2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

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]

2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
Edition5th
Dates11 May–7 September
Meetings13
Records set79.58 m (Anita Włodarczyk)
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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.[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

Men

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
1Krisztián Pars Hungary79.3179.35-81.5779.8382.49--80.78244.84
2Paweł Fajdek Poland-78.15-79.65-80.73--81.11241.49
3Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan-78.0879.2080.6277.9380.2479.6280.51-241.37
4Mostafa Al-Gamel Egypt---75.6673.8878.07-78.2378.50234.80
5Marcel Lomnický Slovakia77.4878.40-77.91-75.9077.93-76.39234.24
6Pavel Kryvitski Belarus-77.6978.22--76.68--76.85232.76
7Sergey Litvinov Russia----74.7174.8174.94-75.88225.63
8Szymon Ziółkowski Poland-74.3975.37-73.5673.5075.40-72.56225.16
9Aleksiy Sokirskiy Ukraine--75.3475.89-73.28---224.51
10Markus Esser Germany-75.29--74.2774.28---223.84
11Lukáš Melich Czech Republic---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.[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
1Anita Włodarczyk Poland-----76.4175.5379.58232.52
2Betty Heidler Germany72.69----78.0075.3475.20228.54
3Kathrin Klaas Germany---73.38-74.6174.6273.42222.65
4Wang Zheng China--75.23-73.89--72.33221.45
5Martina Hrašnová Slovakia--71.89-70.8874.3972.5671.82218.84
6Amanda Bingson United States71.7172.16-70.42----214.29
7Joanna Fiodorow Poland-----71.8070.2471.04213.08
8Gwen Berry United States71.1371.46-69.15----211.74
9Éva Orbán Hungary--69.63-70.6068.7070.45-210.68
10Bianca Perie Romania---70.5768.93-70.19-209.69
11Jeneva Stevens United States69.1870.78-68.41----208.37
12Tatyana Lysenko Russia67.35-68.7265.4061.09---201.47

See also

References
  1. Rowbottom, Mike (2015-01-02). 2014 IAAF World Challenge review. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  2. Sammett, Michelle (2014-08-31). Wlodarczyk breaks hammer world record in Berlin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  3. 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  4. IAAF World Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  5. 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Men Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  6. 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Women Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
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