Zhang Wenxiu celebrates her silver medal at the 2016 World Championships in Beijing
in the women's hammer throw.
The following year she repeated the performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics,
with an almost identical throw.
2015 World Championships. Beijing.
Women's hammer throw final.
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 |
|
2016 Olympic Games women's hammer final.
1.
|
Anita Włodarczyk |
Poland |
82.29 |
World Record
|
| 2. |
Zhang Wenxiu |
China
|
76.75 |
SB |
3.
|
Sophie Hitchon |
Great Britain
|
74.54 |
National record.
|
| 4. |
Betty Heidler |
Germany |
73.71 |
|
| 5. |
Zalina Marghieva |
Moldova |
73.50 |
|
| 6. |
Amber Campbell |
United States |
72.74
|
|
| 7. |
Hanna Malyshik |
Belarus |
71.90 |
|
| 8. |
DeAnna Price |
United States |
70.95 |
|