Hammer throw
Women
Table:
Year

Mark

Athlete

Place

1988

58.94 m (193 ft 4+1⁄4 in)

Carol Cady (USA)

Los Gatos

1989

61.50 m (201 ft 9+1⁄4 in)

Yelena Pichugina (URS)

Frunze

1990

61.96 m (203 ft 3+1⁄4 in)

Larisa Baranova (URS)

Adler

1991

64.44 m (211 ft 5 in)

Alla Davydova (URS)

Adler

1992

65.40 m (214 ft 6+3⁄4 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Bryansk

1993

64.64 m (212 ft 3⁄4 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Krasnodar

1994

67.34 m (220 ft 11 in)

Svetlana Sudak (BLR)

Minsk

1995

68.16 m (223 ft 7+1⁄4 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Moscow

1996

69.46 m (227 ft 10+1⁄2 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Sydney

1997

73.10 m (239 ft 9+3⁄4 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Munich

1998

73.80 m (242 ft 1+1⁄2 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Tolyatti

1999

76.07 m (249 ft 6+3⁄4 in)

Mihaela Melinte (ROM)

Rüdlingen

2000

75.68 m (248 ft 3+1⁄2 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Tula

2001

73.62 m (241 ft 6+1⁄4 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Adler

2002

73.07 m (239 ft 8+3⁄4 in)

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)

Annecy

2003

75.14 m (246 ft 6+1⁄4 in)

Yipsi Moreno (CUB)

Savona

2004

75.18 m (246 ft 7+3⁄4 in)

Yipsi Moreno (CUB)

Havana

2005

77.06 m (252 ft 9+3⁄4 in)

Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)

Moscow

2006

77.80 m (255 ft 2+3⁄4 in)

Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)

Tallinn

2007

77.30 m (253 ft 7+1⁄4 in)

Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)

