Hammer

The aim of this trick and field athletics event is to throw the hammer as far as possible from the circle into a marked target area. Although the projectile used is known as a hammer, the term is misleading; it is in fact a haevy metal ball attached by a wire to a handle

Players Profile

Hammer throwers are powerfully built. Especially in the arms, shoulders and torso they develop working with weights and barbells.

Happy Hammering

In most competitions, competitors have 3 attempts at throwing the hammer, each of which must be completed within 90 seconds of entering the throwing circle. In larger events, there may then be a second round from which  all but the eight best performers are eliminated. The finalists get a further three throws each. If two or more athletes tie, the winner is the one with the second longest throw. For a throw to be valid the competitor must stay within the throwing circle untill the hammer has landed in landing sector.

Hammer Cage

The throwing area is a concrete circle with diameter of 2.1m. In front of the circle, the landing sector fans out at 40 degrees and has sides 80-100m long.