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Alex Smith - U20 NoEAA Championship Win |
May 29 - Alex Smith won the hammer at the U20 North of England Championships with a personal best performance of 65.62m. This was only 20cm short of the championship record held by his dad, Dave.
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| Posted 30/05/2004 |
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New Junior League Record |
May 23 - Alex Smith has set a new junior league record of 64.95m with the 6.00kg hammer. This is an incredible achievement, especially considering he is still throwing in the U17 age group.
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| Posted 26/05/2004 |
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Laura Douglas Sets Welsh Senior Record |
Laura Douglas has broken the welsh senior record with a personal best throw of 59.15m. This was set on the 22 May at the North Wales Championships held in Deeside.
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| Posted 22/05/2004 |
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Still more work for GB Hammer Throwers |
Ian Tempest has produced his latest set of rankings which include county championship performances. Particular performances to note in the mens top 10 are Carl Saggers, Karim Chester and Mick Jones.
To download the rankings please Click Here
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| Posted 20/05/2004 |
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Latest Rankings Uploaded |
Ian Tempest has produced his latest set of rankings which include county championship performances. Particular performances to note in the mens top 10 are Carl Saggers, Karim Chester and Mick Jones.
To download the rankings please Click Here
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| Posted 20/05/2004 |
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Lorraine Shaw - Olympic Diary Entry |
Lorraine's latest diary entry in the run-up to the Olympic Games.
Please Click Here
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| Posted 20/05/2004 |
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Karim Chester - moves to 35th on UK All-Time |
Karim Chester has moved up to 35th on the UK All-Time lists with a new personal best throw of 64.61m in Utah (US) on Saturday.
View Results List
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| Posted 17/05/2004 |
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Moreno - 75m High |
Yipsi Moreno (World Champion, 2003) has thrown 75.18m at the Cuban National Olympics. This performance breaks her own area record of 75.14m. For more information please Click Here
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| Posted 26/04/2004 |
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Latest Hammer Rankings Uploaded |
The latest hammer rankings produced by Ian Tempest have been uploaded. To download them please Click Here
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| Posted 21/04/2004 |
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Olympic Security Fears Could Spell Disaster |
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It is possible that Britain may boycott the Olympic Games in Athens if they feel that security is compromised.
The olympic project is already behind schedule and this has raised concerns over security. The organisers remain optimistic, but their have already been trade-offs in an attempt to get the games back on-schedule.
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| Posted 10/04/2004 |
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Alex Smith Throws Massive Personal Best |
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Kingston Open, Hull:
Alex Smith (U17) threw a massive personal best of 69.62m with the 5k hammer on sunday; a competition in which he had 4 throws over 67m. This puts him 7th on the UK U17 all-time lists, ahead of Peter Vivian. |
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| Posted 04/04/2004 |
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First Hammer Rankings Uploaded |
Ian Tempest has produced his first set of hammer rankings. It's early in the season so the list is a little thin but there are some good performances. To download them please Click Here
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| Posted 31/03/2004 |
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A New contender for Athens Gold |
Zhang Wenxiu set a new womens asian record of 72.95m at her first meeting of the season. Wenxiu's previous best from last year was 70.93m set last year. For more information please Click Here
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| Posted 28/03/2004 |
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Moreno throws 73.25m ending her first training stage towards Athens |
To view this news item on the iaaf website please Click Here
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| Posted 27/03/2004 |
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Lorraine Shaw - Olympic Diary Entry |
To view this news item please Click Here
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| Posted 17/03/2004 |
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Shirley Webb Makes World Class Breakthrough |
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Shirley Webb opened her season with a massive personal best of 67.52m at the European Winter Throws challenge based in Malta.
The competition was won by Germany’s Andrea Bunjes with 67.99m and Shirley was a close second. More significantly she now has the olympic A qualifying standard and is placed 2nd on the UK All-time rankings.
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| Posted 15/03/2004 |
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Moreno keeps improving |
Yipsi Moreno has set yet another world leading mark of 74.43m. She's still far from satisfied and believes that the world record is well within reach. The current womens world record is 76.07m by Mihaela Melinte of Romania.
For more information please Click Here
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| Posted 14/03/2004 |
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Yipsi Moreno leads the world |
Yipsi Moreno has set another world leading mark of 73.70m. The series was 70.85, 71.28, 71.27, 71.57, 73.70, NT.
To view the news item on the IAAF website please Click Here
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| Posted 09/03/2004 |
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Lorraine Shaw - Olympic Diary Entry |
To view this news item please Click Here
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| Posted 19/02/2004 |
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GB Team For European Winter Throwing Challenge - Malta |
Mick Jones, Lorraine Shaw, Shirely Webb and Zoe Derham are all due to take part. To view this news item on the UK Athletics website, please Click Here
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| Posted 19/02/2004 |
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Zoe Derham opens with 61.42m in Austrailia |
To view this news item on the UK Athletics website, please Click Here
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| Posted 13/02/2004 |
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Hammer Shoe Poll Results |
Thanks to everyone who voted. There were a total of 87 votes. For the results Click Here
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| Posted 31/01/2004 |
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Sports City Athletics Arena Open |
A stadium has been completed around the warm-up track from the commonwealth games. Its 6,000 undercover seats span the whole of the perimeter of the track. The £3.5m arena was funded with the aid of the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), European Regional Development Fund and Manchester City Council.
For more information please Click Here |
| Posted 23/01/2004 |
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A New Breed of Athlete? |
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Could Super Human athletes become a reality? It is possible that athletes could be using gene therapy to enhance performance by the 2008 olympic games. The world anti-doping authority (WADA) is so concerned that it has been developing tests to detect "gene doping".
Here are a few chilling articles which give an insight into how gene doping could affect sport: |
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| Posted 19/01/2004 |
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Melissa Price Tests Positive |
US hammer women's hammer champion Melissa Price (2003 best of 70.34m) has tested positive for the banned substance THG (tetrahydrogestrinone). Price has denied taking the designer steroid and will file an appeal.
For more information please Click Here |
| Posted 19/01/2004 |
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Massive Personal Best |
Karim Chester, the U20 AAA's champion last year, has improved his personal best to 62.48m with the senior implement. His excellent performance represents a 9m increase on his previous best. It places him 13th on the UK senior rankings for 2003, just below Carl Saggers's performance of 62.60m.
Karim has been studying and training at North Arizona University (US) since August of last year. |
| Posted 12/01/2004 |
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IAAF Journals - Koji Murofushi |
Anyone for barrel throwing? Here is the first IAAF journal entry by Koji this year. To view it please Click Here |
| Posted 07/01/2004 |
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IAAF Throws Review 2003 |
The IAAF end of year throws review is now available on their website. To view this page please Click Here |
| Posted 01/01/2004 |
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Welcome to the new Hammer Throw website! |
It's been a while since this site has been updated so here is a shiney new design for 2004.
I have now uploaded the new rankings lists (2003), added some more videos and added some more photo sequences. The information page includes documents detailing the rule changes for 2004/2005 to the hammer handle and cage. Navigation is now via the drop down menu at the top right of the page. I would appreciate any feedback.
May I take this opportunity to wish you all the best for the new year!!!
Roger |
| Posted 30/12/2003 |
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