men hammer throw

Nanjing 2014 - Gold medalist Hlib Piskunov (C) of Ukraine, silver medalist Bence Halasz (L) of Hungary and bronze medalist Ahmed Youssef of Egypt on the podium during the awarding ceremony of the Men’s Hammer Throw of athletics event at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, Aug. 25, 2014.

July 1908: Matthew McGrath of the USA about to throw the Hammer at the 1908 London Olympics. He was the World Record holder at the time but finished second to fellow American John Flanagan. He won the event at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Wojciech Nowicki of Poland competes in the Men's Hammer Throw Final on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan competes in the Men's Hammer Throw Final on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus competes in the Men's Hammer Throw Final on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus competes in the Men's Hammer Throw Final on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.