hammer throw

throwing event in track and field competitions
Thing sports_discipline Q184865
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hammer throw

Summary

hammer throw is a sports discipline[1]. It draws 1,189 Wikipedia views per month (sports_discipline category, ranking #36 of 324).[2]

Key Facts

  • hammer throw's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[3].
  • hammer throw is a type of weight throwing[4].
  • hammer throw's Commons category is recorded as Hammer throw[5].
  • hammer throw's country of origin is recorded as Scotland[6].
  • hammer throw's sport is recorded as athletics[7].
  • hammer throw's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hammer throw[8].
  • hammer throw's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as athletics=hammer_throw[9].
  • hammer throw's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • hammer throw's uses is recorded as hammer[11].
  • hammer throw's record or record progression is recorded as Men's hammer throw world record progression[12].
  • hammer throw's record or record progression is recorded as Women's hammer throw world record progression[13].
  • hammer throw's practiced by is recorded as hammer thrower[14].

Body

Definition and Type

hammer throw's instance of is recorded as sports discipline[3]. It is a type of weight throwing[4].

Why It Matters

hammer throw draws 1,189 Wikipedia views per month (sports_discipline category, ranking #36 of 324).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Retrieved . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Country of origin Scotland
    Sport athletics
    Record or record progression Men's hammer throw world record progression, Women's hammer throw world record progression
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 896, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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