Throwers

Masters Throwers

(Includes events such as Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Hammer Throw, Weight Throw,
Super Weight Throw, Ultra Weight (Pentathlon), Throws Pentathlon, and others)

Facebook:  “USA Masters Throws Championship”

2020 National Masters Throws Championship: cancelled

Records

Rankings

Meet Records:    USATF Masters (Outdoor) Throws Championship


Throws Pentathlon (Weight Pentathlon): Throws Pentathlon (Weight Pentathlon):
Includes USATF National, Norm Bower, Wolfpack, and other meet results.

Various Throwing Events: Meet Results:


Weight Throw:    Weight Throw

Super Weight:   Super Weight Throw

Ultra Weight:    Ultra Weight Throw:

(paper by Olson & Ward: 1977 to 2004)

Throws Awards: There are several Awards presented every year:
Lad Pataki Award
Ken Weinbel Award
Tom Gage Award
Vanessa Hilliard Award
Description:  Lad Pataki Award, Ken Weinbel Award,Tom Gage Award, and Vanessa Hilliard Award

West Region: Southern California Meet Records:  SCA and West Region

All American Standards:  All American Standards

Masters Discus: (Priit Tänava: External Link-1 and External Link-2)
Masters Discus:  (Discus Age Records)  and (throwingstats website: DT, HT, JT)

1986 in Australia event included “Shotorama”, “Discorama”,  “Hammerfest”, and Heavy Throws where
each athlete throws multiple weights of the Shotput, Discus, and Hammer. Interesting to see impact of light
versus heavier implements.  (Nov & Dec 1986 The Veteran Athlete): (PDF, pg 9 of 20) and (PDF: pg 12 of 20)

Obsolete Throws Standards: Oct 1974 Men’s Standards:     (Dec 1974 USMITDF, p 9 of 20T, PDF: pg 2 of 14)

Throw-A-Thon:  The 2020 USATF Competition Rule # 2020 defines the Throw-A-Thon as the HT, SP, DT, JT and WT.

Sector Changes (DT, HT, SP):

1951 IAAF Handbook: Rule 40: Throwing Sector at 90 degrees (External Link)
1957 IAAF Handbook: Rule 40: Throwing Sector at 90 degrees, except Shot Put at 65 degree (External Link)
1965-1966 IAAF Handbook: Rule 181: Throwing Sector 60 degrees, except shot put at 65 degrees (External Link)
1971-1972 IAAF Handbook: Rules 142: Throwing Sector at 45 degrees, except shot put at 65 degrees (External Link)
1977-1978 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 182 and 184: Throwing Sector 45 degrees (External Link)
1983-1984 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 182 and 184: Throwing Sector at 40 degrees (External Link)
Dec 1988:  (Jan 1989 NMN, PDF: pg 14 of 40): “Sectors for the throws no longer differ from the open events”
1988-1989 IAAF Handbook: Rules 181, 184, and 291: Throwing Sector at 40 degrees: (External Link)
Jan 2003:  Per 2002 USATF Competition Rules (Article 5, Rule 212): Throwing Sector now 34.92 in lieu of 40 degrees.

Websites “The Thrower’s Page” & “PNTF” Throwing Sector Layout: (External Link-1; Year 2009) & (External Link-2: Year-2012)

Victorian Masters Athletics “Throwers Newsletter” (External Link)

Past Hammer Thrower Record Holder:   Matt McGrath   Highlights.

Found on GBRATHLETICS websites Aug 23, 2020: 
Asko Koski’s Javelin World (FIN) – Includes deep World all-time lists for Javelin & other events
Hammer Circle (GBR)
Hammer Throwing in the UK (GBR)

Books for Sale:
There are editors such as Zdeněk Procházka (Hammer Throw) that include statistical books that sometimes includes Masters Results.

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