2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge
Edition6th
Dates21 March–13 September
Meetings14
2014
2016

The 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was the sixth edition of the annual, global series of hammer throw competitions organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The winners were Paweł Fajdek (248.01 metres) and Anita Włodarczyk (235.28 metres), both of Poland. This was Włodarczyk's third straight title and Fajdek's second title, after his win in 2013. Fajdek and Włodarczyk each improved the challenge record totals. Włodarczyk twice broke the hammer throw world record that year, but these marks were achieved outside of the series.[1][2]

A total of fourteen meetings featured on the circuit, with nine women's and ten 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.

  1. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (2016-01-01). 2015 IAAF World Challenge review. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  2. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2015-12-24). 2015 end-of-year reviews – throws. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.