Brooke Andersen in the hammer ring at the Oregon22 World Championships, en route to a gold medal finish | Photo by Kevin Morris
Brooke Andersen in the hammer ring at the Oregon22 World Championships, en route to a gold medal finish | Photo by Kevin Morris

Brooke Andersen makes history at the USATF Throws Festival

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Brooke Andersen has proven time and time again that she’s a force to be reckoned with in the women’s hammer throw. Her performance last weekend left no doubt of her dominance in the event.

Andersen won the women’s hammer throw at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona last Saturday with a world leading throw and a new personal best mark of 80.17m in the event. That throw not only gave her the win and a new personal best, but it put her No. 3 on the all-time list behind USA’s DeAnna Price, who has the American record in the event and is No. 2 on the all-time list. Anita Wlodarczyk holds the world record in the event.

World Championship bronze medalist Janee’ Kassanavoid threw 76.60m to finish in second place behind Andersen, while Annette Echikunwoke finished third with her throw of 75.00m.

Andersen has had a fantastic start to her 2023 season thus far. Back in April, she threw her previous personal best and world leading mark of 79.80m. 

Andersen is looking to have similar success this season, just like she had last season, where she won the gold medal at the World Championships in Oregon.

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Dominique Smith

I’m a sports journalist based in Florida and I’ve covered a couple of different sports so far early on in my career, but I love the sport of track and field and the art of running. Everyone has a story and everyone has a story worth telling. My prayer is that the stories of the great athletes of this sport are told, and that the sport grows to new creative heights, so that the sport gets the respect it deserves.
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