18-536: [REDACTED] Look up haugh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Haugh may refer to: People [ edit ] Daniel Haugh (born 1995), American athlete David Haugh (born 1968), American sports journalist Gabrielle Haugh , American actress John Haugh (1930–1998), Irish hurler Kevin Haugh (1901–1969), Irish barrister and judge who served as
36-463: A 34.92º throwing sector that is centered on the throwing circle. The sector angle was chosen because it provides a sector whose bounds are easy to measure and lay out on a field (10 metres out from the center of the ring, 6 metres across). A violation of the rules results in a foul and the throw not being counted. As of 2023 the men's hammer world record is held by Yuriy Sedykh , who threw 86.74 m ( 284 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) at
54-685: A region in the Scottish city of Inverness Haugh of Urr , Dumfries and Galloway Haugh, Lincolnshire , hamlet and civil parish in the East Lindsey district Packwood Haugh School , a preparatory school in Shropshire, England The Haughs , home ground of the Turriff United Football Club Other uses [ edit ] Haugh (OE) , an Old English and Scots term referring to a low-lying meadow in
72-400: A river valley Haugh Performing Arts Center , a theater at Citrus College, California Haugh unit , a measure of egg protein based on egg white See also [ edit ] Hough (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Haugh . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
90-719: Is an American track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw . He competed in the men's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Competing for the Kennesaw State Owls track and field team, he won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw event at the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships . In 2019, he also represented the United States in The Match Europe v USA where he finished in 5th place in
108-405: Is instead spun in a plane that angles up towards the direction in which it will be launched. The thrower releases the hammer as its velocity is upward and toward the target. Throws are made from a throwing circle . The thrower is not allowed to step outside the throwing circle before the hammer has landed and may only enter and exit from the rear of the throwing circle. The hammer must land within
126-535: The 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart , West Germany on 30 August. The world record for the women's hammer is held by Anita Włodarczyk , who threw 82.98 m ( 272 ft 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) during the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial on 28 August 2016. Sedykh's 1986 world record has been noted for its longevity, and for dating from "a time when track and field
144-434: The discus throw , shot put and javelin . The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip. These three components are each separate and can move independently. Both the size and weight of the ball vary between men's and women's events. The women's hammer weighs 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) for college and professional meets while
162-802: The Attorney General of Ireland Mark Haugh , former lead guitarist of American alternative rock band Caroline's Spine Rachel Haugh (born 1961), English architect Timothy D. Haugh (born 1969), Commander of the United States Cyber Command, Director of the National Security Agency, and Chief of the Central Security Service Places in the United Kingdom [ edit ] Haugh, East Ayrshire Haugh,
180-466: The event are at risk; steel hammers [...] are hurled through the air at great speeds, [travel] far distances, and [are] sometimes difficult to spot in flight." For example, hammer throws resulted in four deaths in Europe in 2000 alone, and have caused deaths and permanent brain damage injuries in the United States too. To mitigate such risks, a C-shaped "hammer cage" was introduced, which is built around
198-399: The implement the farthest. The throwing motion starts with the thrower swinging the hammer back-and-forth about two times to generate momentum. The thrower then makes three, four or (rarely) five full rotations using a complex heel-toe foot movement, spinning the hammer in a circular path and increasing its angular velocity with each rotation. Rather than spinning the hammer horizontally, it
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#1732779861734216-515: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haugh&oldid=1231043060 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Daniel Haugh Daniel Haugh ( / ˈ h ɔː / HAW ; born May 3, 1995)
234-567: The location's latitude (due to the centrifugal force , the hammer will fly a bit further in a location closer to the equator) and to a lesser extent also via the throw's azimuth (i.e. its compass direction, due to Coriolis forces ). According to a 2023 study, such effects are large enough that the top 20 world-record rankings for both men and women at the time could somewhat change if they were adjusted for latitude and azimuth. Hammer throwing has been described as involving "inherent danger [...]. Athletes, coaches, and spectators participating in
252-515: The men's hammer throw event. In that same year, he competed in the men's hammer throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He did not qualify to compete in the final. This biographical article about an American hammer thrower is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track and field competitions, along with
270-614: The men's hammer weighs 7.26 kilograms (16.0 lb). The exact origins of the hammer throw are a mystery to modern historians. According to legend, at the Tailteann Games in Tara , Ireland, as far back as 2000 BC the Celtic warrior Culchulainn took a chariot axle with a wheel still attached and spun it around and hurled it. The wheel was later replaced by a rock with a wooden handle attached. A sledgehammer began to be used for
288-812: The sport in Scotland and England during the Middle Ages. In current times, the hammer has changed to the more modern 7.26 kg ball attached to a wire and a handle, but the Scottish Highland Games still feature the older style of hammer throw with the rock and the solid wood handle. While the men's hammer throw has been part of the Olympics since 1900, the International Association of Athletics Federations did not start ratifying women's marks until 1995. Women's hammer throw
306-543: Was first included in the Olympics at the 2000 summer games in Sydney , Australia, after having been included in the World Championships a year earlier. The men's hammer weighs 7.26 kilograms (16.0 lb) and the women's weighs 4 kg (8.8 lb), with the wire in either case no more than 122 centimetres (48 in) in length. Like the other throwing events, the competition is decided by who can throw
324-408: Was starting to realize the scale of performance-enhancing drug use" (AP). According to Russian doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov , Sedykh was a heavy user of steroids , which Sedykh denied. The throwing distance depends on the velocity and height at which the hammer is released, but also on other factors that are not under the athlete's control. In particular, Earth's rotation affects it via
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