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Hammer Circle Construction
This document provides comprehensive instruction on building a concentric hammer-discuss circle suitable for both hammer and discus in wet and dry conditions. This specification has been used for the construction of the circles of the 2012 London Olympics. This surface is also suitable for shot circles.
Specification for the construction of Hammer/Discus Concentric circles
IAAF/UKA Rules for Competition 2020-2022
Please note attached the latest rule book, which came into force on 1st April 2020. The UKA rules have been amalgamated with the IAAF Rules, but some rules have been kept or amended by UKA.
Download the UKA Rules for Competition 2020-2022 PDF
Download the IAAF Rules for Competition 2020-2022 PDF
Coach Insurance Guidelines
Please read this leaflet from England Athletics (2015) to check your cover, particularly if you are supervising weight training.
Hammer Research and Coaching Advice
Strength Progression, Dave Smith: Download
How Strong, Mike Winch: Download
Quadrathlon Rules: Download
The Snatch Balance & Overhead Squat: Download
Influence Of The Intensity Of Squat Exercises On The Subsequent Jump Performance, Atsuki Fukutani, Seiichiro Takei, Kosuke Hirata, Naokazu Miyamoto, Hiroaki Kanehisa, and Yasuo Kawakami: Download
Efficacy Of Potentiation Of Performance Through Overweight Implement Throws On Male And Female Collegiate And Elite Weight Throwers, Journal of Strength And Conditioning Research · September 2011: Download
Training Of Technique And Specific Power In Throwing Events, Dr. Klaus E. Bartonietz: Download
Biomechanical Aspects Of the Performance Structure in Throwing Events, Dr. Klaus E. Bartonietz: Download
A paradoxical view to coaching, Greg Gassner: Download
Biomechanical Analysis of Throws with Different Weight and Length Hammers, Dr. Klaus Bartonietz: Download
Influence of Environmental Factors on Shot Put And Hammer Range, Ferenc Mizera, Gabor Horvath: Download
Report on Hammer Seminar By Bondarchuk/Sedykh & Szombathley Training Center, Harold Connolly: Download
Muscle Fiber Type Composition in Hammer Throwers, Terzis, Spengos, Kavouras, Manta, Georgiadis: Download
Measurement of Radius, Curvature and Speed of Ball During the Throw, Murofushi, Sakurai, Umegaki, Koayashi: Download
Analysis of Men’s World Record, Ralph Otto: Download
Biomechanical Analysis – Daegu 2011, Isele, Lee & IAAF: Download
Biomechanical Analysis – Hammer 2006 World Cup, V. Panoutsakopoulos: Download
Hammer Throwing, A. Bondarchuk: Download
Women’s Hammer Throw, Marwa Sakr: Download
Movement Analysis of the Hammer Throw, Amy Jahner: Download
Reflections of a Master, Dane Miller: Download
Prediction of Distance in Hammer Throwing, Dapena, Davila & Soto: Download
Ascendance of American Hammer, Harold Connolly: Download
Link to Martin Bingisser’s well-written site. This has a whole host of helpful articles, as well as opinions about the coverage of hammer throwing. Includes articles by much-respected coaches such as Bondarchuk, Pfaff, and Evely, as well as Martin himself.