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hammer throw (track and field event)
The track-and-field event in which the athlete swings a metal ball attached to a wire handle inside a throwing circle and releases it for maximum distance. One of the four throwing events in athletics, alongside shot put, discus, and javelin.
Composed of the loanword ハンマー (hammer) and the nominalized verb stem 投げ (throwing, from 投げる "to throw"). Refers only to the athletic event, not to throwing an actual hammer.
Usage
Used almost exclusively as the name of the sport. The person who competes is a ハンマー投げ選手. The implement itself is called a ハンマー, though it is actually a metal ball on a wire.
Common collocations
- ハンマー投げの選手: hammer thrower
- ハンマー投げの記録: hammer throw record
- ハンマー投げで優勝する: to win the hammer throw
- ハンマー投げの決勝: the hammer throw final
Related words
All four of these 投擲種目 (throwing events) follow the same 〜投げ naming pattern, using a nominalized form of 投げる.