Canada’s Camryn Rogers cemented her place among the sport’s greats after delivering a record-breaking performance to retain her hammer throw crown at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Monday (15).
The 26-year-old, who won Olympic gold in Paris last year, unleashed a massive 80.51m effort in the second round, a North American record, that moved her to second on the all-time list behind Poland’s Anita Włodarczyk. Rogers’ mark was just 34cm short of Włodarczyk’s championship record, underlining her growing dominance in the event.
Full Results – Women’s Hammer Throw Final
- Camryn Rogers (CAN) – 80.51m
- Jie Zhao (CHN) – 77.60m
- Jiale Zhang (CHN) – 77.10m
- Silja Kosonen (FIN) – 75.28m
- DeAnna Price (USA) – 75.10m
- Anita Włodarczyk (POL) – 74.64m
- Sara Fantini (ITA) – 73.06m
- Katrine Koch Jacobsen (DEN) – 71.59m
- Aileen Kuhn (GER) – 71.57m
- Janee’ Kassanavoid (USA) – 70.35m
- Nicola Tuthill (IRL) – 69.49m
Krista Tervo (FIN) – NM
Rogers backed up her winning mark with three additional throws over 78 metres, showing remarkable consistency throughout the competition.
China’s Zhao Jie and Zhang Jiale completed the podium with a dramatic final-round exchange. Zhang briefly moved into silver with 77.10m, only for Zhao to answer with a personal best of 77.60m to snatch it back.
The victory hands Rogers her second consecutive world title to add to her Paris 2024 Olympic gold. It also delivered Canada’s second gold medal of the championships following Evan Dunfee’s triumph in the men’s 35-kilometre race walk on Saturday.
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