TURNOVER HAS BEEN SLOW at the top of the hammer, just 3 different men being No. 1 in the last 12 years. Wojciech Nowicki (with previous wins in ’18, ’21 & ’22) has joined fellow Pole Paweł Fajdek (’15, ’16, ’17 & ’19) and Hungary’s semi-retired Krisztián Pars (2011-14) as a 4-timer…
CANADIAN REVELATION ETHAN KATZBERG surprised Nowicki for the world title, but lost to him in their other 6 meetings, making the choice between them an easy one…
THE U.S. STAYED STRONG, nabbing a pair of Rankers for the third year in a row. The last time that happened was 1956–58 (with ’56 also being the only year ever with 3 U.S. scorers)… The last time the U.S. had a Ranking higher than Rudy Winkler’s No. 3 was Lance Deal’s No. 1 in ’96…
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. WOJCIECH NOWICKI (Poland) (2/22/89, 6-5½/289) (1.97/131) | |||||
| 79.78 | 261-9 | … | 1)Nairobi CT | 5/13 | ||
| 77.18 | 253-2 | … | 1)Los Angeles CT | 5/26 | ||
| 80.00 | 262-5 | … | 1)Chorzów | 6/04 | ||
| 79.52 | 260-11 | … | 2)Bydgoszcz CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Winkler |
| 81.92 | 268-9 | … | 1)Oslo DL | 6/15 | ||
| 77.48 | 254-2 | … | 1)Poznań | 6/18 | ||
| 79.61 | 261-2 | … | 1)Euro Teams | 6/24 | ||
| 80.02 | 262-6 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 7/16 | ||
| 77.89 | 255-6 | … | 2)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan |
| 79.96 | 262-4 | … | 1)Pol Ch | 7/28 | ||
| 81.02 | 265-10 | … | 2)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg |
| (78.04q) | |||||
| 2. ETHAN KATZBERG (Canada) (4/5/02, 6-5/231) (1.96/105) | |||||
| 75.46 | 247-7 | … | 1)Tucson | 3/24 | ||
| 77.12 | 253-0 | … | 1)Texas R | 3/30 | ||
| 78.41 | 257-3 | … | 1)Kamloops | 5/05 | ||
| 76.38 | 250-7 | … | 2)Nairobi CT | 5/13 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki |
| 75.28 | 247-0 | … | 3)Los Angeles CT | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler |
| 74.62 | 244-10 | … | 1)Schönebeck | 6/02 | ||
| 76.74 | 251-9 | … | 3)Chorzów | 6/04 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler |
| 76.83 | 252-0 | … | 3)Bydgoszcz CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Winkler; 2. Nowicki |
| 77.93 | 255-8 | … | 1)Paris DL | 6/09 | ||
| 77.93 | 255-8 | … | 3)Oslo DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler |
| 76.87 | 252-2 | … | 2)Poznań | 6/18 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki |
| 78.73 | 258-3 | … | 1)Can Ch | 7/29 | ||
| 81.25 | 266-7 | … | 1)World Ch | 8/20 | ||
| (81.18q) | |||||
| 80.96 | 265-7 | … | 1)Pan-Am G | 11/04 | ||
| 3. RUDY WINKLER (US) (12/6/94, 6-1¼/236) (1.86/107) | |||||
| 77.87 | 255-5 | … | 1)Princeton | 4/14 | ||
| 76.70 | 251-8 | … | 1)Drake R | 4/27 | ||
| 78.01 | 255-11 | … | 1)College Park | 5/05 | ||
| 80.88 | 265-4 | … | 1)USATF Throws | 5/20 | ||
| 77.17 | 253-2 | … | 2)Los Angeles CT | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki |
| 78.29 | 256-10 | … | 2)Chorzów | 6/04 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki |
| 79.70 | 261-6 | … | 1)Bydgoszcz CT | 6/06 | ||
| 77.63 | 254-8 | … | 2)Paris DL | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg |
| 79.42 | 260-7 | … | 2)Oslo DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki |
| 78.70 | 258-2 | … | 1)NYC GP | 6/24 | ||
| 79.04 | 259-4 | … | 1)USATF | 7/08 | ||
