TOKYO, Aug. 21, 2024 – Camryn Rogers dominated the women’s hammer throw at the world athletics championships Monday, clinching her second consecutive gold medal with a massive toss that also shattered her own Canadian record.
Rogers secured a dominant victory in the women’s hammer throw, defending her world title with a new Canadian record.
Camryn Rogers launched herself into the history books on Monday at the world athletics championships. The 26-year-old from Richmond, British Columbia, not only defended her world title in the women’s hammer throw but did so with a throw of 80.51 meters that now stands as the second-longest in history.
Rogers set a blistering pace early with an opening throw of 78.09 meters. But she wasn’t done. Her second attempt,a colossal 80.51 meters, secured the gold and obliterated her previous personal best of 78.88 meters. “I think I’m feeling every single emotion under the sun, all at onc,” Rogers shared after her victory. “I think tonight was everything we could have possibly hoped for in a competition.”
Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk holds the world record at 82.98 meters, set in 2016. Rogers’s winning throw, however, is a testament to her incredible progression and power.The competition saw Zhao Jie of China take silver with a best throw of 77.60 meters, while Zhang Jaile, also from China, claimed the bronze medal with 76.82 meters.
- Camryn Rogers defended her world championship title in the women’s hammer throw with a dominant performance, setting a new Canadian record.
- Rogers’s winning throw of 80.51 meters is the second-longest in history.
- Canada secured a second gold medal at the championships, with Evan Dunfee also winning on Saturday.
- Ethan Katzberg qualified first for the men’s hammer throw final.
- Cam Levins finished 12th in the men’s marathon with a season-best time.
Meanwhile,the men’s hammer throw final saw Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo,British Columbia,live up to expectations,securing the gold medal with a throw of 82.51 meters. Katzberg, the reigning world and Olympic champion, proved his dominance once again.Hungary’s Bence Halasz took silver with 81.22 meters, and Wojciech Nowicki of Poland earned bronze with 80.81 meters.
The Canadian team continued to perform strongly. Jean-Simon Desgagnés, despite his earlier struggles in the steeplechase, showed resilience and determination. Cam Levins’s marathon performance, a season-best, demonstrated his recovery and commitment. These performances, alongside the golds from Rogers and Dunfee, highlight a triumphant championships for Canada.