Adler

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This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1988 in the Men 's hammer throw . One of the main events during this season were the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , South Korea , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Monday September 26 , 1988 . Sergey Litvinov ( URS ) claimed the title , setting two Olympic records during the final round .
Carol Therese Cady ( born June 6 , 1962 in Los Alamos , New Mexico ) is a retired female shot putter and discus thrower from the United States . She competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics , starting in 1984 . During the 1980s Cady was one of the first women to compete in hammer throw . Cady was on the track team while a student at Stanford University .
Los Gatos ( US : /loʊs ˈɡɑːtoʊs , lɔːs-/ ; Spanish for The Cats ) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County , California , United States . The population is 29,413 according to the 2010 United States Census Bureau . According to Bloomberg Businessweek , Los Gatos is ranked the 33rd wealthiest city in the United States . It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the southwest corner of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains , with a population of 41,544 as of 2017 . Los Gatos is part of Silicon Valley , with several high technology companies maintaining a presence there . Notably , streaming and content creator Netflix is headquartered in Los Gatos and has developed a large presence in the area . It was in Los Gatos that The Bean Spray Pump Company was founded , which later became the FMC Corporation .
This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1989 in the hammer throw for both men and women .
Bishkek ( Kyrgyz : Бишке́к , بىشکەک ; IPA : [ biʃˈkek ] ; Russian : Бишке́к , tr . Biškék , IPA : [ bʲɪˈʂkʲek ] ) , formerly Pishpek and Frunze , is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan ( Kyrgyz Republic ) . Bishkek is also the most commonly administrative centre of the Chuy Region . The province surrounds the city , although the city itself is not part of the province , but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan . In 1825 Khokand authorities established the fortress of Pishpek to control local caravan routes and to collect tribute from Kyrgyz tribes . On 4 September 1860 , with the approval of the Kyrgyz , Russian forces led by Colonel Apollon Zimmermann destroyed the fortress . In 1868 a Russian settlement was established on the site of the fortress under its original name , Pishpek . It lay within the General Governorship of Russian Turkestan and its Semirechye Oblast . In 1925 the Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast was established in Russian Turkestan , promoting Pishpek to its capital . In 1926 the Communist Party of the Soviet Union renamed the city as Frunze , after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze ( 1885-1925 ) , who was born there . In 1936 , the city of Frunze became the capital of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic , during the final stages of the national delimitation in the Soviet Union . In 1991 the Kyrgyz parliament changed the capital 's name to Bishkek .
This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1990 in the hammer throw for both men and women . One of the main events during this season were the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split , FR Yugoslavia , where the final of the men 's competition was held on August 31 , 1990 .
Adlersky City District ( Russian : А́длерский райо́н ) is the southernmost of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai , Russia , lying along the Black Sea coast near the southern Russian border with Georgia . The city district borders Maykopsky District of Adygea in the north , Mostovsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east , Abkhazia in the south , and Khostinsky City District in the northwest . In the southwest , it is bordered by the Black Sea . Population : 76,534 ( 2010 Census ) ; 69,120 ( 2002 Census ) ; 68,827 ( 1989 Census ) . Adlersky District was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics . The historical center of the district is Adler Microdistrict ( А́длер ) - formerly classified as a town , but today a microdistrict of Adlersky City District - located at the mouth of the Mzymta River .
This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1991 in the hammer throw for both men and women . One of the main events during this season were the World Championships in Tokyo , Japan , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Sunday August 25 , 1991 .
Alla Davydova , née Fyodorova ( Russian : Алла Давыдова ; born 21 May 1966 ) is a retired female hammer thrower from Russia . Her personal best throw was 69.17 metres ( 226.9 ft ) , achieved in May 2003 in Valencia . At the time , this throw set a world record for the women 's 35-40 age group .
Olga Sergeyevna Kuzenkova ( Russian : Ольга Серге́евна Кузенкова ; born 4 October 1970 in Smolensk ) is a Russian athlete , the first woman to throw the hammer more than 70 meters . She has tested positive for doping . She won gold in the women 's hammer throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens . She trained with Aleksandr Seleznyov .
Bryansk ( Russian : Брянск , IPA : [ brʲansk ] ) is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast , Russia , located 379 kilometers ( 235 mi ) southwest of Moscow . Population : 415,721 ( 2010 Census ) ; 431,526 ( 2002 Census ) ; 452,160 ( 1989 Census ) .
Krasnodar ( /ˌkrɑːsnəˈdɑːr , -noʊ-/ ; Russian : Краснода́р , IPA : [ krəsnɐˈdar ] ) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai , Russia , located on the Kuban River , approximately 148 kilometers ( 92 mi ) northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk . As of the 2010 Census , its population was 774,234 . According to the Federal Statistics Service of Russia , Krasnodar officially reached a population of 1,000,007 on September 22 , 2018 , thus the city is the 16th most populated city in Russia , and also the country 's 16th city with at least a million inhabitants . It was previously known as Yekaterinodar ( until December 7 , 1920 ) .
Sviatlana Sudak ( Belarusian : Сьвятлана Судак ; born 20 March 1971 ) is a Turkish female hammer thrower of Belarusian origin . She was born in Grodno , Belarus .
