The Women's Hammer Throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

 was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  Q	automatic qualification
  q	qualification by rank
  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows.

World Record		77.80	Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... , Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...	15 August 2006
Championship Record		75.20	Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	24 August 1999
World Leading		77.20	Cottbus Cottbus Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	8 August 2009
African Record		68.48	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...	18 February 2002
Asian Record		74.86	Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about south of Beijing... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	3 August 2007
North American record		76.62	Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...	9 September 2008
South American record		72.94	Athens, Georgia Athens, Georgia Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	13 April 2007
European Record		77.80	Tallinn, Estonia	15 August 2006
Oceanian Record		71.12	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	6 February 2003

The following records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Distance	Records broken
22 August	Final		77.96 m	WR, CR, WL, ER

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
70.00m	67.50m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 20, 2009	14:15	Qualification
August 22, 2009	19:30	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 72.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	A	Betty Heidler Betty Heidler Betty Heidler is a German hammer thrower, a world record holder. She is living in Frankfurt now and member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team...		75.27			75.27	Q, CR
	A	Anita Włodarczyk		74.54			74.54	Q
	B	Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu is a Chinese hammer thrower.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...		72.72			72.72	Q, SB
	A	Jessica Cosby Jessica Cosby Jessica Cosby is an American hammer thrower. She competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...		72.21			72.21	Q, PB
	B	Tatyana Lysenko Tatyana Lysenko Tatyana Viktorovna Lysenko is a Russian hammer thrower. She used to hold the world record with 77.80 metres, achieved on 15 August 2006 in Tallinn....		70.16		71.73	71.73	q
	A	Stéphanie Falzon Stéphanie Falzon Stéphanie Falzon is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 73.40 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Albi.-Achievements:-References:*...		70.35		71.54	71.54	q
	B	Martina Hrašnová Martina Hrašnová Martina Danišová-Hrašnová is a female hammer thrower from Slovakia. Her personal best throw is 76.90 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Trnava. She was suspended from the sport from August 2003 to August 2005, because a doping out-of-competition test found nandrolon in her body. She is taking...			70.97	71.50	71.50	q
	B	Sultana Frizell Sultana Frizell Sultana Frizell is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw. Frizell currently trains under the guidance of Anatoliy Bondarchuk in Kamloops, British Columbia. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Career:Frizell started her athletic career in figure skating...		67.53	70.98	69.33	70.98	q
	B	Manuela Montebrun Manuela Montebrun Manuela Montebrun is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Zagreb.-Achievements:-References:*...		68.65	62.49	70.66	70.66	q
10	B	Amber Campbell Amber Campbell Amber Campbell is an American hammer thrower. She competed at the 2005 World Championships and at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 70.33 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Provo, Utah.-Achievements:-References:...		68.48	70.54	69.95	70.54	q
11	B	Kathrin Klaas Kathrin Klaas Kathrin Klaas is a female hammer thrower from Germany. She is member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team.Her personal best throw is 75.48 metres.-Achievements:-References:...		70.53	68.82		70.53	q
12	B	Clarissa Claretti Clarissa Claretti Clarissa Claretti is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 72.46 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...		68.99	69.93	70.01	70.01	q
13	A	Aksana Miankova Aksana Miankova Aksana Miankova, also transliterated as Oksana Menkova, is a Belarusian hammer thrower. She won the Olympic gold medal in 2008 with a throw of 76.34 metres, an Olympic record....			67.47	69.58	69.58
14	B	Éva Orbán Éva Orbán Éva Orbán is a Hungarian hammer thrower. She set her personal best and a Hungarian national record with a throw of 71.33 metres on the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzen, with that she won the silver medal of the event....		67.57	67.57	69.39	69.39
15	B	Darya Pchelnik Darya Pchelnik Darya Pchelnik is a female hammer thrower from Belarus. Her personal best is 76.33 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Minsk.She finished tenth at the 2005 Summer Universiade, won the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games. In addition she competed at the 2005 World...		69.14	67.61	69.30	69.30
16	B	Arasay Thondike Arasay Thondike Arasay M. Thondike Santovenia is a female hammer thrower from Cuba. She set a personal best throw of 71.14 metres in June 2007 in Warsaw...				68.97	68.97
17	A	Jennifer Dahlgren Jennifer Dahlgren Jennifer Dahlgren Fitzner is an Argentine hammer thrower. Having spent much of her life in the United States, she competed as an amateur for the University of Georgia. She set the US collegiate hammer record and was the NCAA Outdoor champion in both 2006 and 2007...		68.90	65.42	64.56	68.90
