| Throwsfest - many personal bests | 9th Aug 2010 |
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| The hammer rounds of the Throwsfest at Barnet Copthall on 8 August were very successful, with many personal and season's bests, including a UK U17 record for Abbi Carter (55.44). Very good weather and excellent competition (as ever divided .... |
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| UKA Throwsfest prize | 3rd Aug 2010 |
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The Hammer Circle will award two £75 Neuff Athletics Equipment Vouchers for the 'Performance of the day' at Sundays Throwsfest at Copthall.
The prizes will go to the male and female throwers who make the greatest personal best improvement on .... |
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| Bank of Scotland Hammerama Grand Prix. | 3rd Aug 2010 |
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| Lots of good new marks recently. As well as Sophie's wonderful record-breaking win (66.01 on 24/7) others who've set pbs recently include Sam Coe 64.23 and Chris Bennett 63.53 at the BL Premiership in Eton, Katy Bernard 51.32 at .... |
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| World Junior Gold Medal for Sophie | 24th Jul 2010 |
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Congratulations to Sophie Hitchon on her Gold Medal winning performance at the World Junior Champs in Moncton, Canada.
Sophie’s first round lead was lost and then regained in round two. Slovenia’s Barbara Spiler fought back with 65.07m .... |
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| 2010 Hammer Circle Reunion | 23rd Jul 2010 |
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This year's Hammer Circle Reunion will be held on the 13th & 14th November at Eton. Full details will be sent to all current members by post when the hotel and costs are confirmed.
The traditional October dates clash with .... |
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| Liverpool Jumps and Throws meeting, 18 September 2010 | 23rd Jul 2010 |
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Please copy and paste the link below for your entry form and further details of the competition.
http://liverpoolthrowsjumps.co.uk/page5.html
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Applications for membership to the Hammer Circle should now be directed to:-
Mrs D Smith
Hon Treasurer
283 Ings Road
Hull
HU8 0NB
hctreasurer@hotmail.co.uk
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| European Championships preview | 20th Jul 2010 |
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| The biggest hammer event this year should be the European Championships, which have been in the past won by an array of all-time greats. With Kozmus having retired and the reinstated Tikhon and Devyatovskiy still to resurface, the men's .... |
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| English and Scottish championships - leading results | 18th Jul 2010 |
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English (Gatehead)
69.93 Mike Floyd
68.22 Amir Williamson
67.75 Matt Lambley
67.58 Mick Jones
66.31 Alex Smith
66.25 Peter Smith
Women:
64.26 Zoe Derham
54.91 Rachel Gair
54.45 Joanne John
Scotland (Dunfermline)
Mark Dry 66.95
Andy Frost 65.62
Susan McKelvie 60.84 |
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| Commonwealth Games athletics timetable | 13th Jul 2010 |
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I see on the England Athletics website they've popped up the provisional timetable for Delhi. Full details on:
http://www.englandathletics.org/page.asp?section=1159§ionTitle=Competition+Schedule
Hammer throw times (all times Delhi time!)
Weds 6 Oct - WHT qual pools 17.45 and 19.10
Thurs 7 Oct - HT qual .... |
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| Latest Commonwealth Rankings 6 July 2010 | 6th Jul 2010 |
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Below are Commonwealth Rankings for 2010 (better 2009 marks in brackets)
75.36 Chris Harmse RSA
72.92 Alex Smith ENG
71.88 Mark Dry SCO
71.70 Matt Lambley ENG
70.93 Andy Frost SCO
70.36 Mick Jones ENG
70.16 Mike Floyd ENG
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| World Juniors selections | 6th Jul 2010 |
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Congratulations to Sophie Hitchon and Myra Perkins who have been chosen for the World Juniors in the women's hammer event.
Sadly there are no UK hammer throwers in the European Championships team, also announced on 6 July - in .... |
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| UK age best for Louisa James | 29th Jun 2010 |
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| Louisa James set a UK U17 record of 54.87 at Canterbury on 26 June - an age 15 best. This beats a record previously held by Sophie Hitchon. |
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| Hammer Research provided by Mike Morley | 28th Jun 2010 |
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| Go to 'Throwing Help & Advice' then on the drop-down menu click on Hammer Research for two excellent articles provided by Mike Morley. A must for all Coaches and serious throwers alike. |
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| European Team Champs Updated 20 June 2010 | 20th Jun 2010 |
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Congratulations to Sarah Holt and Alex Smith who have been selected to represent the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland Team at the European Team Championships in Bergen, Norway 19th & 20th June.
The competition was top class in Bergen with .... |
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| English U23/U20 championships | 20th Jun 2010 |
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Many good performances over the two days. Main hammer results:
Men U23
Pete Smith 69.92 pb (CBP, UK age 19 best)
James Bedford 66.60
Chris Bennett 62.40 pb
Alex Warner 61.62
Alistair Williamson 60.21 season's best (22nd UK male over 60m this year)
Men U20
Nick Miller .... |
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| Roundup (updated 13 June 2010) | 31st May 2010 |
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Zoe Derham extended her lead at the top of the UK rankings with 66.89 to win the Midlands title in Birmingham. In the men's championship Matthew Bell threw 63.23, a season's best, to equal Howard Payne's nine titles.
