Hammer throw: Poland’s Fajdek wins fifth world title

Poland’s hammer thrower Paweł Fajdek on Saturday won the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA, with compatriot Wojciech Nowicki taking the silver. 

Poland's Paweł Fajdek poses with the gold medal after winning the men's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

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Fajdek claimed victory thanks to a world-leading throw of 81.98m, produced in round three, Polish state news agency PAP reported. 

Olympic champion Nowicki came second with 81.03m, while Norway’s Eivind Henriksen scooped the bronze with 80.87m. 

These three athletes also shared a podium, though in a different order, at last year's Tokyo Olympics.

Five consecutive world titles 🖐️@Pawel_Fajdek 🇵🇱 strikes world hammer gold again with a world-leading throw of 81.98m!

Wojciech Nowicki 🇵🇱 takes silver in 81.03m. #WorldAthleticsChamps @PZLANews pic.twitter.com/gA0VZdv4AH

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 16, 2022

For Fajdek, 33, it is the fifth consecutive world hammer title, having also won in Moscow (2013), Beijing (2015), London (2017) and Doha (2019). 

Only the pole vault great Sergey Bubka has won more world championships in a single discipline.

Poland's Fajdek wins fifth straight world gold in men's hammer https://t.co/3jZvnVklwU pic.twitter.com/hceU4yhMIS

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 16, 2022

 

Saturday’s result brings Poland’s medals tally at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 to three: one gold and two silver.

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Source: PAP, worldathletics.org