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Hammer Throw
The hammer throw is an athletic throwing event, where players throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. It became part of the Olympic Games in 1900. Notable players include Heinz Weis and Ivan Tikhon.
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A heavy hammer is dropped from a roof what is the velocity of the hammer 75 seconds after it is released?
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Who was the Olympic men's hammer throw champion in 1996?
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Balázs Kiss of Hungary with a throw of 81.24 meters (266 feet, 6 1/2 inches).
What are the advantages of a hammer?
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Hammers are used to pound nails into an object, pull nails out of objects, and for other uses when hitting or pounding is necessary.
There are dozens of types of hammers with many different purposes. The uneducated may think they are only for pounding nails, but there are many other uses.
How many trials in Hammer throw?
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In league competitions of 8 or less athletes all may get 6 throws. At major championships there is usually a qualifying round or two. From the two rounds all throwers have three trials to try to exceed a predetermined distance. Once achieved they are classed as qualified for the final and withdraw from the qualyfying pool. The next best of all the non qualifiers are then chosen to make up a total of 12 finalists. These then go into the final, usually the next day. The sequence is then repeated. All have three throws and the top eight have a further three throws to decide the winner. In the event of a tie for eighth place it is decided on countback. That is except for an Olympic final when there is no countback rule and nine would go through to the final. (Lance Deal Atlanta 1996)
In the hammer throw what is the ball made of?
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It is made of steel and weighs about 16 pounds
What is a name for a heavy hammer?
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A sledgehammer is long heavy hammer.
Not sure what the hammer thrown at the Olympics is called, but a a javelin is a metal tipped spear used for field competitions at the Olympics.
What is the average distance for a proffessional's hammer throw?
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the average distance for a male to throw a hammer is aroud 60m
Is hammer throw held inside or outside?
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It's usually outside but it's also weather permitting so if the weather doesn't permit for the sport they hold it in a larger building instead.
Why in the hammer throw you throw a stringed weight instead of an actual hammer?
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The hammer throw was originally thrown with a sledge hammer, but as the sport developed people made the implement more effective by putting the weight as far away from the thrower as possible without violating the rules of the hammer's meassurements. The thrower's bodyweight counters the hammer head's weight (caused by the centrifugal force created by the moving of the implement) making a circulare motion. If the radious is larger (the implement's centre of gravity is as far away from the rotational axis as possible) a longer throw will be produced.
What is the meaning of the hammer which always appears in court or symbols of law?
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The pronouncement of a ruling
