2023 Men’s Hammer World Rankings

Daniel Nowicki didn’t just earn a fourth consecutive No. 1, he also earned Poland’s eighth in a row. (JEFF COHEN)

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

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