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Anita Włodarczyk (Polish pronunciation: [aˈɲita vwɔˈdart͡ʂɨk]; born 8 August 1985) is a Polish hammer thrower. She is the 2012 , 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion , and the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m; she currently holds the women's world record of 82.98 m.
Aug 3, 2021 · Anita Wlodarczyk, already the finest women's hammer thrower of all-time, added another stunning superlative to her career on Tuesday (3) when she became the first woman to win three Olympic titles in the same event.
Aug 11, 2021 · Following Tokyo triumph, triple winner Wlodarczyk secures place in Olympic history. Heading into the Tokyo Olympic Games, five athletes had a shot at making history by becoming the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in a single individual athletics discipline.
Aug 3, 2021 · Włodarczyk increased her lead with 77.44m for her third throw while Bianca Ghelber, ranked 28th in the world lists, put in a shock PB of 74.18m to go fourth, the only other major revision.
Aug 23, 2009 · After round two of the women’s hammer final, Anita Wlodarczyk was restricted to sitting around, watching the other competitors and chewing bubble gum. But she had already done enough. The 24-year-old from Poland had established a world record* with her second throw, when the hammer came down at 77.96m. Wlodarczyk had improved the mark of ...
Aug 3, 2021 · Polish hammer thrower Anita Wlodarczyk succeeded where Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Valerie Adams and Sandra Perkovic all failed by winning a third Olympic track and field title in the same event.
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Poland's world record holder Anita Włodarczyk has won the Olympic hammer throw title with an immense throw of 78.48m. The current Olympic champion won her third consecutive gold, throwing over a metre more than her nearest rival, People's Republic of China's WANG Zheng who takes home the silver medal with 77.03m.
