2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge


The 2014 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge was the fifth edition of the annual, global series of hammer throw competitions organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The winners were Krisztián Pars of Hungary and Anita Włodarczyk of Poland. This was Włodarczyk's second title, defending her win from the previous year, and a third career win for Pars. Pars also regained the position of challenge record holder, improving on the total set by Paweł Fajdek in 2013. Włodarczyk was the stand out courtesy of her hammer throw world record of at the ISTAF Berlin meet.
A total of thirteen meetings featured on the circuit, with eight women's and nine 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.

Calendar

The 2014 series continued the model of the 2013 by featuring a combination of IAAF World Challenge meetings and non-IAAF meetings in Europe.
There were two new additions to the tour: the Mohammed VI Meeting de Marrakesh and the Paavo Nurmi Games. The Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo and Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar – long-standing presences – were dropped from the series. The Prefontaine Classic, a Diamond League meeting, did not return.
MeetingCityCountryDateType
Golden Grand PrixTokyoJapan11 MayWomen
Ponce Grand Prix de AtletismoPoncePuerto Rico17 MayBoth
IAAF World Challenge BeijingBeijingChina21 MayWomen
Janusz Kusociński MemorialSzczecinPoland7 JuneMen
Mohammed VI Meeting de MarrakeshMarrakeshMorocco8 JuneWomen
Moscow ChallengeMoscowRussia11 JuneBoth
Golden Spike OstravaOstravaCzech Republic17 JuneBoth
Paavo Nurmi GamesTurkuFinland25 JuneMen
István Gyulai MemorialSzékesfehérvárHungary8 JulyBoth
Karlstad Grand PrixKarlstadSweden16 JulyMen
Meeting de Atletismo MadridMadridSpain19 JulyMen
Internationales StadionfestBerlinGermany31 AugustWomen
Rieti MeetingRietiItaly6 SeptemberMen

Final standings

Men

A total of eleven men recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings. Marks in bold are those which counted towards the final score.
RankAthleteNationPonceSzczecinMoscowOstravaTurkuSzékesfehérvárKarlstadMadridRietiFinal score
1Krisztián Pars79.3179.35-81.5779.8382.49--80.78244.84
2Paweł Fajdek-78.15-79.65-80.73--81.11241.49
3Dilshod Nazarov-78.0879.2080.6277.9380.2479.6280.51-241.37
4Mostafa Al-Gamel---75.6673.8878.07-78.2378.50234.80
5Marcel Lomnický77.4878.40-77.91-75.9077.93-76.39234.24
6Pavel Kryvitski-77.6978.22--76.68--76.85232.76
7Sergey Litvinov----74.7174.8174.94-75.88225.63
8Szymon Ziółkowski-74.3975.37-73.5673.5075.40-72.56225.16
9Aleksiy Sokirskiy--75.3475.89-73.28---224.51
10Markus Esser-75.29--74.2774.28---223.84
11Lukáš Melich---72.75-71.25-71.86-215.86

Women

A total of twelve women recorded valid marks at three meetings and made the final standings. Marks in bold are those which counted towards the final score.
RankAthleteNationTokyoPonceBeijingMarrakeshMoscowOstravaSzékesfehérvárBerlinFinal score
1Anita Włodarczyk-----76.4175.5379.58232.52
2Betty Heidler72.69----78.0075.3475.20228.54
3Kathrin Klaas---73.38-74.6174.6273.42222.65
4Wang Zheng--75.23-73.89--72.33221.45
5Martina Hrašnová--71.89-70.8874.3972.5671.82218.84
6Amanda Bingson71.7172.16-70.42----214.29
7Joanna Fiodorow-----71.8070.2471.04213.08
8Gwen Berry71.1371.46-69.15----211.74
9Éva Orbán--69.63-70.6068.7070.45-210.68
10Bianca Perie---70.5768.93-70.19-209.69
11Jeneva Stevens69.1870.78-68.41----208.37
12Tatyana Lysenko67.35-68.7265.4061.09---201.47