TOKYO: Poland's Wojciech Nowicki won the men's hammer throw with a personal best of 82.52m on Wednesday , while his compatriot Pawel Fajdek avoided another Olympic disappointment by picking up the bronze.
Norway's Eivind Henriksen produced a national record 81.58m for silver, a performance that rendered him"just shocked". Tokyo Olympics men's hammer throw gold medallist Wojciech Nowicki of Poland celebrates with his compatriot Pawel Fajdek, the bronze medallist, at the Olympic Stadium on Aug 4, 2021. With the year's best throw of 82.98m and the last four World Championships titles, Fajdek had seemed an obvious frontrunner in Tokyo.
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