2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
| 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 5th |
| Dates | 11 May–7 September |
| Meetings | 13 |
| Records set | 79.58 m (Anita Włodarczyk) |
← 2013 2015 → | |
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 79.58 m (261 ft 1 in) at the ISTAF Berlin meet.[1][2]
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
[edit | edit source]The 2014 series continued the model of the 2013 by featuring a combination of IAAF World Challenge meetings and non-IAAF meetings in Europe.[3][4]
There were two new additions to the tour: the Mohammed VI Meeting de Marrakesh and the Paavo Nurmi Games.[3] 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.
| 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
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]A total of eleven men recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.[5] Marks in bold are those which counted towards the final score.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Ponce | Szczecin | Moscow | Ostrava | Turku | Székesfehérvár | Karlstad | Madrid | Rieti | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krisztián Pars | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 79.31 | 79.35 | - | 81.57 | 79.83 | 82.49 | - | - | 80.78 | 244.84 |
| 2 | Paweł Fajdek | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | - | 78.15 | - | 79.65 | - | 80.73 | - | - | 81.11 | 241.49 |
| 3 | Dilshod Nazarov | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | - | 78.08 | 79.20 | 80.62 | 77.93 | 80.24 | 79.62 | 80.51 | - | 241.37 |
| 4 | Mostafa Al-Gamel | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | - | - | - | 75.66 | 73.88 | 78.07 | - | 78.23 | 78.50 | 234.80 |
| 5 | Marcel Lomnický | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 77.48 | 78.40 | - | 77.91 | - | 75.90 | 77.93 | - | 76.39 | 234.24 |
| 6 | Pavel Kryvitski | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | - | 77.69 | 78.22 | - | - | 76.68 | - | - | 76.85 | 232.76 |
| 7 | Sergey Litvinov | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | - | - | - | - | 74.71 | 74.81 | 74.94 | - | 75.88 | 225.63 |
| 8 | Szymon Ziółkowski | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | - | 74.39 | 75.37 | - | 73.56 | 73.50 | 75.40 | - | 72.56 | 225.16 |
| 9 | Aleksiy Sokirskiy | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | - | - | 75.34 | 75.89 | - | 73.28 | - | - | - | 224.51 |
| 10 | Markus Esser | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | - | 75.29 | - | - | 74.27 | 74.28 | - | - | - | 223.84 |
| 11 | Lukáš Melich | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | - | - | - | 72.75 | - | 71.25 | - | 71.86 | - | 215.86 |
Women
[edit | edit source]A total of twelve women recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.[6] Marks in bold are those which counted towards the final score.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Tokyo | Ponce | Beijing | Marrakesh | Moscow | Ostrava | Székesfehérvár | Berlin | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Włodarczyk | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | - | - | - | - | - | 76.41 | 75.53 | 79.58 | 232.52 |
| 2 | Betty Heidler | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 72.69 | - | - | - | - | 78.00 | 75.34 | 75.20 | 228.54 |
| 3 | Kathrin Klaas | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | - | - | - | 73.38 | - | 74.61 | 74.62 | 73.42 | 222.65 |
| 4 | Wang Zheng |  China |
- | - | 75.23 | - | 73.89 | - | - | 72.33 | 221.45 |
| 5 | Martina Hrašnová | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | - | - | 71.89 | - | 70.88 | 74.39 | 72.56 | 71.82 | 218.84 |
| 6 | Amanda Bingson | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 71.71 | 72.16 | - | 70.42 | - | - | - | - | 214.29 |
| 7 | Joanna Fiodorow | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | - | - | - | - | - | 71.80 | 70.24 | 71.04 | 213.08 |
| 8 | Gwen Berry | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 71.13 | 71.46 | - | 69.15 | - | - | - | - | 211.74 |
| 9 | Éva Orbán | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | - | - | 69.63 | - | 70.60 | 68.70 | 70.45 | - | 210.68 |
| 10 | Bianca Perie | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | - | - | - | 70.57 | 68.93 | - | 70.19 | - | 209.69 |
| 11 | Jeneva Stevens | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 69.18 | 70.78 | - | 68.41 | - | - | - | - | 208.37 |
| 12 | Tatyana Lysenko | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 67.35 | - | 68.72 | 65.40 | 61.09 | - | - | - | 201.47 |
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (2015-01-02). 2014 IAAF World Challenge review. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ Sammett, Michelle (2014-08-31). Wlodarczyk breaks hammer world record in Berlin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ a b 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ IAAF World Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Men Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
- ^ 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Women Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.