Minsk ( Belarusian : Мінск , pronounced [ mʲinsk ] , traditionally Belarusian : Менск , [ mʲensk ] ; Russian : Минск , Polish : Mińsk ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus , situated on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers . As the capital , Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region ( voblasć ) and Minsk District ( rajon ) . The population in January 2018 was 1,982,444 , ( not including suburbs ) making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe . Minsk is the administrative capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) and seat of its Executive Secretary . The earliest historical references to Minsk date to the 11th century ( 1067 ) , when it was noted as a provincial city within the Principality of Polotsk . The settlement developed on the rivers . In 1242 , Minsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . It received town privileges in 1499 . From 1569 , it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodeship , in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793 , as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland . From 1919 to 1991 , after the Russian Revolution , Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic , in the Soviet Union . In June 2019 , Minsk hosted the 2019 European Games .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1995 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg , Sweden , where the men 's final was held on Sunday August 6 , 1995 .
Moscow ( /ˈmɒskoʊ/ , in US mainly : /ˈmɒskaʊ/ ; Russian : Москва , tr . Moskva , IPA : [ mɐˈskva ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and most populous city of Russia , with approximately 12.6 million residents within the city limits , 17 million within the urban area and 20 million within the metropolitan area . Moscow is one of Russia 's federal cities . Moscow is a major political , economic , cultural , and scientific centre of Russia and Eastern Europe . It is the second-most populous city in Europe , the most populous city entirely within Europe , as well as the largest city ( by area ) on the European continent . By broader definitions , Moscow is among the world 's largest cities , being the 24th largest metropolitan area , the 16th largest urban area , and the 10th largest by population within city limits worldwide . Moscow has been ranked as the ninth most expensive city in the world and has one of the world 's largest urban economies , being ranked as an alpha global city , and is also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world . Moscow is home to the third-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world , and has the highest number of billionaires of any city in Europe . Moscow is the northernmost and coldest megacity on the Earth . It is home to the Ostankino Tower , the tallest free standing structure in Europe ; the Federation Tower , the second-tallest skyscraper in Europe ; and the Moscow International Business Center . Moscow is the largest city on the European continent by area . Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia , it is well known for its architecture , particularly its historic buildings such as Saint Basil 's Cathedral in Russian architectural style with a richly decorated and multicolored facade .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1996 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Atlanta , United States , where the final was held on July 28 , 1996 .
Sydney ( /ˈsɪdni/ ( listen ) SID-nee ) is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania . Located on Australia 's east coast , the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km ( 43.5 mi ) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west , Hawkesbury to the north , the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west . Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs , 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions . Residents of the city are known as Sydneysiders . As of June 2017 , Sydney 's estimated metropolitan population was 5,230,330 and is home to approximately 65% of the state 's population . Indigenous Australians have inhabited the Sydney area for at least 30,000 years , and thousands of engravings remain throughout the region , making it one of the richest in Australia in terms of Aboriginal archaeological sites . During his first Pacific voyage in 1770 , Lieutenant James Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to chart the eastern coast of Australia , making landfall at Botany Bay and inspiring British interest in the area . In 1788 , the First Fleet of convicts , led by Arthur Phillip , founded Sydney as a British penal colony , the first European settlement in Australia . Phillip named the city Sydney in recognition of Thomas Townshend , 1st Viscount Sydney . Penal transportation to New South Wales ended soon after Sydney was incorporated as a city in 1842 . A gold rush occurred in the colony in 1851 , and over the next century , Sydney transformed from a colonial outpost into a major global cultural and economic centre . After World War II , it experienced mass migration and became one of the most multicultural cities in the world .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1997 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the 1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens , Greece , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Sunday August 3 , 1997 .
