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Athletics At The 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's Hammer Throw
Women's hammer throw competition at the Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade, 1997 Summer Universiade took place on August 29, 1997 in athletics (track and field), 1997 in Catania, Italy. The event was contested for the first time at the Summer Universiade. Medalists Results Qualification Final See also *1997 Hammer Throw Year Ranking References hammerthrow.wz.cz {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammer Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade 1997 in women's athletics Hammer throw at the Universiade, 1997 ... [...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] |
Svetlana Sudak
Sviatlana Sudak ( be, Сьвятлана Судак; born 20 March 1971) is a Turkish female hammer thrower of Belarusian origin. She was born in Grodno, Belarus. Career Belarus On 5 June 1994, she set a new world record with 67.34 metres. Unfortunately, this happened before the IAAF recognized world records in hammer throw for women, so when Mihaela Melinte threw 66.86 metres on 4 March 1995 she set the first official world record. In June the same year Olga Kuzenkova improved it to 68.14 metres. Sudak later improved her personal best to 69.80 metres, well behind Tatyana Lysenko who had set a new world record of 77.06 metres a week earlier. In competitions, she finished fifth at the 1997 Summer Universiade, ninth at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics, 1998 European Championships, ninth at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, 1999 World Championships and tenth at the 2000 Olympic Games. She also competed at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, 2003 World Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