18	A	Silvia Salis Silvia Salis Silvia Salis is a female hammer thrower from Italy. Her personal best throw is 71.77 metres, achieved in march 2009 in Los Realejos .-Achievements:-References:...		68.55	67.46	64.36	68.55
19	A	Bianca Perie Bianca Perie Bianca Perie is a female hammer thrower from Romania. Her personal best throw is 69.59 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Bucharest.As a junior she was dominant in her field...		67.74	68.47	62.67	68.47
20	B	Merja Korpela Merja Korpela Merja Tuulikki Korpela is a female hammer thrower from Finland. Her personal best throw is 69.56 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Belgrade.She finished fourth at the 2000 World Junior Championships...		66.89	68.34	68.02	68.34
21	A	Stiliani Papadopoulou Stiliani Papadopoulou Stiliani Papadopoulou is a female hammer thrower from Greece. She was born in Thessaloniki. Her personal best throw is 72.10 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Nikiti. This is the Greek record.She finished eleventh at the 2008 Olympic Games...			67.33		67.33
22	A	Berta Castells Berta Castells Berta Castells Franco is a female hammer thrower from Spain. Her personal best throw is 69.36 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Vila Real de Santo António .-Achievements:-References:*...		67.32			67.32
23	A	Jennifer Joyce Jennifer Joyce Jennifer Joyce is a Canadian hammer thrower.While growing up outside of Vancouver, Joyce excelled in multiple sports as a child. In addition to athletics, she participated in soccer and volleyball, earning a spot on the British Columbia soccer provincial team in 1994...			66.59	67.07	67.07
24	A	Andrea Bunjes Andrea Bunjes Andrea Bunjes is a German hammer thrower. She is a member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team. Her personal best throw is 70.73 metres, achieved during the qualification round at the 2004 Olympics. This ranks her fourth among German hammer throwers, behind Betty Heidler, Susanne Keil and...		67.01			67.01
25	B	Erin Gilreath Erin Gilreath Erin Gilreath is an American hammer thrower.Her personal best is 73.87 meters, achieved in June 2005 in Carson, California. She attended the University of Florida.-Achievements:- See also :*Florida Gators...		65.64	66.72	66.25	66.72
26	B	Zalina Marghieva Zalina Marghieva Zalina Marghieva is a female hammer thrower from Moldova. She is the younger sister of Marina Marghiev, and is coached by her father Soslan....		66.70		62.56	66.70
27	A	Iryna Sekachova Iryna Sekachova Iryna V'iacheslavivna Sekachova is a Ukrainian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 74.52 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kiev.-Achievements:-References: at the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, with picture...			66.69	66.26	66.69
28	B	Alexandra Papageorgiou Alexandra Papageorgiou Alexandra Papageorgiou is a female hammer thrower from Greece. Her personal best throw is 70.73 metres, achieved on August 1, 2009 in Thessaloniki. This places her second on the Greek all-time list, behind Stiliani Papadopoulou.-Achievements:...		66.33		62.78	66.33
29	B	Nataliya Zolotukhina Nataliya Zolotukhina Nataliya Zolotukhina is a female hammer thrower from Ukraine. Her personal best throw is 70.30 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Yalta.-Achievements:-References:...		65.95	64.88	65.71	65.95
30	B	Rosa Rodríguez Rosa Rodríguez Rosa Rodríguez is a Venezuelan hammer thrower.In 2005 she won Bronze at the South American Championships in Cali.At the World Championships 2007 in Osaka and 2009 in Berlin she was eliminated in the qualifikation....		65.88	65.39	60.27	65.88
31	A	Johana Moreno Johana Moreno Eli Johana Moreno Valencia is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw...		65.05	64.35		65.05
32	B	Iryna Novozhylova Iryna Novozhylova Iryna Oleksandrivna Novozhylova is a Ukrainian hammer thrower. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 71.82 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kiev.-Achievements:-References:...		62.98		64.90	64.90
33	A	Marina Marghiev Marina Marghiev Marina Marghiev is a female hammer thrower from Moldova. Her personal best throw is 71.50 metres, achieved in January 2009 in Chişinău. She is a former national record holder. She is the older sister of Zalina Marghieva, and is coached by her father Soslan.-Achievements:-References:...				64.83	64.83
34	B	Cecilia Nilsson Cecilia Nilsson (athlete) Cecilia Nilsson is a retired female hammer thrower from Sweden. She set her personal best on May 24, 2008 at a meet in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.-Achievements:-References:...		61.00	63.77	63.31	63.77
35	A	Eileen O'Keeffe Eileen O'Keeffe Eileen O'Keefe is a former female hammer thrower from Ireland. Her personal best throw of 73.21 metres, achieved in July 2007 at the national championships in Dublin, is the Irish record for the event...		63.20			63.20
36	A	Lenka Ledvinová Lenka Ledvinová Lenka Ledvinová is a female hammer thrower from the Czech Republic.She finished sixth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade...		62.92		58.72	62.92
37	A	Vânia Silva Vânia Silva Vânia Sofia de Sousa Silva is a female hammer thrower from Portugal. Her personal best throw is 69.55 metres, achieved in May 2011 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal...		62.66	62.86	62.67	62.86
38	A	Florence Ezeh Florence Ezeh Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh is a female hammer thrower from Togo, who previously represented France during her career. She set her personal best on August 9, 2002 at the European Championships in Munich. Ezeh attended the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.-Achievements:-References:...		59.76	59.61	58.34	59.76
39	A	Galina Mityaeva			56.31		56.31

