The club throw is an

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throwing event where the objective is to throw a wooden club. The event is one of the four throwing events, along with discus,

javelin A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with t ...

and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

of the

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. It is the Paralympic equivalent of the

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

. The club throw was introduced for both men and women at the first

1960 Summer Paralympic Games The 9th Annual International Stoke Mandeville Games, retroactively designated as the 1960 Summer Paralympics ( it, Giochi paralimpici estivi del 1960),

. It was dropped from the women's programme from the 1992 Paralympics in

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but was reinstated for

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Sport rules

Like other throwing events, the competition is decided by who can throw the club the farthest, though when the event is contested by athletes of different disability classifications, such as the Paralympics, the result is decided by a points score using the Raza Points System which considers athletes' relative levels of disability. The club for men and women weighs a minimum of and is normally made from wood with a metal base. The athlete sits in a frame in a throwing area which is within a marked circle between in diameter. The frame is common for each competitor and is rigid. The sport is contested at the Paralympics by athletes in the F31, F32 and F51 classes (individuals with the most significant impairment in hand function).

Records

the world record for the men's club in the 32 class is held by

Maciej Sochal Maciej Sochal is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in club throw and shot put events. He represented Poland at the Summer Paralympics in 2004, 2012, 2016 and 2021. He won the gold medal in the men's club throw F32 event at the 2016 Summer Pa ...

, who threw at the

2016 IPC Athletics European Championships The 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe, plus Israel. It was held in Grosseto, Italy and t ...

. The men's record in the 51 class is held by

Željko Dimitrijević Željko Dimitrijević ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Димитријевић; born 4 January 1971) is a gold medal-winning Paralympian athlete from Serbia. He competes in seated throws in the F51 classification, a class for quadriplegics. He is the curr ...

, who recorded a distance of at the

2017 World Para Athletics Championships The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. It ...

. the world record for the women's club in the 32 class is held by

Maroua Ibrahmi Maroua Brahmi ( ar, مروى براهمي, born September 19, 1988) is a Paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F32 throwing events. She was the 2016 Paralympic Champion in club throw category F32 and the F32 shot put. Car ...

, who threw at the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fro ...

. The women's record in the 51 class is held by America's

Rachael Morrison Rachael Morrison (born June 2, 1987) is an American Paralympic athlete. She competes in the discus throw and club throw The club throw is an athletic throwing event where the objective is to throw a wooden club. The event is one of the four ...

, who recorded a distance of in Claremont, CA on 8 April 2017.

Paralympics

Men

Women

References

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Sport rules

Records

Paralympics

Men

Women

See also

References