Munich ( /ˈmjuːnɪk/ MEW-nik ; German : München [ ˈmʏnçn̩ ] ( listen ) ; Austro-Bavarian : Minga [ ˈmɪŋ ( ː ) ɐ ] ; Latin : Monachium ) is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria , the second most populous German federal state . With a population of around 1.5 million , it is the third-largest city in Germany , after Berlin and Hamburg , and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state , as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union . The city 's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people . Straddling the banks of the River Isar ( a tributary of the Danube ) north of the Bavarian Alps , it is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria , while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany ( 4,500 people per km² ) . Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area , after the Austrian capital of Vienna , Munich was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2006 FIFA World Cup . The city is a global centre of art , science , technology , finance , publishing , culture , innovation , education , business , and tourism and enjoys a very high standard and quality of living , reaching first in Germany and third worldwide according to the 2018 Mercer survey , and being rated the world 's most liveable city by the Monocle 's Quality of Life Survey 2018 . According to the Globalization and World Rankings Research Institute Munich is considered an alpha-world city , as of 2015 [ update ] . Munich is a major international center of engineering , science , innovation , and research , exemplified by the presence of two research universities , a multitude of scientific institutions in the city and its surroundings , and world class technology and science museums like the Deutsches Museum and BMW Museum . Munich houses many multinational companies and its economy is based on high tech , automobiles , the service sector and creative industries , as well as IT , biotechnology , engineering and electronics among many others . The name of the city is derived from the Old/Middle High German term Munichen , meaning by the monks . It derives from the monks of the Benedictine order , who ran a monastery at the place that was later to become the Old Town of Munich ; hence the monk depicted on the city 's coat of arms . Munich was first mentioned in 1158 .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest , Hungary , where the final of the men 's competition was held on August 19 , 1998 .
Tolyatti ( Russian : Толья́тти , IPA : [ tɐlʲˈjætʲ ( ː ) ɪ ] ) , also known in Italian as Togliattigrad and English as Togliatti in honor of Palmiro Togliatti , is a city in Samara Oblast , Russia . Population : 719,632 ( 2010 Census ) ; 702,879 ( 2002 Census ) ; 630,543 ( 1989 Census ) . It is the largest city in Russia which does not serve as the administrative center of a federal subject .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1999 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville , Spain , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Sunday August 22 , 1999 . The women had their final two days later , on Tuesday August 24 , 1999 .
Mihaela Melinte ( born 27 March 1975 in Bacău ) is a Romanian hammer thrower . She holds the world junior record , and with 76.07 metres she held the world record until Tatyana Lysenko beat it in July 2005 . The twelve-time Romanian national champion , Melinte is also a former European and World champion , but has never participated in the Olympics . She failed a drugs test at the Notturna di Milano meeting in 2000 ( ruling her out of the 2000 Sydney Olympics ) and she was banned from the sport for two years for taking nandrolone ( an anabolic steroid ) . Following her ban , she never again reached a major global podium or threw over 72 metres - some way off her previous world record mark . She took second place in the women 's hammer at the 2005 European Cup Winter Throwing , but was less successful at the 2006 edition , where she finished eleventh overall . She finished fourth in both the 2007 and 2008 European Cup Winter Throwing events . She was the bronze medallist at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie .
Rüdlingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2000 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Sydney , Australia , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Sunday September 24 , 2000 . The women had their first ever Olympic final five days later , on Friday September 29 , 2000 in the Olympic Stadium .
Tula ( Russian : Тула , IPA : [ ˈtulə ] ) is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast , Russia , located 193 kilometers ( 120 mi ) south of Moscow , on the Upa River . Population : 501,169 ( 2010 Census ) ; 481,216 ( 2002 Census ) ; 539,980 ( 1989 Census ) .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Sunday August 5 , 2001 . The women had their final two days later , on Tuesday August 7 , 2001 .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2003 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . One of the main event during this season were the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich , Germany , where the final of the men 's competition was held on August 7 , 2002 . The women had their final two days later , on August 9 , 2002 .
Annecy ( US : /ˌænəˈsiː , ɑːnˈsiː/ AN-ə-SEE , ahn-SEE , French : [ ansi ] ( listen ) ; Arpitan : Èneci or Ènneci ) is the largest city of Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France . It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometers ( 22 mi ) south of Geneva . Nicknamed the Pearl of French Alps in Raoul Blanchard 's monograph describing its location between lake and mountains , the city controls the northern entrance to the lake gorge . Due to a lack of available building land between the lake and the protected Semnoz mountain , its population remained stagnant , around 50,000 inhabitants , since 1950 . However , the 2017 merger with several ex-communes extended the city population to 124,401 inhabitants , and 203,078 for its urban area , placing Annecy 6th in the region , behind Annemasse , which has 292,000 inhabitants . Switching from counts of Geneva 's dwelling in the 13th century , to counts of Savoy 's in the 14th century , the city became Savoy 's capital in 1434 during the Genevois-Nemours prerogative until 1659 . Its role increased in 1536 , during the Calvinist Reformation in Geneva , while the bishop took refuge in Annecy . Saint Francis de Sales gave Annecy its advanced Catholic citadel role known as Counter-Reformation . The annexation of Savoy merged the city to France in 1860 . Sometimes called Venice of the Alps , this idyllic and touristic representation comes from the three canals and the Thiou river lying through the old city and whose initial role was to protect the city and to empower its handicrafts . The city experienced an industrial development in the 19th century with silk manufacturing . Some of its industrial legacy remains today with the headquarters of NTN-SNR bearings , Salomon , Entremont and Dassault Aviation .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2003 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris , France , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Tuesday August 25 , 2003 . The women had their final three days later , on Thursday August 28 , 2003 .
