Hammer History Lesson✍️🔨
1972: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (Dr B.) wins Olympic 🥇 in Hammer
2008: Dylan Armstrong🇨🇦 (coached by Dr. B) wins Olympic 🥉 in Shot
2024: Ethan Katzberg🇨🇦 (coached by Armstrong) wins 🥇 in Hammer
Watching Olympic Champion
@Neeraj_chopra1
warm up is a good reminder that the javelin is just as much a runaway event as a throwing event.
PS- Maybe the prettiest Carioca drill you'll ever see at the 20 sec mark🤌
This old video of Stefan Holm training still holds up as one of the most athletic things I've ever seen👀
Holm was only 5'11" and high-jumped 2.40m/7'10.5" along with winning the '04 Olympics🦘
🚨🚨🚨74.35m- MYKOLAS ALEKNA DOES IT🚨🚨🚨
The oldest men's WR (Jürgen Schult-74.08m-'86) on the books is no more. We have a new discus king👑
*The mark was updated from 74.41m>74.35m after the steel tape measurement.
🎥throwsuniversity-yt
On this date 23 years ago, Arsi Harju pulled off one of the biggest upsets winning the 2000 Olympic Shot Put.
Harju🇫🇮 hit a PR 21.39 PR in the qualifying and 21.29m in the Final to defeat a strong US Team of Adam Nelson, John Godina and Andy Bloom who placed 2-3-4.
Still
🚨WHAT?!
@karathrowsjav
just broke the Women's American Javelin Record with 68.11m on her final throw at the
@MVDbrussels
What a retirement tour she's putting on.
The shot put throw that won the world title 💣 20.49m (67'3")
Take a bow
@ealey_chase
👑
Also, big congrats to
@jess__woodard
on making the final and competing like a champ 💪
🚨AND STILL.....RYAN CROUSER IS YOUR 3X OLYMPIC CHAMP🐐
Even after injury,
@RCrouserThrows
comes out on top to become the FIRST 3X Olympic Shot Champ🥇🥇🥇
Rain showed up in round 4 and caused many slips and falls affecting every one...but
@JoeKovacsUSA
as he hit a last round
Want to give a special shout-out to Josh Awotunde
All he did was set a PB on the biggest stage and place🥉 to the two greatest shot putters of all time.
22.29m (73'2") -
#18
All-time!
Audi Crooks dropped 40 pts in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament setting a record for most pts by a frosh in a tourney game EVER🤯
Crooks was a 2X state champ shot-putter in high school proving throwers can do anything💪
ht
@Predamame
🚨
@RCrouserThrows
Wins Olympic Trials🚨
Despite elbow surgery and a torn pec earlier this year, the 2X Olympic Champ threw 22.84m to pull away from a stacked field.
@JoeKovacsUSA
finished 🥈 with 22.43m and Payton Otterdahl grabbed the coveted 🥉 (22.26m) to make the Olympic
🚨Women's Olympic Discus Final is Set!
@vallman123
looks to be in great shape to defend her crown almost hitting 70m on her first attempt.
photo:
@PanamSports
From Glide to Slide🛝
Even at 16-years-old, Ryan Crouser's glide was textbook technical mastery.
Ryan would switch to the rotation later in high school leading him on a path to Olympic golds and world records. Last year he added the "Crouser Slide" to take full advantage of
🚨
@jcantwell2499
wins Nike Nationals Shot by 5 Feet!
The sophomore threw 73' 5.25" that broke Hayward Field's HS record, which was previously held by...(checks notes)..RYAN CROUSER🤯
📸
@TrackTownUSA
🚨FABBRI GOES 22.95m🚨
Leonardo Fabbri hits a HUGE 22.95m throw in Italy to surpass Alessandro Andrei's longstanding Italian Record and move
#5
All-time🤯
This is the best men's shot timeline where 3/5 best throwers in history are currently competing📈
🚨Jordan Davis (
@SCSU_XCTF
) breaks the Division Two Javelin Record with 83.77m at the Texas Relays.
This is also the best ever by a US collegian at any level🤯
🎥davis_throws/ig
Ryan Crouser is the most powerful he's ever been shown here speed-snatching 140kg @ 2.78m/s for 3,814watts👀
That's over 5 horsepower generated🐎
🎥
@RCrouserThrows
/ rcrouser-ig
Happy PR and Gold Medal Day to
@ShotDiva
🎂
On this date in 2016, Michelle stepped into the ring for her final throw and launched a PR and American Record of 20.63m (67'8") to claim Olympic 🥇.
She is the first and only American to win the women's shot put at the Olympics.
.
@RCrouserThrowsis
the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.
Two-blood clots and still goes and almost breaks his world record in winning back 2 back world titles🙌
#andstill
🚨🚨🚨YAIME PEREZ THROWS 73.09M AT THROW TOWN🚨🚨🚨
The 2019 Discus World Champ hit a MONSTER toss at Throw Town Ramona moving her
#9
All-Time!
The farthest throw of this millennium!
🎥
@MTCthrowers
Ethan Katzberg 🇨🇦 84.38 in Nairobi
🔨 farthest throw since 2008 (Tikhon)
🔨 moves 60 to 9th performer alltime
🔨 previous PB was 81.25 to win last years’ WC
How do you not love Rajindra Campbell?
From almost quitting the sport to becoming Jamaica's first medalist in the throws🥉🇯🇲
Worth the watch👏
video:
@televisionjam1
World leader
@vallman123
wins the
#USATFOutdoors
🇺🇸 Discus with 67.66m🔥
@LaulaugaTausaga
threw a 65.46m PR in the final round to take🥈and punch her ticket to Budapest next month for the World Championships.
Olympic Javelin Champ
@Neeraj_chopra1
🇮🇳 is doing things we've never seen a thrower do business wise.
Big-brand deals have made Neeraj the highest-valued non-cricket athlete from India.
🚨JAMAICA HAS A 22M SHOT PUTTER!🇯🇲
Rajindra Campbell hits almost a meter PR to break the Jamaican record in Madrid- 22.22m🔥
If that wasn't enough, I believe this is a left-handed WR🫲
📸
@AthleticsTourES
24 years ago, Anthony Washington🇺🇸 won the '99 discus world championship🥇 with Virgilijus Alekna🇱🇹 placing 4th.
Next week, we get to watch their sons (Turner, Martynas, Mykolas) compete in Budapest in the same event🥏
How cool is that?👨👦
🚨🚨🚨FABBRI GOES NUCLEAR🚨🚨🚨
Leonardo Fabbri throws 22.88M in Italy to hit the biggest throw from a European since Ulf Timmermann in 1988!
Joe and Ryan may have another member in the 23-meter club soon...
🚨UPSET CITY🚨
Alekna (CAL), the NCAA record-holder, takes third and right when you thought Roje Stona (Arkansas) was going to win Turner Washington (ASU) reminds everyone who the hell he is😤....66.22m FINAL ROUND 💣