2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
| 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 3rd |
| Dates | 6 May–9 September |
| Meetings | 8 |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was the third 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 (242.35 metres) and Betty Heidler of Germany (230.49 metres). Both retained their titles from 2011 and for Heidler this was a third straight victory. Both the final scores were records for the challenge.[1]
A total of eight meetings featured on the circuit, with five women's and six 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
[edit | edit source]Roughly contiguous with the IAAF World Challenge circuit, a permit hammer throw event was held at eight of the fourteen meetings of that circuit. Compared to the previous year, one less meeting featured on the series. The Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar and Brothers Znamensky Memorial were dropped and the Internationales Stadionfest in Berlin was included.[2][3]
| Meeting | City | Country | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Grand Prix | Kawasaki | Japan | 6 May | Men |
| Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships | Daegu | South Korea | 16 May | Women |
| Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 20 May | Both |
| Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | Czech Republic | 25 May | Both |
| Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid | Spain | 7 July | Men |
| Internationales Stadionfest | Berlin | Germany | 2 September | Women |
| Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb | Croatia | 4 September | Men |
| Rieti Meeting | Rieti | Italy | 9 September | Both |
Final standings
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]A total of seven men recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.[4]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Kawasaki | Rio de Janeiro | Ostrava | Madrid | Zagreb | Rieti | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krisztián Pars | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 242.35 | ||||||
| 2 | Paweł Fajdek | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 236.47 | ||||||
| 3 | Aleksiy Sokirskiy | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 233.39 | ||||||
| 4 | Lukáš Melich | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 227.44 | ||||||
| 5 | Dilshod Nazarov | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 224.97 | ||||||
| 6 | Mattias Jons | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 223.92 | ||||||
| 7 | Szymon Ziółkowski | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 223.44 |
Women
[edit | edit source]A total of seven women recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.[5]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Daegu | Rio de Janeiro | Ostrava | Berlin | Rieti | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Heidler | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 230.49 | |||||
| 2 | Anita Włodarczyk | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 223.13 | |||||
| 3 | Tatyana Lysenko | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 222.05 | |||||
| 4 | Kathrin Klaas | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 216.60 | |||||
| 5 | Zalina Marghieva | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | 216.43 | |||||
| 6 | Martina Hrašnová | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 212.30 | |||||
| 7 | Sultana Frizell | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 204.61 |
.svg){kind=link}
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2012-12-31). 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Review – Pars and Heidler retain titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ IAAF World Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Women. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.