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Hammer

During the Middle Ages English Village fetes would often feature the Blacksmith's hammer throwing competition, Scottish Highland Games still feature a similiar event.

The aim of the hammer throw is to hurl the projectile as far as possible. The name hammer is a misnomer has the hammer is actually an heavy metal ball attached by wire to a handle. The hammer weighs in at 16lb for men and 8lb 13oz for women.

You have to spin it to win it. The classic hammer throw is made up of four parts the athlete begins with his/her back to the landing area, the hammer is then scung to and fro in a pendulum movement. Having gained momentum, the hammer is raised above the head and whirled in what is known as the Windmill sequence after 3 or 4 rotations the hammer is released.

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Some Basic Hammer Info

The hammer only became an olympic event in 1900 games it took till 2000 before women were allowed to take part.

Hammer throwers have to be powerfully built especially in the arms shoulders and body. They usually build up using weights.

In most competitions athletes have three attempts to throw the hammer each must be completed within 90 seconds of entering the throwing circle, in large events all but the top 8 are eliminated and these get a further three throws Throwers must stay within the throwing circle until the hammer has landed in the landing sector. The caged circle the throwing area is a concrete circle with a diameter of 7ft in front of the circle the landing sector fans out 40 degrees and has sides 80-100m long .