IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

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|founded=2010

|folded=2019

|continent=Global

|website=[https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-challenge-hammer-throw Hammer Throw]

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The IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was an annual hammer throw series, organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) from 2010 until the end of 2019 season. The series of hammer throw competitions for men and women were primary held at meetings with IAAF World Challenge status. The rankings were decided by combining the total (in metres) of each athlete's three greatest throws at the permit events during the season. Further points could be gained by those who broke or equalled the world record mark for the event.[http://www.iaaf.org/IWC10/news/kind=101/newsid=56525.html Hammer Challenge set to throw Dakar into a spin]. IAAF (2010-04-22). Retrieved on 2010-09-15.

The competition's creation was a result of the IAAF Golden League being replaced by the IAAF Diamond League in 2010 – hammer throw was the sole track and field event not to feature on the new top level circuit. The challenge was designed to allow hammer throwers to compete in a global seasonal competition, similar to that found for other track and field events on the Diamond League. In 2020, World Athletics launched the World Continental Tour including hammer throw competitions.

The total prize money available in 2010 was US$202,000, split evenly between male and female athletes. The male and female winners each received $30,000, while second and third placed athletes were entitled to $20,000 and $14,000 respectively. Increasingly smaller prizes were given to the remaining throwers who rank in the top twelve.{{cite news|title=Murofushi and Heidler take overall titles and prize of $30,000 each – IAAF World Hammer Throw Challenge|url=http://www.iaaf.org/IWC10/news/kind=100/newsid=58298.html|publisher=IAAF|date=2010-09-08|access-date=2010-09-09}} The eleven meetings which had permit status in 2010 offered either a men's contest, a women's contest, or both – an arrangement which gave athletes of each sex a total of seven opportunities to score points for the challenge.

The most successful athlete of the series was Poland's Anita Włodarczyk, who won the women's title six times straight from 2013 to 2018.[https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/wlodarczyk-and-nowicki-win-2018-iaaf-hammer-t Wlodarczyk and Nowicki win 2018 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF (2018-08-27). Retrieved 2019-10-19. Her compatriot Paweł Fajdek was the most successful man, with five victories.[https://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/pawel-fajdek-deanna-price-hammer-throw-challe Fajdek and Price win 2019 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF (2019-10-17). Retrieved 2019-10-19. Germany's Betty Heidler and Hungarian Krisztián Pars have each won the title on three occasions. Fajdek holds the men's series record score of 248.48 metres while Włodarczyk is the women's series record holder with 240.44 metres.

Editions

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|+IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge editions

scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ed.|Edition}}

!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Start date

!scope="col"| End date

!scope="col"| Meets

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| 1

| 2010 || {{dts|24 April}} || {{dts|1 September}} || 11 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2010 2010 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 2

| 2011 || {{dts|8 May}} || {{dts|13 September}} || 9 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2011 2011 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 3

| 2012 || {{dts|6 May}} || {{dts|9 September}} || 8 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2012 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 4

| 2013 || {{dts|5 May}} || {{dts|8 September}} || 15 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2013 2013 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 5

| 2014 || {{dts|11 May}} || {{dts|7 September}} || 13 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2014 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 6

| 2015 || {{dts|21 March}} || {{dts|13 September}} || 14 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2015 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 7

| 2016 || {{dts|5 March}} || {{dts|19 August}} || 11 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2016 2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 8

| 2017 || {{dts|21 May}} || {{dts|11 August}} || 9 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2017 2017 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 9

| 2018 || {{dts|19 May}} || {{dts|22 August}} || 10 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2018 2018 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

scope="row"| 10

| 2019 || {{dts|28 April}} || {{dts|2 October}} || 10 || [https://www.iaaf.org/Competitions/iaaf-hammer-throw-challenge/calendar/2019 2019 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

Meetings

Key:

