World record holder Anita Włodarczyk at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing where
she won her event, with four of her five throws further than the silver medalist,
China's Zhang Wenxiu. Her 4th. throw was also a new championship record beating Russia's
Tatyana Beloborodova's 2013 throw of 78.80 metres. At the time Anita's world record of
81.08 had yet to be officially ratified (*see below). Her throw in Beijing was of course the
first 80 metres throw at a major championships*.
1.
|
Anita
|
WLODARCZYK |
POL |
80.85 |
CR
|
2.
|
Zhang |
WENXIU |
CHN |
76.33 |
|
| 3. |
Alexander |
TAVERNIER |
FRA |
74.02 |
|
| 4. |
Sophie |
HITCHON |
GBR |
73.86
|
NR
|
| 5. |
Wang |
ZHENG |
CHN |
73.83 |
|
| 6. |
Kathrin
|
KLAAS |
GER
|
73.18 |
SB
|
| 7. |
Betty |
HEIDLER |
GER |
72.56 |
|
| 8. |
Zalina |
MARGHIRVA |
MDA |
72.38 |
|
| Anita Wlodarczyk ensured herself legendary status by breaking one
major barriers in track and field - that of * 80 metres for the women's
hammer.
With a stunning performance at home in Cetniewo on August 1st. 2015
Wlodarczyk smashed her own world record with a sensational 81.08m. Her
stunning throw came at the Kamila Skolimowska Festival throwing meeting -
an event dedicated to Poland's 2000 Olympic women's hammer champion who
died unexpectedly in 2009 at the age of just 26. |