Hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships
| Hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2019 Women: 1999 – 2019 |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Paweł Fajdek (POL) |
| Women |  DeAnna Price (USA) |
The hammer throw at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men since the inaugural edition in 1983, and by women since 1999.
Medalists[edit]
Men[edit]
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland (POL) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| – |  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 58 | |
Women[edit]
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland (POL)
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Cuba (CUB)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | United States (USA)
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS)
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Germany (GER)
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Romania (ROU)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  China (CHN)
|
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | France (FRA)
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  American Samoa (ASA)  Australia (AUS) Slovakia (SVK)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References[edit]
- Butler, Mark (2013). IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2014.