2. INDEX
1. WHAT IS IT? COMPETITION CHARACTERISTICS
2. HISTORY
3. RECORDS
4. SPANISH HAMMER THROWERS
3. What is it?
Athletic event in which a hammer is thrown for
distance.
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing
events.
4. Competition characteristics
The hammer consists of a 7.26-kg metal ball
attached to a spring steel wire handle that
measures not more than 1.2 m in length.
The thrower makes three full, quick turns of the
body before flinging the hammer.
6. History
The sport developed centuries ago in the British
Isles.
It has been a regular part of track-and-field
competitions there since 1866 and an Olympic
sport since 1900 in Paris, France.