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The event in which a heavy ball tied with a chain is thrown is called the hammer throw. The winner is the person who tosses the hammer the farthest.
The shot put and hammer throw.
Wojciech Nowicki was the bronze medalist in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The silver medalist in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Ivan Tsikhan.
China received the silver medal in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The bronze medal in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to Sophie Hitchon.
The gold medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Dilshod Nazarov.
The silver medal winner in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Wenxiu Zhang.
The bronze medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to Poland.
Poland won the gold medal in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The silver medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Belarus.
Tajikistan was the country that won the gold medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.