Paris 2024 athletics: Canada’s Camryn Rogers unleashes fifth-round winning throw to claim Olympic women's hammer gold
Canada’s Camryn Rogers unleashed a stunning fifth-round throw to break Europe’s stranglehold on the women’s hammer throw at the Olympics winning the gold medal at Paris 2024 on Tuesday (6 August).
The reigning world champion underlined her status as the sport’s new star becoming the first athlete from America to win the women’s hammer since it was first introduced at the Olympics in Sydney 2000. Poland has dominated the event winning four of the last six editions with world record holder Anita Wlodarczyk accounting for three of those.
Rogers leapfrogged Annette Nneka Echikunwoke of the United States with her fifth-round heave of 76.97 metres to claim the title. Echikunwoke settled for silver thanks to her third-round throw of 75.48m with Zhao Jie of the People’s Republic of China bagging bronze with 74.27m.
Rogers’ victory came just days after compatriot Ethan Katzberg won the men’s hammer throw event. In doing so, Canada became only the second nation after Poland to win both men’s and women’s hammer gold medals at the same Olympics.
Rogers made more history as the third athlete ever to win a gold medal in a women’s athletics event since Amsterdam 1928.
Paris 2024: Women’s hammer throw podium
Gold: Camryn Rogers (CAN)
Silver: Annette Nneka Echikunwoke (USA)
Bronze: Zhao Jie (CHN)