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2001 World Championships In Athletics – Women's Hammer Throw
The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Tuesday August 7, 2001. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged on Monday August 6, with the mark set at 67.00 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Mountain Standard Time ( UTC-7)'' Startlist Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 2000 Women's Olympic Hammer Throw (Sydney) * 2001 Women's Summer Universiade Hammer Throw (Beijing) * 2001 Hammer Throw Year Ranking * 2002 Women's European Championships Hammer Throw (Munich) * 2004 Women's Olympic Hammer Throw (Athens) References IAAFhammerthrow.wz {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 World Championships in Athletics - Women'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 ... [...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] |
Mia Strömmer
Mia Marianne Strömmer (born February 26, 1974, in Tampere) is a retired female hammer thrower from Finland. She set her personal best throw (69.63 metres) on March 24, 2001, in Potchefstroom. That mark was the Finnish records in athletics, national record until 2019. Achievements References *sports-reference 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Tampere Finnish female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish Athletics Championships winners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Guillén
Nancy Guillén (born October 14, 1976) is a retired female hammer thrower from El Salvador. She set her personal best throw (62.43 metres) on June 9, 2001 at a meet in San Salvador. This is the current Salvadorean record. She attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w .... Achievements References * 1976 births Living people Salvadoran hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for El Salvador World Athletics Championships athletes for El Salvador Female hammer throwers Salvadoran female athletes Central American Games gold medalists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasha Williams (athlete)
Tasha Aimee Williams (born 31 July 1973 in Dunedin) is a retired athlete who has represented New Zealand in rugby union, athletics, bobsleigh, weightlifting and powerlifting. Her personal best throw in the hammer throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings. Biography Williams has represented New Zealand in rugby union, athletics, bobsleigh, weightlifting and powerlifting. Rugby career At the age of 17, she featured for the Black Ferns at RugbyFest 1990 on 28 August against a Russia XV's team. She made her international rugby union debut on 2 September 1994 against Australia at Sydney. Achievements See also *New Zealand records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in New Zealand. Those maintained by New Zealand's national athletics federation, Athletics New Zealand (ANZ), are the official records. This list also includes those listed by the IAAF but not re ... References * * Tasha Williams Black Ferns Profile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Keil
Susanne Keil (born 18 May 1978 in Frankfurt am Main) is a female hammer thrower from Germany. Her personal best throw is 72.74 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Nikiti. This ranks her third among German hammer throwers, behind Betty Heidler and Kathrin Klaas Kathrin Klaas (born 6 February 1984 in Haiger, Hesse) is a female hammer thrower from Germany. She is member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team. Her personal best throw is 76.05 metres, set at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 S .... A member of LG Eintracht Frankfurt Keil is a two-time national champion in the women's hammer throw (2002 and 2003) Achievements References * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Frankfurt German female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany {{Germany-hammer-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masumi Aya
is a Japanese hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 67.26 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, .... International competitions References * 1980 births Living people Japanese female hammer throwers Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Asian Athletics Championships winners Japan Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Wenxiu
Zhang Wenxiu (, born 22 March 1986 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a retired Chinese female hammer thrower. Career She won the 2005 Asian Championships and 2006 Asian Games. She finished tenth at the 2001 World Championships, seventh at the 2004 Olympics, fifth at the 2005 World Championships and fourth at the 2006 World Cup. She then won bronze medals at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games. She also holds the world junior record with 73.24 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Changsha. At 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, she originally won the gold medal but was stripped of it after testing positive for the prohibited substance zeranol. Zhang was reinstated after successfully appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which accepted her explanation that the zeranol came from contaminated food. Achievements See also *China at the World Championships in Athletics The People's Republic of China (PRC) first competed at the IAAF World Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Norgren
Anna Mahon, née Norgren (born 19 December 1974 in Stamford, Connecticut) is a retired female hammer thrower from the United States. Her personal best is 72.01 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Walnut, California. She holds the position of Assistant Superintendent of Brookfield Schools. Mahon formerly held the position of principal at Amity Regional High School Amity High School is a regional public high school located in Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States. It provides high school education (grades 9-12) for the children in the towns of Woodbridge, Orange, and Bethany (which together form Regional Di .... She previously served as an English teacher, English department chairperson, and associate principal at the same school. Her husband, Sean Mahon, who still works at Amity High School, is a P. E. teacher and indoor girls' track coach. International competitions References * 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Stamford, Connecticut American female hammer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Brkljačić
Ivana Brkljačić (born 25 January 1983 in Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany) is a former female hammer thrower from Croatia. Career She achieved good results as a teenager, winning the World Junior Championships twice and finishing 11th in the 2000 Olympic finals at the age of 17. In the hammer throw contest at the 2004 Olympics she missed qualification to the final round by 6 centimetres. Her personal best throw, and also a national record, is 75.08 metres, set at the June 2007 EAA meeting in Warsaw. In 2009 Brkljačić became a director of the Hanžeković Memorial, a member of the IAAF World Challenge series of athletics meetings. On 27 May 2010 Brkljačić announced her retirement from professional sport. Her last competition appearance was at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnieszka Pogroszewska
Agnieszka Pogroszewska (born February 20, 1977) is a retired female hammer thrower from Poland. She set her personal best (67.98 metres) on June 8, 2001 at a meet in Poznań. She represented Poland at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and competed at the European Athletics Championships in 1998 and 2002. Pogroszewska has also taken part in the Summer Universiade, finishing eleventh in 2001 and improving to win the bronze medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea. Emblem * The alphabet letter "U" and five stars, which is FISU's emblem, make up the basis of the emblem for the Daegu Universiade. * It sym .... Competition record References * 1977 births Living people Polish female hammer throwers Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Place of birth missing (living people) Universiade bronze medalists for Poland Competitors at the 2001 Summer Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyudmila Gubkina
Lyudmila Gubkina ( be, Людміла Губкіна; born 13 August 1973 in Navapolatsk, Vitsebsk Voblast) is a Belarusian 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. Her personal best is 69.92 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Minsk. Achievements External links * * 1973 births Living people Belarusian female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Belarus Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Belarus FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Belarus Competitors at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade {{Belarus-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evdokia Tsamoglou
Evdokia Tsamoglou ( el, Ευδοκία Τσάμογλου; born December 15, 1978, in Thessaloniki) is a female hammer thrower from Greece. Her personal best throw is 68.12 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Nikiti, Sithonia. This places her third on the Greek all-time list, behind Alexandra Papayeoryiou and Stiliani Papadopoulou Stiliani ("Stella") Papadopoulou ( el, Στυλιανή "Στέλλα" Παπαδοπούλου, born March 15, 1982) is a hammer thrower from Greece. She was born in Thessaloniki. Her personal best throw is 72.10 metres, achieved in July 2008 in N .... - The Athletics Site Honours References * 1978 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
