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Athletics At The 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's 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 consist ... event at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held on 14 September. Results ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games - Men's hammer throw Hammer ... [...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] |
Athletics At The 2011 All-Africa Games
The athletics competition at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held from 11 to 15 September 2011 at the Estádio do Zimpeto in Maputo, Mozambique. Medal summary Men Women Para-sport Men Women Medal tables Elite competition Para-sport competition Games statistics At the competition Jangy Addy (Liberia) won the first ever International athletic event gold medal for his country. retrieved 2011-09-13 References *Makori, Elias (2011-09-15)From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostafa Al-Gamel
Mostafa Mohamed Hesham El Gamel (born 1 October 1988 in Giza) is an Egyptian athlete. He competed for Egypt in 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 consist ... at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He opened his 2014 season with a personal best throw of (by IAAF profile, 81.29 m by other sources) – a mark which broke the African record for the event.Mulkeen, Jon (22 March 2014)Al-Gamel smashes African hammer record with 81.29m IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-22. Competition record References External links * 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Giza Egyptian male hammer throwers Olympic athletes of Egypt Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Egypt Mediterranean Games gold medalists for E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harmse
Christiaan Harmse (born 31 May 1973) is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the championship record for both the African Championships and All-Africa Games. He has been a dominant presence in African hammer throwing since his first African Championships in Athletics in 1998 where he took gold with a championship record throw. He then went on to claim four consecutive African titles between 2002 and 2008, improving his own record along the way. His performances at the All-Africa Games have been equally dominant – he won his first title at the 1999 Games with a Games record and won twice more consecutively in 2003 and 2007, improving his record both times. Although he won bronze medals at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, he has had considerably less success on the world stage – despite four appearances at the World Championships in Athletics in his career, he has never qualified for the final of the event. Furthermore, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud
Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud (born February 10, 1984) is an Egyptian hammer thrower. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... in the men's hammer throw event; his result of 69.87 metres in the qualifying round did not qualify him for the final. References 1984 births Living people Egyptian male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Egypt Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Egypt Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for Egypt Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Egyptian sportspeople [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
