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The hammer throw at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. The men's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, becoming the third Olympic throws event after the shot put and discus throw.
The winner of the event is the athlete who throws the hammer the greatest distance while ensuring they stay inside a seven-foot (2.135m) diameter circle. The hammer throw is an event that takes place at the World Athletics Championships and the Olympic Games.
Official Paris 2024 Olympics schedule and results for Athletics. Find results as they happen - which athletes are taking home medals.
Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 2020. Official results of the athletics Men's Hammer Throw event at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Official competition schedule and live results for Athletics - Women's Hammer Throw at the Paris 2024 Olympics (Jul 26-Aug 11, 2024)
Learn the basics of the hammer throw event, one of the 329 events that will be contested at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Women's hammer throw was first included in the Olympics at the 2000 summer games in Sydney, Australia, after having been included in the World Championships a year earlier. [citation needed] Athlete practicing the hammer throw event.