  • M : Men
  • W : Men
  • B : Both

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|+IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge meetings

scope="col"| #

!scope="col"| Meeting

!scope="col"| Arena

!scope="col"| City

!scope="col"| Country

!scope="col"| 2010

!scope="col"| 2011

!scope="col"| 2012

!scope="col"| 2013

!scope="col"| 2014

!scope="col"| 2015

!scope="col"| 2016

!scope="col"| 2017

!scope="col"| 2018

!scope="col"| 2019

scope="row"| 1

|IAAF World Challenge Dakar

|Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor

|Dakar

|Senegal

| W || W || || W || || W || B || || ||

scope="row"| 2

|Golden Grand Prix Osaka

|Yanmar Stadium Nagai

|Osaka

|Japan

| M || M || M || M || W || W || || W || M || W

scope="row"| 3

|Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting

|Daegu Stadium

|Daegu

|South Korea

| W || W || W || || || || || || ||

scope="row"| 4

|Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo

|Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos

|Rio de Janeiro

|Brazil

| B || B || B || || || || W || W || M || M

scope="row"| 5

|Golden Spike Ostrava

|Městský stadion

|Ostrava

|Czech Republic

| B || B || B || B || B || B || B || B || B || W

scope="row"| 6

|Fanny Blankers-Koen Games

|Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion

|Hengelo

|Netherlands

| M || || || || || || || || ||

scope="row"| 7

|Paavo Nurmi Games

|Paavo Nurmi Stadium

|Turku

|Finland

| || || || || M || M || M || M || M || W

scope="row"| 8

|Brothers Znamensky Memorial

|Meteor Stadium

|Zhukovsky

|Russia

| W || B || || || || B || || || ||

scope="row"| 9

|Gyulai István Memorial

|Bregyó közi Regionális Atlétika Központ

|Székesfehérvár

|Hungary

| || || || M || B || B || B || W || W || B

scope="row"| 10

|Meeting de Atletismo Madrid

|Centro Deportivo Moratalaz

|Madrid

|Spain

| M || M || M || || M || || || M || W ||

scope="row"| 11

|ISTAF Berlin

|Olympiastadion

|Berlin

|Germany

| W || || W || W || W || W || || || ||

scope="row"| 12

|Rieti Meeting

|Stadio Raul Guidobaldi

|Rieti

|Italy

| B || B || B || B || M || M || || || ||

scope="row"| 13

|Hanžeković Memorial

|Sportski Park Mladost

|Zagreb

|Croatia

| M || M || M || || || || || || ||

scope="row"| 14

|Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo

|Estadio Francisco Montaner

|Ponce

|Puerto Rico

| || || || M || B || || || || ||

scope="row"| 15

|IAAF World Challenge Beijing

|Beijing National Stadium

|Beijing

|China

| || || || W || W || W || W || || ||

scope="row"| 16

|Prefontaine Classic

|Hayward Field

|Eugene

|United States

| || || || W || || || M || || ||

scope="row"| 17

|Moscow Challenge

|Luzhniki Stadium

|Moscow

|Russia

| || || || W || B || || || || ||

scope="row"| 18

|Janusz Kusociński Memorial

|City Athletics Stadium

|Szczecin

|Poland

| || || || B || M || B || B || B || B || B

scope="row"| 19

|Karlstad Grand Prix

|Tingvalla IP

|Karlstad

|Sweden

| || || || M || M || M || || || ||

scope="row"| 20

|World Championships

|Varies

|Varies

|Varies

| || || || B || || B || || B || || B

scope="row"| 21

|Rabat Meeting

|Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

|Rabat

|Morocco

| || || || || W || M || || || ||

scope="row"| 22

|Melbourne Track Classic

|Lakeside Stadium

|Melbourne

|Australia

| || || || || || M || M || || ||

scope="row"| 23

|Jamaica International Invitational

|Independence Park

|Kingston

|Jamaica

| || || || || || || W || || W ||

scope="row"| 24

|Olympic Games

|Varies

|Varies

|Varies

| || || || || || || B || || ||

scope="row"| 25

|PTS Meeting Šamorín

|x-bionic sphere

|Šamorín

|Slovakia

| || || || || || || || B || M ||

scope="row"| 26

|Kamila Skolimowska Memorial

|Silesian Stadium

|Chorzów

|Poland

| || || || || || || || || W ||

scope="row"| 27

|Nanjing World Challenge

|Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre

|Nanjing

|China

| || || || || || || || || || W

scope="row"| 28

|European Athletics Festival Bydgoszcz

|Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium

|Bydgoszcz

|Poland

| || || || || || || || || || M

scope="row"| 29

|Pál Németh Memorial

|IAAF Training Centre

|Szombathely

|Hungary

| || || || || || || || || || B

Medalists

=Men=

{{MedalistTable|type=Year|columns=2}}
2010

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Koji Murofushi|JPN}}

238.52

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Dilshod Nazarov|TJK}}

236.02

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Libor Charfreitag|SVK}}

235.26
2011

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Krisztián Pars|HUN}}

