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2001 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Hammer Throw
The final of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Sunday August 5, 2001. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged on Saturday August 4, with the mark set at 79.50 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Mountain Standard Time ( UTC-7)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Startlist Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 2000 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Sydney) * 2002 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Munich) * 2001 Hammer Throw Year Ranking * 2004 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Athens) References Resultshammerthrow.wz {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 World Championships In Athletics - Men's Hammer Throw Hammer A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to dri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer Throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip. The size of the ball varies between men's and women's competitions. History With roots dating back to the 15th century, the contemporary version of the hammer throw is one of the oldest of Olympic Games competitions, first included at the 1900 games in Paris, France (the second Olympiad of the modern era). Its history since the late 1960s and legacy prior to inclusion in the Olympics has been dominated by Europe and Eastern European influence, which has affected interest in the event in other parts of the world. The hammer evolved from its early informal origins to become part of the Scottish Highland games in the late 18th century, where the original version of the event is sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Rendell
Stuart Rendell (born 30 June 1972 in Canberra to Carole and Ralph Rendell) is an Australian retired hammer thrower. He competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, but failed to qualify from his pool. His personal best throw is 79.29 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Varaždin. This is the current Oceanian record. He retired from athletics in 2006 after winning his second Commonwealth Games gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ... at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Australia, with a Games Record distance of 77.53m. Rendell taught at Miles Franklin Primary School from 2005 to 2008, before moving to the Garran Primary School at the start of 2009, but then moved to Calwell Primary School. Achievements ReferencesProfile* 1972 births Living people Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Johansson (hammer Thrower)
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Andriy Skvaruk
Andriy Bohdanovych Skvaruk ( uk, Андрій богданович Скварук; born 9 March 1967 in Brodivsky, Lviv) is a retired hammer thrower from Ukraine, whose personal best throw is , achieved in April 2002 in Koncha-Zaspa Koncha-Zaspa ( uk, Конча-Заспа) is a historic neighbourhood in the Holosiiv Raion (district) of the city of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is known for being the place where Ukraine's political elite live. Koncha-Zaspa is located in .... Achievements External links * * 1967 births Living people Ukrainian male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Ukraine World Athletics Championships medalists {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libor Charfreitag
Libor Charfreitag (born 11 September 1977 in Trnava) is a former hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague. Career He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003. He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He had a highly successful season in 2010: he won the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, beat all-comers at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup and finished third in the inaugural IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge series, finishing behind Asian throwers Koji Murofushi and Dilshod Nazarov. |
Igor Astapkovich
Ihar Astapkovich (also Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich, be, Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч; born 4 January 1963, in Navapolatsk) is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals, first representing the Soviet Union and later his home country of Belarus. He won silver medals at three consecutive World Championships, and became the 1990 European champion. His personal best throw of 84.62 metres, achieved in 1992, puts him 6th on the all-time performer's list. Astapkovich is married to discus thrower Irina Yatchenko Iryna Vasiliyevna Yatchenko ( be, Ірына Ятчанка, russian: Ирина Васильевна Ятченко; born 31 October 1965) is a Belarusian former discus thrower best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer .... International competitions References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Astapkovich, Igor 1963 births Living people People from Navapolatsk Athletes from Minsk Belarusian male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jones (hammer Thrower)
Michael David Jones (born 23 July 1963 in London, Greater London) is a male retired English athlete who competed in the hammer throw. Athletics career Jones competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics finishing in 22nd place. He appeared at five Commonwealth Games. He represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and eight years later represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. A third games appearance ensued representing England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he won a silver medal in the hammer. Four years later he won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, beating New Zealand's Philip Jensen before finishing in fifth place at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Jones competed in British athletics for over 20 years and captained the Great Britain team to victories in the European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Kirmasov
Sergey Stanislavovich Kirmasov (; born 25 March 1970 in Mtsensk, Oryol) is a retired male hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...er from Russia. His personal best is 82.62 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Bryansk. International competitions References *sports-reference 1970 births Living people People from Mtsensk Sportspeople from Oryol Oblast Russian male hammer throwers Soviet male hammer throwers Olympic male hammer throwers Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Russian Athletics Championships winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Figère
Nicolas Figère (born 19 May 1979 in Moulins, Allier, Moulins) is a male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 80.88 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Amsterdam. In 2007 he tested positive for Doping (sport), doping, in an in-competition test conducted at the 2007 European Cup in Munich. He received a one-month suspension. Achievements References * Sportspeople from Moulins, Allier 1979 births Living people French male hammer throwers Doping cases in athletics French sportspeople in doping cases Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games {{France-hammer-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Tikhon
Ivan Ryhoravich Tsikhan (born 24 July 1976) is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a two-time world champion and an Olympic medalist. Personal life Tsikhan was born in the village of Hloŭsievičy, Slonim district, Grodno Region, Belarusian SSR. He now lives in Grodno. His wife Volha is also an athlete, a discus thrower. Ivan and Volha have one son, Ivan. Tsikhan was coached by the former Olympic champion Sergey Litvinov. Sport career Tsikhan competed at his first World Championships in 1997, he reached the final but failed to record a mark. He also failed to do so at the 1998 European Championships, but finished tied for third in the final at the 2000 Olympic Games. He was ranked fourth because he did not have a superior second best. He then finished sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and ninth at the 2002 European Championships, and competed at the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. The year 2003 was Tsikhan's break out season. He surpassed the 80-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Krykun
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Krykun ( uk, Олександр Володимирович Крикун; born 1 March 1968 in Leipzig, Sachsen) is a former Ukrainian hammer thrower. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ..., Krykun won a bronze medal in hammer throw, averaging heaves of 80.02 meters. Achievements References *sports-reference 1968 births Living people Ukrainian male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic athletes for Ukraine Athletes from Leipzig Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balázs Kiss (athlete)
Balázs Kiss (; born 21 March 1972) is a retired Hungarian hammer thrower. He is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1998 European Championships silver medalist, and has two fourth places from World Championships. His personal best throw was 83.00 metres, achieved during the 1998 Golden League circuit. Early career Kiss was born in Veszprém.. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm. Retrieved on 13 February 2009. As a junior athlete he won the bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships, with a throw of 68.40 metres. The same year he had thrown 70.66 metres. Kiss then enrolled as a student in the United States. He won the 1993 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 75.24 metres, and later won three more titles in a row. In 1995 and 1996 he set new championship records with 79.62 metres and 80.86 metres respectively. He represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the U.S. where in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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