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.[1]
| 2012 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 3rd |
| Dates | 6 May–9 September |
| Meetings | 8 |
← 2011 2013 → | |
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.[2][3]
| Meeting | City | Country | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Grand Prix | Kawasaki | Japan | 6 May | Men |
| Colorful Daegu Pre-Championships | Daegu | South Korea | 16 May | Women |
| Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 20 May | Both |
| Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava | Czech Republic | 25 May | Both |
| Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid | Spain | 7 July | Men |
| Internationales Stadionfest | Berlin | Germany | 2 September | Women |
| Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb | Croatia | 4 September | Men |
| Rieti Meeting | Rieti | Italy | 9 September | Both |
Final standings
Men
A total of seven men recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.[4]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Kawasaki | Rio de Janeiro | Ostrava | Madrid | Zagreb | Rieti | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krisztián Pars |  Hungary | 242.35 | ||||||
| 2 | Paweł Fajdek |  Poland | 236.47 | ||||||
| 3 | Aleksiy Sokirskiy |  Ukraine | 233.39 | ||||||
| 4 | Lukáš Melich |  Czech Republic | 227.44 | ||||||
| 5 | Dilshod Nazarov |  Tajikistan | 224.97 | ||||||
| 6 | Mattias Jons |  Sweden | 223.92 | ||||||
| 7 | Szymon Ziółkowski | Poland | 223.44 |
Women
A total of seven women recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings.[5]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Daegu | Rio de Janeiro | Ostrava | Berlin | Rieti | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Heidler |  Germany | 230.49 | |||||
| 2 | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 223.13 | |||||
| 3 | Tatyana Lysenko |  Russia | 222.05 | |||||
| 4 | Kathrin Klaas | Germany | 216.60 | |||||
| 5 | Zalina Marghieva |  Moldova | 216.43 | |||||
| 6 | Martina Hrašnová |  Slovakia | 212.30 | |||||
| 7 | Sultana Frizell |  Canada | 204.61 |