Poland’s Wlodarczyk wins hammer throw gold, sets world record in Rio
Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk took the gold and set a new world record in the women’s hammer with an impressive throw of 82.29 metres at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
15.08.2016 21:23
update: 30.09.2018 15:12
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazylia, 15.08.2016. Igrzyska Olimpijskie Rio 2016. Polka Anita Włodarczyk cieszy się ze zwycięstwa po finale rzutu młotem, 15 bm. Włodarczyk wynikiem 82,29 poprawiła rekord świata w rzucie młotem. (gj) Fot. PAP/Adam Warżawa
Wlodarczyk, who was a silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and won the world championship title last year, broke her own world record of 81.08 m that she set in Poland last year.
She finished way ahead of her rivals: China’s Wenxiu Zhang was second with 76.75 m, and Britain’s Sophie Hitchon was third with 74.54 m.
This is the fifth medal for Poland at the Rio Games, after Rafal Majka's bronze in cycling, a bronze and gold in rowing, and Piotr Malachowski’s silver in the men’s discus throw on Saturday. (PAP)
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