2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

The 2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge is the seventh edition of the annual, global series of hammer throw competitions organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

2016 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
Edition7th
Dates5 March–11 September
Meetings11
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A total of thirteen meetings will feature on the circuit, with nine women's and ten men's contests spread across those events. The point scoring format is 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 2016 series calendar mainly comprised IAAF World Challenge meetings, supplemented by the Prefontaine Classic (a Diamond League meet) and three non-IAAF meetings: the Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, István Gyulai Memorial and Paavo Nurmi Games. Performances from the Olympic Games are also valid for the series.[1][2] The Golden Grand Prix, Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, Brothers Znamensky Memorial and Karlstad Grand Prix were also dropped from the programme. The Jamaica International Invitational made its debut on the series. The FBK Games, Hanžeković Memorial and Rieti Meeting were initially to be included, but were later dropped.

Meeting City Country Date Type
IAAF Melbourne World Challenge Melbourne Australia 5 March Men
Jamaica International Invitational Kingston Jamaica 7 May Women
IAAF World Challenge Beijing Beijing China 18 May Women
Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic 19 May Both
IAAF World Challenge Dakar Dakar Senegal 25 May Both
Prefontaine Classic Eugene United States 28 May Men
Janusz Kusociński Memorial Szczecin Poland 18 June Both
Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo São Bernardo do Campo Brazil 26 June Women
Paavo Nurmi Games Turku Finland 29 June Men
István Gyulai Memorial Székesfehérvár Hungary 19 July Both
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 5–21 August Men & Women


Results

Men
Meet First Second Third
Melbourne  Matthew Denny (AUS)68.63 m  Huw Peacock (AUS)65.51 m  Matthew Bloxham (NZL)61.30 m
Ostrava  Paweł Fajdek (POL)80.66 m  Dilshod Nazarov (TJK)78.82 m  Marcel Lomnický (SVK)77.48 m

Women
Meet First Second Third
Kingston  Gwen Berry (USA)73.82 m  Jeneva Stevens (USA)71.06 m  Sophie Hitchon (GBR)70.65 m
Beijing  Zhang Wenxiu (CHN)75.58 m  Zalina Marghieva (MDA)72.39 m  Amber Campbell (USA)72.12 m
Ostrava  Anita Włodarczyk (POL)78.54 m  Wang Zheng (CHN)73.80 m  Joanna Fiodorow (POL)72.77 m

References
  1. 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  2. IAAF World Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
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