Maciej Pałyszko (born 2 January 1978 in

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) is a retired male

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 a ...

er from

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. He set his personal best (80.89 metres) on 13 July 2003 in

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* * * 1978 births Living people Polish male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes from Warsaw Skra Warszawa athletes Polish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub