Talk:Hammer throw

message: I don't know much about this sport, but according to the article, the high point of the circle is where you want to throw the hammer, and the low point is opposite. It later says that the hammer is released at the "front" of the circle, but wouldn't that make it fly sideways and parallel to the ground rather than forwards and up into the air? 136.176.8.18 00:14, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the wording in this article is, shall we say, unconvincing.  I think rewriting it, and providing references, would help a lot.  Cheers, Doctormatt 01:36, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The IAAF has declared that it will no longer acknowledge the 2007 WR of Lysenko. I would have removed the mention of this recored, but I do not know for sure if her record of 2006 will be kept as the official WR. Anybody any idea? 62.203.154.39 (talk) 18:47, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lysenko 2007 World Record 

message: According to the article, the hammer throw is called that because they used to use actual hammers. However, ball-and-chain weapons have always been called hammers, as in 'meteor hammer.' Is that just a coincidence?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.11.36.169 (talk) 18:07, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hammer or Hammer? 

message: Following on from the previous comment... I came to this article trying to find out what a hammer consists of. Is it a metal ball on a chain? A metal ball on a stick with a handle? It must be specified somewhere in athletics competition rules. Currently all we're told is the weight and physical dimensions...
"The men's hammer weighs 16 pounds (7.257 kg) and measures 3 feet 11 3⁄4 inches (121.5 cm) in length and the women's hammer weighs 8.82 lb (4 kg) and 3 feet 11 inches (119.5 cm) in length"
82.71.0.17 (talk) 10:15, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is a hammer? 

message: In the opening paragraph, the article states:
″the origin of the hammer throw is tied to a prohibition by King Edward I of England against Scotsmen possessing weapons during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.″
Can someone please provide a citation for this statement?
Additionally, I would be very interested to read about whatever related material users can provide for weapons bans of this nature, and how the local populations reacted to the prohibition.  I'm aware of most modern bans of the last 50 years or so, but I have very little understanding of the history of ancient bans, and what causes those bans made.  Anything on the subject would be very helpful. Sawta (talk) 20:04, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weapons ban of the late 13th century 

message: "Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus also threw 86.73 on 3 July 2005 in Brest, but this was subsequent to drugs disqualification." Does this mean that he had been disqualified prior to the throw? If so, why was he allowed to compete? Or does this mean that his throw was invalidated because he tested positive for drugs at this event? --Khajidha (talk) 23:35, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: His doping sample, taken in 2004 was found positive on a retest in 2012, though the http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/19116807|news report] did not specify what.  He was retroactively disqualified back to 2004, which invalidated 2005 results as well. Trackinfo (talk) 23:51, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I've rephrased it to better explain the situation. Please modify if you feel it is needed.--Khajidha (talk) 14:57, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ivan Tsikhan 

message: This article needs a description of the actual hammer used for the throw. --Khajidha (talk) 14:58, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added a simple description. Unless you were already familiar with this event, no one would call this piece of equipment a hammer and would be thoroughly confused by pictures purporting to be of hammer throwing with no apparent hammers in them. --Khajidha (talk) 13:26, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Description of the hammer