2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge 3rd 6 May–9 September 8 2011 2013 The 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was the third edition of the annual, global series of hammer throw competitions organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The winners were Krisztián Pars of Hungary (242.35 metres) and Betty Heidler of Germany (230.49 metres). Both retained their titles from 2011 and for Heidler this was a third straight victory. Both the final scores were records for the challenge.Ramsak, Bob (2012-12-31). 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Review – Pars and Heidler retain titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. A total of eight meetings featured on the circuit, with five women's and six men's contests spread across those events. The point scoring format was cumulative – the final standings were decided by the sum of athletes' three best throws on the circuit. Only the best throw by an athlete from each meet was taken into consideration. Calendar Roughly contiguous with the IAAF World Challenge circuit, a permit hammer throw event was held at eight of the fourteen meetings of that circuit. Compared to the previous year, one less meeting featured on the series. The Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar and Brothers Znamensky Memorial were dropped and the Internationales Stadionfest in Berlin was included.2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.IAAF World Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. MeetingCityCountryDateTypeGolden Grand PrixKawasakiJapan6 MayMenColorful Daegu Pre-ChampionshipsDaeguSouth Korea16 MayWomenGrande Premio Brasil Caixa de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazil20 MayBothGolden Spike OstravaOstravaCzech Republic25 MayBothMeeting de Atletismo MadridMadridSpain7 JulyMenInternationales StadionfestBerlinGermany2 SeptemberWomenHanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia4 SeptemberMenRieti MeetingRietiItaly9 SeptemberBoth Final standings Men A total of seven men recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. RankAthleteNationKawasakiRio de JaneiroOstravaMadridZagrebRietiFinal score1 Krisztián Pars 242.352 Paweł Fajdek 236.473 Aleksiy Sokirskiy 233.394 Lukáš Melich 227.445 Dilshod Nazarov 224.976 Mattias Jons 223.927 Szymon Ziółkowski 223.44 Women A total of seven women recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Women. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. RankAthleteNationDaeguRio de JaneiroOstravaBerlinRietiFinal score1 Betty Heidler 230.492 Anita Włodarczyk 223.133 Tatyana Lysenko 222.054 Kathrin Klaas 216.605 Zalina Marghieva 216.436 Martina Hrašnová 212.307 Sultana Frizell 204.61 References 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge