# Hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships

The hammer throw at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men since the inaugural edition in 1983, and by women since 1999. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the automatic qualifying distance or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round.
Poland is by far and away the most successful nation in the event, with 20 medals in total, 11 of them gold. They are the most successful nation in the men's event, as well as the women's event. Canada is the only nation aside from Poland that has won a gold medal in both the men's and the women's event.
Paweł Fajdek is the most successful athlete in the event, winning 5 gold medals in a row between 2013 and 2022. His 5 gold medals are the second-most for any athlete in a single individual event, a feat only bettered by Sergey Bubka in the pole vault. Anita Włodarczyk is the most successful woman, winning 4 gold medals between 2009 and 2017. Yipsi Moreno is the only other athlete besides Fajdek and Włodarczyk to have won more than 2 gold medals in the event.
The championship records for the event are 83.63 m for men, set by Ivan Tsikhan in 2007, and 80.85 m for women, set by Włodarczyk in 2015.
Additionally, Włodarczyk is the only athlete to have broken the world record at the championships, doing so in 2009.

## Age records

* All information from World Athletics.
| Distinction | Male | Male | Male | Female | Female | Female |
| Distinction | Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date |
| Youngest champion | Ethan Katzberg (CAN) | 21 years, 137 days | 20 Aug 2023 | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | 20 years, 261 days | 7 Aug 2001 |
| Youngest medalist | Ethan Katzberg (CAN) | 21 years, 137 days | 20 Aug 2023 | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | 20 years, 261 days | 7 Aug 2001 |
| Youngest finalist | Myhaylo Kokhan (UKR) | 18 years, 253 days | 2 Oct 2019 | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | 15 years, 138 days | 7 Aug 2001 |
| Youngest participant | Ashraf Amgad Elseify (QAT) | 18 years, 171 days | 10 Aug 2013 | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | 15 years, 137 days | 6 Aug 2001 |
| Oldest champion | Koji Murofushi (JPN) | 36 years, 325 days | 29 Aug 2011 | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 31 years, 364 days | 7 Aug 2017 |
| Oldest medalist | Koji Murofushi (JPN) | 36 years, 325 days | 29 Aug 2011 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 32 years, 328 days | 28 Aug 2003 |
| Oldest finalist | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | 40 years, 233 days | 25 Aug 2003 | Martina Hrašnová (SVK) | 36 years, 191 days | 28 Sep 2019 |
| Oldest participant | Ed Burke (USA) | 43 years, 157 days | 8 Aug 1983 | Elena Teloni (CYP) | 38 years, 253 days | 26 Aug 2003 |

## Medalists
### Men

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | Zdzisław Kwaśny (POL) |
| 1987 Rome details | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | Jüri Tamm (URS) | Ralf Haber (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | Igor Astapkovich (URS) | Heinz Weis (GER) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK) | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | Tibor Gécsek (HUN) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK) | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | Tibor Gécsek (HUN) |
| 1997 Athens details | Heinz Weis (GER) | Andriy Skvaruk (UKR) | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) |
| 1999 Seville details | Karsten Kobs (GER) | Zsolt Németh (HUN) | Vladyslav Piskunov (UKR) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) | Koji Murofushi (JPN) | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Ivan Tsikhan (BLR) | Adrián Annus (HUN) | Koji Murofushi (JPN) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) | Markus Esser (GER) | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Ivan Tsikhan (BLR) | Primož Kozmus (SLO) | Libor Charfreitag (SVK) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Primož Kozmus (SLO) | Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) | Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Koji Murofushi (JPN) | Krisztián Pars (HUN) | Primož Kozmus (SLO) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Paweł Fajdek (POL) | Krisztián Pars (HUN) | Lukáš Melich (CZE) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Paweł Fajdek (POL) | Dilshod Nazarov (TJK) | Wojciech Nowicki (POL) |
| 2017 London details | Paweł Fajdek (POL) | Valeriy Pronkin (ANA) | Wojciech Nowicki (POL) |
| 2019 Doha details | Paweł Fajdek (POL) | Quentin Bigot (FRA) | Bence Halász (HUN) Wojciech Nowicki (POL) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Paweł Fajdek (POL) | Wojciech Nowicki (POL) | Eivind Henriksen (NOR) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Ethan Katzberg (CAN) | Wojciech Nowicki (POL) | Bence Halász (HUN) |

#### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Poland (POL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| – | Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 58 |

#### Multiple medalists

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Paweł Fajdek | Poland (POL) | 2013-2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Szymon Ziółkowski | Poland (POL) | 2001-2009 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union (URS) | 1983-1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Andrey Abduvaliyev | Tajikistan (TJK) | 1993-1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ivan Tsikhan | Belarus (BLR) | 2003-2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Koji Murofushi | Japan (JPN) | 2001-2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Primož Kozmus | Slovenia (SLO) | 2007-2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Heinz Weis | Germany (GER) | 1991-1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Igor Astapkovich | Soviet Union (URS) Belarus (BLR) | 1991-1995 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Wojciech Nowicki | Poland (POL) | 2015-2023 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Krisztián Pars | Hungary (HUN) | 2011-2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Tibor Gécsek | Hungary (HUN) | 1993-1995 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Bence Halász | Hungary (HUN) | 2019-2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### Women