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| Loughborough match results - top marks - and all time senior lists | 23rd May 2010 |
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Matt Lambley 71.70 pb (69.41, x, 69.44, 71.70, x, 70.05)
Mark Dry 70.66 (67.21, x, 68.44, 68.85, 68.81, 69.44, 70.66)
Andy Frost 70.11 (60.99, x, x, x, 69.68, 70.11)
Amir Williamson 67.98
Alex Smith 67.55
Pete Smith 66.30
Andrew Jordon 60.18 pb
Sophie Hitchon 65.93 (65.17, 62.17, .... |
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| Halle Gold for Sophie | 16th May 2010 |
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Congratulations to Sophie Hitchon on her personal best and British U20 Record of 65.98m to win the Gold Medal at the Halle International Throws event in Germany.
http://www.leichtathletik.de/results/2746_halle_werfertage_15160510.htm
Hammerwurf w J A 4 kg 15.05.2010
Finale
1. Hitchon, Sophie 1991 GBR Großbritannien 65,98 m
64,84 65,98 x 64,57 x 65,88
2. Vangsens, Katja 1991 NOR Norwegen 59,12 m
x 58,08 59,12 x 55,53 58,56
3. Perkins, Myra 1992 GBR Falkirk .... |
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| World best for Mick Jones and other county highlights | 9th May 2010 |
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| With so many great young throwers at the moment there's been an outstanding performance from a different generation. Mick Jones threw 68.89 on 8 May at the County Championships to set a world 45-49 best - the previous best .... |
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| European Youth Olympic Trials | 7th May 2010 |
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| Andrew Elkins, Louise James and Abbi Carter have all been chosen for the European Youth Olympic Trials in Moscow, 21-23 May. Dempsey McGuigan has been selected to represent Ireland |
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| Updated Commonwealth Rankings 2009-10 (at 6 July 2010) | 11th Apr 2010 |
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Below are Commonwealth Rankings for 2010 (better 2009 marks in brackets)
75.36 Chris Harmse RSA
72.92 Alex Smith ENG
71.88 Mark Dry SCO
71.70 Matt Lambley ENG
70.93 Andy Frost SCO
70.36 Mick Jones ENG
70.16 Mike Floyd ENG
69.92 .... |
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| Liverpool Throws and Jumps Competition | 6th Apr 2010 |
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The Original Throws & Jumps started 2004
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| Mansfield Open Meeting 4th April 2010 | 4th Apr 2010 |
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| Outstanding results from the ‘A’ Pool with many personal bests and significant performances. Thanks to the organisers, athletes and officials for an efficient 90 competitive throws within 75minutes. See Mansfield Club website for results of ‘B’ Pool .... |
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| UK age 14 best with 5kg | 28th Mar 2010 |
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| Ashley Gilder, who set several age bests in 2009, has thrown 62.73 with a 5kg hammer in Birmingham on 28 March 2010. Aged 14, this is better than the previous best mark by an age 14 with 5kg - .... |
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| European Winter Throws, Arles, 20-21 March | 21st Mar 2010 |
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Sarah Holt was fifth in Group B of the women's hammer yesterday (20th) with 63.04. Betty Heidler of Germany won with 72.48. Top UK result yesterday was Brett Morse's pb of 60.25 in the U23 men's discus event.
Today .... |
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| Winter Handicap - Full Results | 21st Mar 2010 |
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Name Gender Age Group Actual Distance Handicap Handicap Distance
1st Loughborough Purple Nasties
Mark Dry Male SM 79.55 -25.00% 59.66
Sophie Hitchon Female U20W 71.63 -7.50% 66.26
Chris Shorthouse Male SM 79.42 -25.00% 59.57
Sarah Stanhope Female U17W 51.84 15.00% 59.62
Total 245.10
2nd Hull Hammer Squad
Alex Smith Male SM 82.27 -25.00% 61.70
Pete Smith Male SM 78.47 -25.00% 58.85
James Bedford Male SM 77.48 -25.00% 58.11
Abbi Carter Female U17W 57.20 15.00% 65.78
Total 244.45
3rd MMKAC - A Team
Jack Kee Male M70 50.22 32.50% 66.54
Louisa James Female U17W 58.02 15.00% 66.72
Sam Ridgway Male U20M 67.95 -25.00% 50.96
Sam Taylor- Outridge Male U20M 58.08 -25.00% 43.56
Total 227.79
4th North West Hammer Squad A Team
Mike Floyd Male SM 78.82 -25.00% 59.12
Laura Douglas Female SW 67.01 -15.00% 56.96
Roger Bate Male SM 72.35 -25.00% 54.26
Mike Bomba Male SM 68.08 -25.00% 51.06
Total 221.40
5th Loughborough African Violets
Joe Bloomfield Male SM 71.21 -25.00% 53.41
Sam Coe Male SM 68.37 -25.00% 51.28
Ashley Gilder Male U17M 64.77 -15.00% 55.05
Sarah Holt Female SW 66.38 -15.00% 56.42
Total 216.16
6th Norwich
Callum .... |
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| Hull's dominance finally ended | 19th Mar 2010 |
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| The winners of the 2010 Chris Preston Memorial Winter Handicap are the Purple Nasties from Loughborough. The team of Mark Dry, Sophie Hitchon, Chris Shorthouse and Sarah Stanhope beat the Hull Hammer Squad team of James Bedford, Abbi Carter, Alex .... |
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| Liverpool Throws and Jumps Competition | 7th Mar 2010 |
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