Denzel Comenentia (born 25 November 1995) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

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shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

. He won silver medals in the latter at the 2014 World Junior Championships and 2017 European U23 Championships. His personal best in the hammer is 79.09 metres set in Los Angeles in 2024. This is the current national record. His personal best in the shot put is 20.88 metres set in Knoxville in 2018. Comenentia is blind in his right eye following an accident in a gym in 2015.Volkskran article
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

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Atletiek.nl The Royal Dutch Athletics Federation (Dutch: ''Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie'' or ''Atletiekunie'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the Netherlands. The federation was founded in 1901. It has been organizing the Dutch ...

1995 births Athletes from Amsterdam Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Dutch Athletics Championships winners Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States Dutch male hammer throwers Dutch male shot putters Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field athletes Living people NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Olympic athletes for the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub