For the second time at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Canada has secured a spot at the top of the podium in the hammer throw event.
Following Ethan Katzberg’s gold medal win in Sunday’s men’s event, Richmond, BC’s Camryn Rogers delivered an outstanding performance in the circle on Tuesday.
In silver-medal position prior to her second-last attempt, Rogers won gold thanks to a massive 76.97-metre throw on attempt #5. That put the 25-year-old ahead of American Annette Nneka Echikunwoke, who won silver (75.48m). Jie Zhao of China (74.27m) won bronze.
This was what won Camryn Rogers the Olympic gold medal 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/M0Hm09hmQW
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) August 6, 2024
Rogers was visibly emotional once the results were in, letting out tears of joy as she became the first North American woman to win a gold medal for hammer throw since Cuba’s Yipsi Moreno at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Camryn Rogers wins gold for Canada in hammer throw 🔨🇨🇦👏
And once again, the French Canadian broadcast is unmatched pic.twitter.com/3JBj6Ii7B7
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) August 6, 2024
Canada swept the hammer throw in Paris, winning gold in both the men’s and women’s competitions.
Big smile from Camryn Rogers, Canada's latest Olympic champion 🥇 pic.twitter.com/t6g4M1n8vg
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) August 6, 2024
Katzberg captured Canada’s fifth gold medal of the 2024 Olympics with a spectacular opening throw of 84.12 metres in the men’s hammer throw final on Sunday. The Nanaimo native’s throw was just 0.68 metres off the Olympic record of 84.80 metres set by Russian athlete Sergey Litvinov back in 1988.
Canada now has 18 medals (six gold) at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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