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Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Anita Włodarczyk		74.86	77.96	-	-	-		77.96	WR
	Betty Heidler Betty Heidler Betty Heidler is a German hammer thrower, a world record holder. She is living in Frankfurt now and member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team...		75.10	75.38	75.73	73.45	76.44	77.12	77.12	NR German records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Germany maintained by its national athletics federation, Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband ....
	Martina Hrašnová Martina Hrašnová Martina Danišová-Hrašnová is a female hammer thrower from Slovakia. Her personal best throw is 76.90 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Trnava. She was suspended from the sport from August 2003 to August 2005, because a doping out-of-competition test found nandrolon in her body. She is taking...		67.84	72.72	73.07	69.50	74.79	65.65	74.79
4	Kathrin Klaas Kathrin Klaas Kathrin Klaas is a female hammer thrower from Germany. She is member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team.Her personal best throw is 75.48 metres.-Achievements:-References:...		72.02		74.23	66.28			74.23	PB
5	Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu is a Chinese hammer thrower.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...		69.42	72.57		71.80	70.83	71.03	72.57
6	Tatyana Lysenko Tatyana Lysenko Tatyana Viktorovna Lysenko is a Russian hammer thrower. She used to hold the world record with 77.80 metres, achieved on 15 August 2006 in Tallinn....		72.22		71.36		71.51	70.16	72.22
7	Jessica Cosby Jessica Cosby Jessica Cosby is an American hammer thrower. She competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...			72.17	69.94	68.10		71.35	72.17
8	Clarissa Claretti Clarissa Claretti Clarissa Claretti is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 72.46 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...		71.56	69.42	70.97	70.91	70.24		71.56
9	Stéphanie Falzon Stéphanie Falzon Stéphanie Falzon is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 73.40 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Albi.-Achievements:-References:*...		71.40	70.80					71.40
10	Sultana Frizell Sultana Frizell Sultana Frizell is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw. Frizell currently trains under the guidance of Anatoliy Bondarchuk in Kamloops, British Columbia. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Career:Frizell started her athletic career in figure skating...		69.63	70.88	68.47				70.88
11	Amber Campbell Amber Campbell Amber Campbell is an American hammer thrower. She competed at the 2005 World Championships and at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 70.33 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Provo, Utah.-Achievements:-References:...		64.62	70.08					70.08
12	Manuela Montebrun Manuela Montebrun Manuela Montebrun is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Zagreb.-Achievements:-References:*...			69.92	69.75				69.92

Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, WR = World record