| 78.11 | 256-3 | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki |
| 76.04 | 249-6 | … | 8)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Nowicki; 3. Halasz; 4. Fajdek; 5. Kokhan; 6. Haugh; 7. Henriksen |
| (77.06q) | |||||
| 76.65 | 251-5 | … | 3)Pan-Am G | 11/04 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Haugh |
| 4. BENCE HALÁSZ (Hungary) (8/4/97, 6-2/205) (1.88/93) | |||||
| 74.65 | 244-11 | … | 1)Leiria | 3/12 | ||
| 75.36 | 247-3 | … | 2)Szombathely | 4/22 | ▷ | 1. Varga |
| 75.59 | 248-0 | … | 1)Szombathely | 5/20 | ||
| 76.77 | 251-10 | … | 1)Veszprém | 5/27 | ||
| 75.10 | 246-5 | … | 5)Bergen | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Mardal; 2. Henriksen; 3. Frantzeskakis; 4. Kangas |
| 76.46 | 250-10 | … | 5)Bydgoszcz CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Winkler; 2. Nowicki; 3. Katzberg; 4. Frantzeskakis |
| 76.21 | 250-0 | … | 3)Paris DL | 6/09 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Winkler |
| 75.26 | 246-11 | … | 6)Oslo DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler; 3. Katzberg; 4. Henriksen; 5. Fajdek |
| 77.52 | 254-4 | … | 1)Hun Ch | 7/08 | ||
| 77.82 | 255-4 | … | 3)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Nowicki |
| 78.27 | 256-9 | … | 1)Szombathely | 7/30 | ||
| 80.82 | 265-2 | … | 3)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Nowicki |
| (78.13q) | |||||
| 76.39 | 250-7 | … | 1)Kecskemét | 9/02 | ||
| 76.84 | 252-1 | … | 1)Szombathely | 9/05 | ||
| 73.63 | 241-7 | … | 1)Budapest | 9/09 | ||
| 5. MYKHAYLO KOKHAN (Ukraine) (1/22/01, 5-11½/227) (1.82/103) | |||||
| 71.96 | 236-1 | … | 1)Kamianetts Podilskyi | 2/24 | ||
| 75.80 | 248-8 | … | 1)Leiria | 3/11 | ||
| 74.21 | 243-5 | … | 1)L’viv | 5/19 | ||
| 76.87 | 252-2 | … | 1)L’viv | 5/27 | ||
| 77.03 | 252-8 | … | 1)Chorzów | 6/21 | ||
| 77.21 | 253-3 | … | 1)Euro U23 | 7/15 | ||
| (72.25q) | |||||
| 79.37 | 260-4 | … | 1)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ||
| 78.62 | 257-11 | … | 1)Banská Bystrica | 7/20 | ||
| 78.47 | 257-5 | … | 1)Ukr Ch | 7/28 | ||
| 79.59 | 261-1 | … | 5)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Nowicki; 3. Halasz; 4. Fajdek |
| (78.47q) | |||||
| 6. EIVIND HENRIKSEN (Norway) (9/14/90, 6-3¼/256) (1.91/116) | |||||
| 74.12 | 243-2 | … | 5)Los Angeles CT | 5/26 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler; 3. Katzberg; 4. Comenentia |
| 76.09 | 249-7 | … | 2)Bergen | 6/03 | ▷ | 1. Mardal |
| 76.52 | 251-0 | … | 4)Oslo DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler; 3. Katzberg |
| 76.34 | 250-5 | … | 3)Oslo | 6/28 | ||
| 76.17 | 249-11 | … | 2)Nor Ch | 7/07 | ▷ | 1. Mardal |
| 76.75 | 251-9 | … | 3)Chorzów DL | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler |
| 75.19 | 246-8 | … | 4)Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Nowicki; 3. Halasz |
| 77.06 | 252-10 | … | 7)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Nowicki; 3. Halasz; 4. Fajdek; 5. Kokhan; 6. Haugh |
| (75.37q) | |||||
| 7. PAWEŁ FAJDEK (Poland) (6/4/89, 6-1¼/260) (1.86/118) | |||||
| 72.57 | 238-1 | … | 6)Leiria | 3/11 | ▷ | 2. Pilat; 3. Yilmazer; 4. Andreev |
| 76.42 | 250-9 | … | 1)Forbach | 5/28 | ||
| 74.01 | 242-9 | … | 4)Chorzów | 6/04 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler; 3. Katzberg |
