29 m (2016)

Anita Włodarczyk