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| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 Seville details | Mihaela Melinte (ROU) | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Bronwyn Eagles (AUS) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Betty Heidler (GER) | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | Betty Heidler (GER) | Martina Hrašnová (SVK) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | Betty Heidler (GER) | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | Wang Zheng (CHN) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | Alexandra Tavernier (FRA) |
| 2017 London details | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | Wang Zheng (CHN) | Malwina Kopron (POL) |
| 2019 Doha details | DeAnna Price (USA) | Joanna Fiodorow (POL) | Wang Zheng (CHN) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Brooke Andersen (USA) | Camryn Rogers (CAN) | Janee' Kassanavoid (USA) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Camryn Rogers (CAN) | Janee' Kassanavoid (USA) | DeAnna Price (USA) |

#### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Poland (POL) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

#### Multiple medalists

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 2009-2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba (CUB) | 2001-2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Betty Heidler | Germany (GER) | 2007-2011 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Tatyana Lysenko | Russia (RUS) | 2005-2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Camryn Rogers | Canada (CAN) | 2022-2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DeAnna Price | United States (USA) | 2019-2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Olga Kuzenkova | Russia (RUS) | 1999-2003 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Zhang Wenxiu | China (CHN) | 2007-2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Wang Zheng | China (CHN) | 2013-2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Janee' Kassanavoid | United States (USA) | 2022-2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Manuela Montebrun | France (FRA) | 2003-2005 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Championship record progression
### Men

Men's hammer throw World Championships record progression :
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
| 75.78 m | Zdzisław Kwaśny | Poland (POL) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-08 |
| 78.50 m | Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union (URS) | 1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-08 |
| 79.22 m | Yuriy Sedykh | Soviet Union (URS) | 1983 | Final | 1983-08-08 |
| 82.68 m | Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union (URS) | 1983 | Final | 1983-08-08 |
| 83.06 m | Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union (URS) | 1987 | Final | 1987-09-01 |
| 83.38 m | Szymon Ziółkowski | Poland (POL) | 2001 | Final | 2001-08-05 |
| 83.89 m$^1$ | Ivan Tsikhan | Belarus (BLR) | 2005 | Final | 2005-08-08 |
| 83.63 m | Ivan Tsikhan | Belarus (BLR) | 2007 | Final | 2007-08-27 |
$^1$Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test

### Women

Women's hammer throw World Championships record progression :
| Time | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
| 65.52 m | Debbie Sosimenko | Australia (AUS) | 1999 | Final | 1999-08-24 |
| 71.57 m | Mihaela Melinte | Romania (ROM) | 1999 | Final | 1999-08-24 |
| 73.23 m | Mihaela Melinte | Romania (ROM) | 1999 | Final | 1999-08-24 |
| 75.20 m | Mihaela Melinte | Romania (ROM) | 1999 | Final | 1999-08-24 |
| 75.27 m | Betty Heidler | Germany (GER) | 2009 | Qualification | 2009-08-20 |
| 77.96 m WR | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 2009 | Final | 2009-08-22 |
| 78.46 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 2013 | Final | 2013-08-16 |
| 78.80 m$^1$ | Tatyana Lysenko | Russia (RUS) | 2013 | Final | 2013-08-16 |
| 78.52 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 2015 | Final | 2015-08-27 |
| 80.27 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 2015 | Final | 2015-08-27 |
| 80.85 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 2015 | Final | 2015-08-27 |
$^1$Subsequently disqualified after failing a doping test.

## Best performances
### Top ten furthest World Championship throws$^1$

Furthest men's throws at the World Championships :
| Rank | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation | Year | Date |
| 1 | 83.63 m | Ivan Tsikhan | Belarus | 2007 | 2007-08-27 |
| 2 | 83.38 m | Szymon Ziółkowski | Poland | 2001 | 2001-08-05 |
| 3 | 83.07 m | Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union | 1987 | 1987-09-01 |
| 4 | 83.05 m | Ivan Tsikhan | Belarus | 2003 | 2003-08-25 |
| 5 | 82.92 m | Koji Murofushi | Japan | 2001 | 2001-08-05 |
| 6 | 82.68 m | Sergey Litvinov | Soviet Union | 1983 | 1983-08-09 |
| 7 | 82.60 m | Vadim Devyatovskiy | Belarus | 2005 | 2005-08-08 |
| 8 | 82.29 m | Primož Kozmus | Slovenia | 2007 | 2007-08-27 |
| 9 | 81.98 m | Paweł Fajdek | Poland | 2022 | 2022-07-16 |
| 10 | 81.97 m | Paweł Fajdek | Poland | 2013 | 2013-08-12 |
Furthest women's throws at the World Championships :
| Rank | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation | Year | Date |
| 1 | 80.85 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 2015 | 2015-08-27 |
| 2 | 78.96 m | Brooke Andersen | United States | 2022 | 2022-07-17 |
| 3 | 78.46 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 2013 | 2013-08-16 |
| 4 | 77.96 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 2009 | 2009-08-22 |
| 5 | 77.90 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 2017 | 2017-08-07 |
| 6 | 77.54 m | DeAnna Price | United States | 2019 | 2019-09-28 |
| 7 | 77.22 m | Camryn Rogers | Canada | 2023 | 2023-08-24 |
| 8 | 77.13 m | Tatyana Lysenko | Russia | 2011 | 2011-09-04 |
| 9 | 77.12 m | Betty Heidler | Germany | 2009 | 2009-08-22 |
| 10 | 77.10 m | Hanna Skydan | Azerbaijan | 2023$^Q$ | 2023-08-23 |
$^1$Does not include ancillary marks