Anita Włodarczyk

Anita Włodarczyk (Polish pronunciation: [aˈɲita vwɔˈdart͡ʂɨk]; born 8 August 1985) is a Polish hammer thrower. She is the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion, and the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m; she currently holds the women's world record of 82.98 m. She is considered the greatest women's hammer thrower of all time.

For the Polish long jumper, see Anna Włodarczyk.

Anita Włodarczyk
Anita Włodarczyk in 2016 Rio Olympics
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985
Rawicz, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubSkra Warszawa
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 0
World Championships 4 0 0
European Championships 4 0 1
Continental Cup 1 0 0
European Team Championships 2 1 0
Total 14 1 1
Olympic Games
2012 LondonHammer throw
2016 Rio de JaneiroHammer throw
2020 TokyoHammer throw
World Championships
2009 BerlinHammer throw
2013 MoscowHammer throw
2015 BeijingHammer throw
2017 LondonHammer throw
European Championships
2012 HelsinkiHammer throw
2014 ZürichHammer throw
2016 AmsterdamHammer throw
2018 BerlinHammer throw
2010 BarcelonaHammer throw
European Team Championships
2009 LeiriaHammer throw
2015 CheboksaryHammer throw
2013 GatesheadHammer throw
Continental Cup
2014 MarrakechHammer throw
European Cup Winter Throwing
2008 SplitHammer throws
2009 SplitHammer throw
Jeux de la Francophonie
2013 NiceHammer throw

She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year in 2016 and received the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2021 for her outstanding achievements in sport.

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