Yipsi Moreno González ( born November 19 , 1980 in Camagüey ) is a Cuban hammer thrower . She is a triple world champion and Olympic silver medalist , a former world junior record holder and current area record holder . In 2016 , after the 2008 Olympic gold medallist Belarus athlete Aksana Miankova received a disqualification by IAAF , Moreno ostensibly became Olympic hammer throw champion for Cuba in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing .
Savona ( Italian : [ saˈvoːna ] ( listen ) ; local Ligurian : Sann-a [ ˈsaŋˑa ] , Genoese : Savonn-a ) is a seaport and comune in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria , capital of the Province of Savona , in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea . Savona used to be one of the chief seats of the Italian iron industry , having iron-works and foundries , shipbuilding , railway workshops , engineering shops , and a brass foundry . One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus , who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys . 'Columbus 's house ' , a cottage situated in the Savona hills , lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees . It is one of several residences in Liguria associated with Columbus .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2004 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Athens , Greece , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Sunday August 22 , 2004 . The women had their first ever Olympic final five days later , on August 25 , 2004 in the Olympic Stadium .
Havana ( /həˈvænə/ ; Spanish : La Habana [ la aˈβana ] ( listen ) ) is the capital city , largest city , province , major port , and leading commercial center of Cuba . The city has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants , and it spans a total of 781.58 km2 ( 301.77 sq mi ) - making it the largest city by area , the most populous city , and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region . The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century and due to its strategic location it served as a springboard for the Spanish conquest of the Americas , becoming a stopping point for treasure-laden Spanish galleons returning to Spain . The King Philip II of Spain granted Havana the title of City in 1592 . Walls as well as forts were built to protect the old city . The sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana 's harbor in 1898 was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War . The city is the center of the Cuban government , and home to various ministries , headquarters of businesses and over 90 diplomatic offices . The current governor is Reinaldo García Zapata of the Communist Party of Cuba ( PCC ) . In 2009 , the city/province had the third highest income in the country . Contemporary Havana can essentially be described as three cities in one : Old Havana , Vedado and the newer suburban districts . The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay , which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbors : Mari melena , Guanabacoa and Antares . The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north , entering the Straits of Florida a few miles west of the bay .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2005 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki , Finland , where the final of the men 's competition was held on August 8 , 2005 . The women had their final four days later , on August 12 , 2005 .
Tatyana Viktorovna Lysenko ( Russian : Татьяна Викторовна Лысенко , born October 9 , 1983 in Bataysk ) is a Russian hammer thrower . A two-time World Champion , her career has been blighted by repeated doping infractions . In February 2019 , the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed her an eight-year ban for doping , starting from 2 July 2016 .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2006 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . One of the main event during this season were the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg , Sweden , where the final of the men 's competition was held on Saturday August 12 , 2006 . The women had their final four days earlier , on Tuesday August 8 , 2006 .
Tallinn ( /ˈtɑːlɪn , ˈtælɪn/ ; Estonian : [ ˈtɑlʲˑinˑ ] ; names in other languages ) is the capital , primate and the most populous city of Estonia . Located in the northern part of the country , on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea , it has a population of 434,562 . Administratively a part of Harju maakond ( county ) , Tallinn is the main financial , industrial , cultural , educational and research centre of Estonia . Tallinn is located 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) south of Helsinki , Finland , 320 kilometres ( 200 mi ) west of Saint Petersburg , Russia , 300 kilometres ( 190 mi ) north of Riga , Latvia , and 380 kilometres ( 240 mi ) east of Stockholm , Sweden . It has close historical ties with these four cities . From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century Tallinn was known in most of the world by its historical German name Reval . Tallinn , first mentioned in 1219 , received city rights in 1248 , but the earliest human settlements date back 5,000 years . The first recorded claim over the land was laid by Denmark in 1219 , after a successful raid of Lyndanisse led by king Valdemar II , followed by a period of alternating Scandinavian and Teutonic rulers . Due to its strategic location , the city became a major trade hub , especially from the 14th to the 16th century , when it grew in importance as part of the Hanseatic League . Tallinn 's Old Town is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Tallinn has the highest number of start-ups per person among European countries and is a birthplace of many international high technology companies , including Skype and Transferwise . The city is to house the headquarters of the European Union 's IT agency .
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2007 in both the men 's and the women 's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka , Japan , where the final of the men 's competition was held on August 27 , 2007 . The women had their final three days later , on August 30 , 2007 .