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 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 4.

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...

 was the pre-event favourite: she was undefeated that season, held the four best marks of the year, and had broken the world record with a throw of 79.42 m in May. 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....

, a former record holder, was ranked second prior to the championships. Yipsi Moreno

Yipsi Moreno

Yipsi Moreno González is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a double world champion and Olympic silver medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder...

 and 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...

 (both medalists at the 2008 Olympics) were both in good form that season, as was 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:...

 (fourth in 2009

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...

). 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....

, Alena Matoshka, 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...

 were other entrants ranked in the top ten. The 2009 world champion Anita Włodarczyk was not expected to compete due to a back injury.

Tatyana Lysenko won the competition on her first throw, then proceeded to improve her position on the next two throws. Top qualifier Zhang Wenxiu also made her best throw on her first attempt. It took 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...

 until the 5th round round to finally displace her into bronze position, pushing Yipsi Moreno off the medal stand. Defending champion Anita Włodarczyk did make a game effort, throwing her season best, but only managed 5th place.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
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.... '	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... '	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... '

Records

World record		79.42	Halle Halle, Saxony-Anhalt Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia... , 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...	21 May 2011
Championship record		77.96	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Germany	22 August 2009
World leading		79.42	Halle, Germany	21 May 2011
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 2005
Asian record		75.65	Fränkisch-Crumbach Fränkisch-Crumbach Fränkisch-Crumbach is a community in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Fränkisch-Crumbach lies in the middle Odenwald on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt.-Neighbouring communities:... , Germany	12 June 2011
North, Central American and Caribbean 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		73.74	Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	10 April 2010
European record		79.42	Halle, Germany	21 May 2011
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

Qualification standards

A mark	B mark
71.50 m	69.00

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
2 September 2011	10:00	Qualification
4 September 2011	18:15	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 71.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	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...		74.17			74.17	Q
2	B	Yipsi Moreno Yipsi Moreno Yipsi Moreno González is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a double world champion and Olympic silver medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder...		73.29			73.29	Q
3	B	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...		67.81		72.70	72.70	Q, SB
4	A	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....		71.94			71.94	Q
5	A	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:...		69.26	69.57	71.69	71.69	Q
6	B	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...		71.48			71.48	Q
7	B	Anita Włodarczyk		71.09			71.09	Q
8	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...		71.06			71.06	Q
9	A	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....			70.09	69.85	70.09	q
10	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:...		69.82	66.58		69.82	q
11	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...		68.12	69.66	69.01	69.66	q
12	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:*...			68.92	67.37	68.92	q
13	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....		68.89	68.28		68.89
14	A	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:...		68.26	68.87		68.87
15	B	Jeneva McCall		68.26	65.22	65.45	68.26
16	B	Alena Matoshka			68.23	67.88	68.23
17	B	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:...			67.95		67.95
18	B	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:*...		67.74	65.22	67.02	67.74
19	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:...		67.44	67.57	65.93	67.57
20	B	Mona Holm		67.16	66.97		67.16
21	A	Joanna Fiodorow			66.88		66.88
22	A	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:...		64.38	65.58	66.77	66.77
23	A	Amy Séné		66.15		61.31	66.15
24	A	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...		63.93		65.64	65.64
25	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...		64.46	65.40	64.18	65.40
26	B	Sophie Hitchon Sophie Hitchon Sophie Hitchon is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw of 69.59 metres - achieved at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic - is the current British record.-Early life:...		61.91		64.93	64.93
27	B	Masumi Aya Masumi Aya is a Japanese hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 67.26 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Toyama.-Achievements:-References:...		60.14	64.09		64.09
28	A	Heather Steacy		63.39			63.39
29	B	Liu Tingting		61.45	62.17	63.12	63.12
30	A	Kang Na-Ru		61.05			61.05

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	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....		76.80	77.09	77.13	74.51	75.05		77.13	SB
	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...			73.96	74.70		76.06		76.06
	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...		75.03	74.31		73.17	71.86	74.79	75.03
	Yipsi Moreno Yipsi Moreno Yipsi Moreno González is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a double world champion and Olympic silver medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder...		73.29		74.48				74.48	SB
	Anita Włodarczyk		73.56		72.61			72.65	73.56	SB
	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...		67.73	70.40	67.75	70.24	70.91	72.04	72.04	SB
	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:...		67.02	70.18	70.67	71.89	70.44		71.89
	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....		69.99		68.13	70.24	70.27	68.76	70.27
	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:...		68.61	69.88					69.88
10	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...		68.27		69.72				69.72
11	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...			68.91	68.15				68.91
12	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:*...		66.57						66.57

External links

• Hammer throw results at IAAF website