How to Use hammer throw in a Sentence

hammer throw

noun
  • Ewen will stick with those two events, scratching from hammer throw.
    — Jeffrey Metcalfe, azcentral, 19 June 2018
  • Brooke throws shot put, discus, weight throw and the hammer throw.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Among them are the triple jump, the pole vault, the steeplechase, and the hammer throw.
    — Oliver Staley, Quartz, 24 July 2021
  • The hammer throw and pole vault will not be affected under the new rule.
    — Chris Chavez, SI.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Bennett competes in the discus throw, hammer throw and shot put.
    — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Berry raised her fist as the national anthem was played to honor her win in the hammer throw.
    — Luis Andres Henao, SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • The tricky part is fitting hammer throw, javelin and discus into the equation.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Not everyone wants to know why a certain skier fell in the slalom or those curlers went for broke with the hammer throw.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Highland athletics events include the stone put, hammer throw, caber toss, sheaf toss and weight over bar.
    — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Why aren’t the hammer throw and pole vault also subject to the new regulations?
    — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Her sixth and final attempt of the hammer throw finals reached a distance of 259 feet.
    — oregonlive, 17 July 2022
  • This excludes world-best decathlon performances and field events (hammer throw, shot put), which do not use a runway or the track.
    — Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Berry raised her fist as America’s national anthem was played to honor her win in the hammer throw.
    — Luis Andres Henao, The Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Berry raised her fist as America's national anthem was played to honor her win in the hammer throw.
    — Luis Andres Henao, courant.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • On Thursday morning, the javelin and hammer throw will be conducted, starting at 8.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 9 June 2020
  • The first gold of the day came in the women’s hammer throw, as Brooke Andersen took the gold in the early session.
    — oregonlive, 17 July 2022
  • On the men's side, freshman Kostas Zalatos won the hammer throw (218-1).
    — Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Plus the hammer comes down on Olympic hopefuls’ time in Paris as the women’s hammer throw leads off athletics medal events of the day.
    — Lauren Merola, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Their sports ranged from endurance events, like the marathon, to power sports, including wrestling and hammer throw, to team sports, such as basketball and badminton.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Berry placed third in the hammer throw to qualify for the Tokyo Summer Games in July.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 30 June 2021
  • Erich Sullins completed his Olympic trials debut with a ninth-place finish in the men’s hammer throw final.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 20 June 2021
  • Missing the outdoor season last year didn't slow down Zaltos, who won the Big Ten hammer throw title this spring.
    — Marcus Fuller, Star Tribune, 9 June 2021
  • And track has another full day with finals in the men's pole vault, the women's 800 meters, the women's hammer throw, and lots more.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Kostas Zaltos threw 212 feet, 7 inches — eighth best in program history — to win the men's hammer throw.
    — Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Canada, which won each of the past two World Championships, took control with a three-point hammer throw to erase a 3-2 deficit to end the sixth end.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026
  • On Wednesday, Kostas Zaltos of the Gophers finished second in the men's hammer throw.
    — Roman Augustoviz, Star Tribune, 27 May 2021
  • Former Lumberjack Brooke Andersen made it to Tokyo in hammer throw.
    — Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2021
  • Malik Metivier took bronze in the 400m hurdles, and Madi Malone was third in the hammer throw.
    — Giana Han, al, 17 May 2021
  • Since only three meets in the state offer the hammer throw in the spring, Howe will head to Rhode Island on occasion to sharpen her hammer skills.
    — Lori Riley, courant.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • While there’s enough variety to satisfy visitors of all interests, the athletic events — such as stone put, hammer throw, caber toss, sheaf toss and weight over bar — prove to be a big draw.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026

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