| 74.17 | 243-4 | … | 6)Bydgoszcz CT | 6/06 | ▷ | 1. Winkler; 2. Nowicki; 3. Katzberg; 4. Frantzeskakis; 5. Halasz |
| 76.50 | 251-0 | … | 5)Oslo DL | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler; 3. Katzberg; 4. Henriksen |
| 74.58 | 244-8 | … | 3)Poznań | 6/18 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Katzberg |
| 73.93 | 242-6 | … | 5)Chorzów DL | 7/16 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki; 2. Winkler; 3. Henriksen; 4. Frantzeskakis |
| nm | … | )Gyulai Mem | 7/18 | ▷ | 1. Kokhan; 2. Nowicki; 3. Halasz; 4. Henriksen; 5. Kehr; 6. Varga |
| 78.10 | 256-3 | … | 2)Pol Ch | 7/28 | ▷ | 1. Nowicki |
| 80.00 | 262-5 | … | 4)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Nowicki; 3. Halasz |
| (77.98q) | |||||
| 8. VALERIY PRONKIN (Russia) (6/15/94, 6-4¾/254) (1.95/115) | |||||
| 75.62 | 248-1 | … | 2)Adler | 2/21 | ▷ | 1. Lukyanov |
| 73.75 | 241-11 | … | 1)Adler | 4/21 | ||
| 79.42 | 260-7 | … | 1)Sochi | 5/24 | ||
| 77.45 | 254-1 | … | 2)Brest | 6/08 | ▷ | 1. Shymanovich |
| 75.10 | 246-5 | … | 1)Cheboksary | 6/17 | ||
| 79.94 | 262-3 | … | 2)Brest | 7/01 | ▷ | 1. Shymanovich |
| 75.02 | 246-1 | … | 1)Bryansk | 7/08 | ||
| 76.11 | 249-8 | … | 1)Zhukovskiy | 7/14 | ||
| 78.91 | 258-10 | … | 1)Moscow | 7/22 | ||
| 79.26 | 260-0 | … | 1)Blr Ch | 7/30 | ||
| 77.59 | 254-6 | … | 1)Rus Ch | 8/06 | ||
| 77.95 | 255-9 | … | 1)Yekaterinburg | 8/18 | ||
| 79.58 | 261-1 | … | 1)Minsk | 8/25 | ||
| 9. DANIEL HAUGH (US) (5/3/95, 6-½/231) (1.84/105) | |||||
| 74.69 | 245-0 | … | 5)Iron Wood Cl | 6/17 | ▷ | 1. Eager; 2. Keenan; 3. Hamilton; 4. Comenentia |
| 75.75 | 248-6 | … | 2)NYC GP | 6/24 | ▷ | 1. Winkler |
| 77.24 | 253-5 | … | 2)USATF | 7/08 | ▷ | 1. Winkler |
| 77.11 | 253-0 | … | 1)Tampere | 8/08 | ||
| 78.64 | 258-0 | … | 6)World Ch | 8/20 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg; 2. Nowicki; 3. Halasz; 4. Fajdek; 5. Kokhan |
| (76.64q) | |||||
| 77.62 | 254-8 | … | 2)Pan-Am G | 11/04 | ▷ | 1. Katzberg |
| 10. ALIAKSANDR SHYMANOVICH (Belarus) (2/9/98, 6-2¾/220) (1.90/100) | |||||
| 77.72 | 255-0 | … | 1)Minsk | 2/25 | ||
| 75.74 | 248-6 | … | 2)Minsk | 4/28 | ||
| 79.15 | 259-8 | … | 2)Sochi | 5/24 | ▷ | 1. Pronkin |
| 78.31 | 256-11 | … | 1)Brest | 6/08 | ||
| 80.26 | 263-4 | … | 1)Brest | 7/01 | ||
| 78.68 | 258-2 | … | 1)Brest | 7/14 | ||
| 75.38 | 247-4 | … | 2)Blr Ch | 7/30 | ▷ | 1. Pronkin |
| 76.77 | 251-10 | … | 2)Rus Ch | 8/06 | ▷ | 1. Pronkin |
| 77.93 | 255-8 | … | 2)Minsk | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Pronkin |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Rudy Winkler (Tracksmith/NYAC) | 6. | Jordan Geist (Arizona) | |
| 2)Oslo DL, 1)USATF, 8)World Ch | 1)Pac-12, 3)NCAA, 5)USATF | |||
| 2. | *Daniel Haugh (New York AC) | 7. | Erich Sullins (Velaasa) | |
| 2)USATF, 6)World Ch, 2)Pan-Am G | 4)Tucson Elite I, 7)USATF, 3)Victoria | |||
| 3. | Sean Donnelly (adidas) | 8. | Ty Williams (Shore AC) | |
| 3)Drake R, 3)NYC GP, 9)USATF | 2)Ellis Inv, 1)W Chester, 10)USATF | |||
| 4. | Alex Young (unattached) | 9. | Justin Stafford (unattached) | |
| 4)NYC GP, 3)USATF, 31q)World Ch | 3)Trojan Inv, 5)Beach Inv, 6)USATF | |||
| 5. | Brock Eager (Iron Wood TC) | 10. | Tanner Berg (unattached) | |
| 6)USATF Throws, 1)Iron Wood Cl, 4)USATF | 1)Tucson Elite II, 3)Iron Wood Inv, 8)USATF | |||
