hammer throw
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- noun
- /ˈhæmər θroʊ/
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lanzamiento de martillo
- The pentathlon was an overall event consisting of the 100-yard dash, 12-pound hammer throw, running high jump, pole vault, and the one-mile run (Gulick, 1892).
- hammer throw (16-pound)
- hammer throw (12-pound)
Yes, we're selling them Javelins, but if Russian tanks roll into Kiev, we will upgrade to shot put and discus, maybe hammer throw.
- Yes, we're selling them Javelins, but if Russian tanks roll into Kiev, we will upgrade to shot put and discus, maybe hammer throw.
Examples
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Puschak was Wabash's second individual national champion in track and field when he won the hammer throw at the 1989 Outdoor National Championships.
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The women have broken school records this season in the 100m, 200m, 100m hurdles, hammer throw, and 4x200m relay.
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A story is told of a photographer who backed his way into a hammer throw event while shooting in the other direction.
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The United States withdrew because three of their pullers were scheduled to compete in the hammer throw at the same time as tug-of-war.
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He was on the Oxford University Athletic Club team in the shot put and hammer throw, and also swam on the water polo team.
Academic text (1990) -
Forms of sport that contain these movement characteristics are wrestling, judo, boxing, weightlifting, hammer throw, pole vault, longer foot races, high hurdles, and all forms of team games.
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Roser, who was a member of the men's soccer team at Wheaton, was volunteering at the track meet when he was accidentally struck by a hammer during a hammer throw event around 4:15 p.m.
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During the track and field meet, Sarah achieved a personal best in the hammer throw, launching the heavy metal ball farther than ever before.
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At the Olympic trials, athletes compete fiercely in the hammer throw, showcasing their strength and technique.
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The coach analyzed video footage of the hammer throw to help improve his athlete's performance for the upcoming championship.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun meaning is transparently compositional: it denotes an instance/event of throwing a hammer (i.e., a heavy object), so a learner who knows 'hammer' and 'throw' can infer it refers to the sport/action of throwing a hammer. Although the sport uses a specific implement (ball on a wire), that technical detail does not block understanding of the basic activity; similar compounds exist cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish lanzamiento de martillo), supporting transparency.
Etymology
The sport hammer throw is named after the tool: athletes swing a heavy metal ball on a long wire in a way that looks like swinging a hammer, then release it to throw the ball far. So the clear image of swinging and letting go explains why the name means the track-and-field event of sending a heavy ball for 'distance'.