2011 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

2011 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge 2nd 8 May–13 September 9 2010 2012 The 2011 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was the second 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 (239.03 metres) and Betty Heidler of Germany (228.09 metres). Heidler retained her title from 2010, making her the first athlete to win the series twice. Both the final scores were records for the challenge.Pars and Heidler take overall titles and prize of $30,000 each. IAAF (2011-09-21). Retrieved on 2016-05-22. A total of nine meetings featured on the circuit, with six women's and seven 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 nine of the fourteen meetings of that circuit.2011 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.IAAF World Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. MeetingCityCountryDateTypeGolden Grand PrixKawasakiJapan8 MayMenColorful Daegu Pre-ChampionshipsDaeguSouth Korea12 MayWomenGrande Premio Brasil Caixa de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazil26 MayBothMeeting Grand Prix IAAF de DakarDakarSenegal28 MayWomenGolden Spike OstravaOstravaCzech Republic31 MayBothBrothers Znamensky MemorialZhukovskyRussia3 JulyBothMeeting de Atletismo MadridMadridSpain9 JulyMenRieti MeetingRietiItaly10 SeptemberBothHanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia13 SeptemberMen Final standings Men A total of twelve men recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.2011 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. RankAthleteNationKawasakiRio de JaneiroOstravaZhukovskyMadridRietiZagrebFinal score1 Krisztián Pars 239.032 Dilshod Nazarov 235.723 Primož Kozmus 233.904 Sergey Litvinov 232.565 Nicola Vizzoni 232.446 Markus Esser 231.927 Aleksey Zagornyi 229.598 Kibwe Johnson 229.449 Paweł Fajdek 226.9810 Igors Sokolovs 223.9611 Anatoly Pozdnyakov 221.0812 Szymon Ziółkowski 221.00 Women A total of nine women recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.2011 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Final Standings Women. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22. RankAthleteNationKawasakiDaeguRio de JaneiroOstravaZhukovskyRietiFinal score1 Betty Heidler 228.092 Yipsi Moreno 220.463 Kathrin Klaas 219.774 Tatyana Beloborodova 218.515 Zalina Marghieva 214.586 Marina Marghieva-Nikisenko 204.757 Martina Hrasnová 203.538 Amber Campbell 201.759 Gulfiya Agafonova 191.54 References 2011 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge