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1997 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Hammer Throw
These are the official results of the men's hammer throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 3 August 1997. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw, 1996 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Atlanta) * 1997 Hammer Throw Year Ranking * 1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer, 1998 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Budapest) * Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw, 2000 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Sydney) References IAAF resultshammerthrow.wz {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 World Championships In Athletics - Men's Hammer Throw Events at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, H Hammer throw at the Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer Throw
The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, 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. These three components are each separate and can move independently. Both the size and weight of the ball vary between men's and women's events. The women's hammer weighs for college and professional meets while the men's hammer weighs . History Tradition traces it to the Tailteann Games (ancient), Tailteann Games in Hill of Tara, Tara, Ireland, around the year 1830 BC. Some time later the Celtic warrior Cú Chulainn, Culchulainn reputedly took a chariot axle with a wheel still attached, spun it around and hurled it a long way. The wheel was later replaced by a rock with a wooden handle attached. A sledgehammer began to be used for the sport in Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome, Italy
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Kevin McMahon (athlete)
Kevin McMahon (born May 26, 1972) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the hammer throw. McMahon graduated from Georgetown University in 1994 with an AB in English and Fine Arts. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. A two-time USA Champion (1997 and 2001) he claimed the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a member of the Faculty of Fine Arts at his alma mater Bellarmine College Preparatory Bellarmine College Preparatory is an all-boys, Jesuit, private secondary school located in San Jose, California. Founded on May 8, 1851, it is the oldest Jesuit secondary school in California and the second-oldest west of the Mississippi River. ....http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/ccsalltm.htm Dyestatcal McMahon is also member of Art of the Olympians (AOTO). Achievements References * 1972 births Living people American m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Vizzoni
Nicola Vizzoni (born 4 November 1973 in Pietrasanta, Province of Lucca) is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years later at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. His personal best throw is 80.50 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Formia. He has won 19 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze) at the International athletics competitions. Vizzoni is the coach of the Italian national team for the hammer throw. Biography He made his first appearance at the World Championships in Athletics in 1997 but he did not make the final. In 1999 he finished seventh in the hammer throw final and the next year he took the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He just missed out on the podium at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, finishing fourth, but he gained regional honours with a gold at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and also won gold at the Summer Universiade. He competed at the following two Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Wahlman
Marko Jaakko Tapani Wahlman (born 6 April 1969 in Pori) is a retired male hammer thrower from Finland. His personal best throw was 78.39 metres, which he achieved in July 1999 in Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lappeenranta is approximately , while the Lappeenranta sub-r .... Achievements References *sports-reference 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Pori Athletes from Satakunta Finnish male hammer throwers UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Finnish Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandros Papadimitriou
Alexandros Papadimitriou (; born 18 June 1973) is a Greek hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 80.45 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Athens. This is the current Greek record. Papadimitriou was born in Larissa and attended The University of Texas at El Paso in the U.S. The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous ... He began his career in Iraklis, moving to AEK later on. Honours References *HellenicAthletes.com: Alexandros Papadimitriou* 1973 births Living people Athletes from Larissa Greek male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Greece 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 Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Sedláček (athlete) (born 1941), Czech rock and roll singer and guitarist
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Pavel Sedláček may refer to: * Pavel Sedláček (hammer thrower) (born 1968), Czech Olympic hammer thrower * Pavel Sedláček (ice hockey) (born 1994), Czech ice hockey player *Pavel Sedláček (musician) Pavel Sedláček (born 4 July 1941 in Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, today Czech Republic) is a Czech rock and roll singer, songwriter and guitarist. When he was 15 played "Rock Around the Clock" on the show for amateur musicians. ... [...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 b ... 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] |
Andrey Abduvaliyev
Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev (; born 30 June 1966) is a former Soviet, Tajikistani, and Uzbekistani hammer thrower. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics while representing the Unified Team. After competing for USSR he chose to represent Tajikistan when USSR was dissolved. In 1997 he changed his nationality to Uzbekistan, thus becoming one of the very few athletes to compete for three states. His second Olympic participation was in 2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ... while representing Uzbekistan. His personal best was 83.46 m in 1990. International competitions References * External links * 1966 births Living people Athletes from Saint Petersburg Soviet male hammer throwers Tajikistani male hammer throwers Uzbekistani male hamme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Klose
Holger Klose (born 5 December 1972 in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a retired male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 82.22 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Dortmund. This ranks him fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs and Günther Rodehau. Klose represented Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb .... Personal life His son Sören Klose is also an Olympic hammer thrower. International competitions References External links * 1972 births Living people People from Bitburg German male hammer throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany Eintracht Frankfurt athletes Athletes from Rhineland-Palatinate {{Germany-hammer-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Murofushi
is a Japanese former hammer thrower and sports scientist. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was the 2004 Olympic champion. In 2011, he was crowned world champion. Early life and education Koji Murofushi was born on 8 October 1974 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is of Japanese and Romanian descent. His father, Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for 23 years before it was broken by Koji. Murofushi's sister, Yuka Murofushi, throws both hammer and discus. Murofushi's mother, Serafina Moritz, is a Hungarian of Romanian origin. She was a javelin thrower for Romania. Murofushi speaks Romanian. Murofushi began hammer throwing at age 10, taught by his father. He attended Chukyo University, where his father coached track and field. Having an undergraduate degree in physical education, Murofushi completed his doctorate in 2007 at Chukyo University. Murofushi was accepted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Krykun
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Krykun (; born 1 March 1968 in Leipzig, Sachsen) is a former Ukrainian hammer thrower. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ..., 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 field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
