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2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

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|Name = 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

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|Edition = 5th

|Dates = 11 May–7 September

|Meetings = 13

|World records = 79.58 m (Anita Włodarczyk)

|Total prize money =

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|previous = 2013

|next = 2015

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The 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was the fifth edition of the annual, global series of hammer throw competitions organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The winners were Krisztián Pars of Hungary (244.84 metres) and Anita Włodarczyk (232.52 metres) of Poland. This was Włodarczyk's second title, defending her win from the previous year, and a third career win for Pars (the 2011 and 2012 winner). Pars also regained the position of challenge record holder, improving on the total set by Paweł Fajdek in 2013. Włodarczyk was the stand out courtesy of her hammer throw world record of {{T&Fcalc|79.58}} at the ISTAF Berlin meet.Rowbottom, Mike (2015-01-02). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/world-challenge-2014-review 2014 IAAF World Challenge review]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.Sammett, Michelle (2014-08-31). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/anita-wlodarczyk-hammer-world-record-berlin Wlodarczyk breaks hammer world record in Berlin]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.

A total of thirteen meetings featured on the circuit, with eight women's and nine men's contests spread across those events. The point scoring format was cumulative – the final standings were decided by the sum of athletes' three best throws on the circuit. Only the best throw by an athlete from each meet was taken into consideration.

Calendar

The 2014 series continued the model of the 2013 by featuring a combination of IAAF World Challenge meetings and non-IAAF meetings in Europe.[http://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2014 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.[http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-challenge-meetings#60 IAAF World Challenge Calendar]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.

There were two new additions to the tour: the Mohammed VI Meeting de Marrakesh and the Paavo Nurmi Games. The Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo and Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar – long-standing presences – were dropped from the series. The Prefontaine Classic, a Diamond League meeting, did not return.

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!Meeting

!City

!Country

!Date

!Type

Golden Grand Prix

|Tokyo

|Japan

|11 May

|Women

Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo

|Ponce

|Puerto Rico

|17 May

|Both

IAAF World Challenge Beijing

|Beijing

|China

|21 May

|Women

Janusz Kusociński Memorial

|Szczecin

|Poland

|7 June

|Men

Mohammed VI Meeting de Marrakesh

|Marrakesh

|Morocco

|8 June

|Women

Moscow Challenge

|Moscow

|Russia

|11 June

|Both

Golden Spike Ostrava

|Ostrava

|Czech Republic

|17 June

|Both

Paavo Nurmi Games

|Turku

|Finland

|25 June

|Men

István Gyulai Memorial

|Székesfehérvár

|Hungary

|8 July

|Both

Karlstad Grand Prix

|Karlstad

|Sweden

|16 July

|Men

Meeting de Atletismo Madrid

|Madrid

|Spain

|19 July

|Men

Internationales Stadionfest

|Berlin

|Germany

|31 August

|Women

Rieti Meeting

|Rieti

|Italy

|6 September

|Men

Final standings

=Men=

A total of eleven men recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.[http://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/standings/2014/men 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716123526/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/standings/2014/men |date=2014-07-16 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. Marks in bold are those which counted towards the final score.

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Rank

!Athlete

!Nation

!Ponce

!Szczecin

!Moscow

!Ostrava

!Turku

!Székesfehérvár

!Karlstad

!Madrid

!Rieti

!Final score

1align=left| Krisztián Parsalign=left| {{HUN}}79.3179.35|
|81.5779.8382.49|
|80.78244.84
2align=left| Paweł Fajdekalign=left| {{POL}} |
|78.15|
|79.65|
|80.73|
|81.11241.49
3align=left| Dilshod Nazarovalign=left|{{TJK}} |
|78.0879.2080.6277.9380.2479.6280.51|
| 241.37
4align=left| Mostafa Al-Gamelalign=left| {{EGY}} |
|75.6673.8878.07|
|78.2378.50234.80
5align=left| Marcel Lomnickýalign=left| {{SVK}}77.4878.40|
|77.91|
|75.9077.93|
|76.39234.24
6align=left| Pavel Kryvitskialign=left| {{BLR}} |
|77.6978.22|
|76.68|
|76.85232.76
7align=left| Sergey Litvinovalign=left| {{RUS}} |
|74.7174.8174.94|
|75.88225.63
8align=left| Szymon Ziółkowskialign=left| {{POL}} |
|74.3975.37|
|73.5673.5075.40|
|72.56225.16
9align=left| Aleksiy Sokirskiyalign=left| {{UKR}} |
|75.3475.89|
|73.28|
| 224.51
10align=left| Markus Esseralign=left| {{GER}} |
|75.29|
|74.2774.28|
| 223.84
11align=left| Lukáš Melichalign=left| {{CZE}} |
|72.75|
|71.25|
|71.86|
| 215.86

=Women=

A total of twelve women recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.[http://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/standings/2014/women 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Women] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907123828/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/standings/2014/women |date=2014-09-07 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. Marks in bold are those which counted towards the final score.

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Rank

!Athlete

!Nation

!Tokyo

!Ponce

!Beijing

!Marrakesh

!Moscow

!Ostrava

!Székesfehérvár

!Berlin

!Final score

1align=left| Anita Włodarczykalign=left| {{POL}} |
|76.4175.5379.58232.52
2align=left| Betty Heidleralign=left| {{GER}}72.69|
|78.0075.3475.20228.54
3align=left| Kathrin Klaasalign=left| {{GER}} |
|73.38|
|74.6174.6273.42222.65
4align=left| Wang Zhengalign=left| {{CHN}} |
|75.23|
|73.89|
|72.33221.45
5align=left| Martina Hrašnováalign=left| {{SVK}} |
|71.89|
|70.8874.3972.5671.82218.84
6align=left| Amanda Bingsonalign=left| {{USA}}71.7172.16|
|70.42|
| 214.29
7align=left| Joanna Fiodorowalign=left| {{POL}} |
|71.8070.2471.04213.08
8align=left| Gwen Berryalign=left| {{USA}}71.1371.46|
|69.15|
| 211.74
9align=left| Éva Orbánalign=left| {{HUN}} |
|69.63|
|70.6068.7070.45|
| 210.68
10align=left| Bianca Periealign=left| {{ROU}} |
|70.5768.93|
|70.19|
| 209.69
11align=left| Jeneva Stevensalign=left| {{USA}}69.1870.78|
|68.41|
| 208.37
12align=left| Tatyana Lysenkoalign=left| {{RUS}}67.35|
|68.7265.4061.09|
| 201.47

See also

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