239.03

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Dilshod Nazarov|TJK}}

235.72

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Primož Kozmus|SLO}}

233.90
2012

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Krisztián Pars|HUN}}

242.35

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Paweł Fajdek|POL}}

236.47

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Aleksey Sokirskiy|UKR}}

233.39
2013

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Paweł Fajdek|POL}}

244.23

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Krisztián Pars|HUN}}

244.17

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Lukáš Melich|CZE}}

239.80
2014

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Krisztián Pars|HUN}}

244.84

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Paweł Fajdek|POL}}

241.49

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Dilshod Nazarov|TJK}}

241.37
2015

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Paweł Fajdek|POL}}

248.01

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Dilshod Nazarov|TJK}}

236.20

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Krisztián Pars|HUN}}

234.75
2016

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Paweł Fajdek|POL}}

242.89

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Dilshod Nazarov|TJK}}

236.37

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Wojciech Nowicki|POL}}

232.63
2017

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Paweł Fajdek|POL}}

248.48

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Wojciech Nowicki|POL}}

236.32

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Dilshod Nazarov|TJK}}

231.40
2018

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Wojciech Nowicki|POL}}

241.89

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Paweł Fajdek|POL}}

240.04

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Bence Halász|HUN}}

232.46
2019

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Paweł Fajdek|POL}}

241.86

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Wojciech Nowicki|POL}}

237.47

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Bence Halász|HUN}}

234.99

=Women=

{{MedalistTable|type=Year|columns=2}}
2010

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Betty Heidler|GER}}

225.88

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}

225.30

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Tatyana Lysenko|RUS}}

223.96
2011

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Betty Heidler|GER}}

228.09

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Yipsi Moreno|CUB}}

220.46

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Kathrin Klaas|GER}}

219.77
2012

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Betty Heidler|GER}}

230.49

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}

223.13

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Tatyana Lysenko|RUS}}

222.05
2013

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}

233.83

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Tatyana Lysenko|RUS}}

227.59

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Betty Heidler|GER}}

226.93
2014

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}

232.52

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Betty Heidler|GER}}

228.54

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Kathrin Klaas|GER}}

222.65
2015

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}

235.28

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Betty Heidler|GER}}

222.28

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Martina Hrašnová|SVK}}

222.20
2016

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}

240.44

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Sophie Hitchon|GBR}}

218.11

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Zalina Petrivskaya|MDA}}

217.80
2017

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}

235.62

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Wang Zheng|CHN}}

225.77

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Hanna Skydan|AZE}}

221.75
2018

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Anita Włodarczyk|POL}}

228.12

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Gwen Berry|USA}}

223.31

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Joanna Fiodorow|POL}}

222.03
2019

|{{flaglinkmedalist|DeAnna Price|USA}}

226.55

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Wang Zheng|CHN}}

226.34

|{{flaglinkmedalist|Joanna Fiodorow|POL}}

224.46

See also

References

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