Hammer throw at the Olympics
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| Hammer throw at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
 The 1908 hammer throw competition | |
| Overview | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1900–2024 Women: 2000–2024 |
| Olympic record | |
| Men | 84.80m Sergey Litvinov (1988) |
| Women | 82.29m Anita Włodarczyk (2016) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Ethan Katzberg (CAN) |
| Women | Camryn Rogers (CAN) |
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 women's event was a much later addition, being first contested at the 2000 Olympics.
The Olympic records are 84.80 m (278 ft 2+1⁄2 in) for men, set by Sergey Litvinov in 1988, and 82.29 m (269 ft 11+3⁄4 in) for women, set by Anita Włodarczyk in 2016.
Men
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Flanagan |  United States | 1900–1908 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Yuriy Sedykh |  Soviet Union | 1976–1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Pat O'Callaghan |  Ireland | 1928–1932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Matt McGrath | United States | 1908–1924 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gyula Zsivótzky |  Hungary | 1960–1968 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Romuald Klim | Soviet Union | 1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union | 1980–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Primož Kozmus |  Slovenia | 2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Imre Németh | Hungary | 1948–1952 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anatoliy Bondarchuk | Soviet Union | 1972–1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Koji Murofushi |  Japan | 2004–2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wojciech Nowicki |  Poland | 2016–2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Igor Astapkovich |  Unified Team Belarus | 1992–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Tsikhan | Belarus | 2008–2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Jüri Tamm | Soviet Union | 1980–1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Germany[nb] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Unified Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Tajikistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- nb The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Women
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 2012–2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Olga Kuzenkova |  Russia | 2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yipsi Moreno |  Cuba | 2004–2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Zhang Wenxiu |  China | 2008–2016 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and Iloilo and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece and Philippines in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan realized its dream and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided to approve these games as part of the official Olympic series and highly recommended it for those countries which has yet to win a gold medal or at least a medal. Some sports historians also continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.[3]
Martin Sheridan, the Olympic champion in 1904 and 1908, won the 1906 title as well. A 1904 medallist, Nikolaos Georgantas, was runner-up, while Verner Järvinen took the bronze medal in addition to the Greek-style event gold medal he won at the 1906 Games.[4]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 Athens |
 Martin Sheridan (USA) |
 Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE) |
Verner Järvinen (FIN) |
