Anita Włodarczyk

Anita Włodarczyk (born 8 August 1985) is a Polish hammer thrower. She holds the world record at 77.96 m, achieved in Berlin 2009.

Włodarczyk won her first national U23 championships in 2007, and went on to compete in the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships, although she did not managed to progress beyond the qualifying round. She finished sixth in the hammer throw competition at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Włodarczyk qualified for the 2008 World Athletics Final and won a bronze medal. The following year, she took part in the 2009 European Team Championships, winning her first gold medal at a major international competition.

Włodarczyk achieved a personal best throw of 76.20 metres, achieved in 30 May 2009 in Biała Podlaska, beating her previous record by 81 cm and improve 76.59 m in Golden Spike Ostrava. Prior to the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, she produced a national record-breaking performance in Cottbus, winning the competition with a world-leading 77.20 m throw. This was fourth longest throw by a woman in hammer throw.

On 22 August 2009 during the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany Włodarczyk set a world record with a throw of 77.96 metres (255 ft 9 in). She twisted her left ankle during her celebration. Jacek Zamecznik chief of instruction PZLA in interview said she can throw over 80 m.

For her sport achievements, she received:
Knight's Cross Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2009.

statics
Full name: Anita Włodarczyk
Gender: Female
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 194 lbs (88 kg)
Born: August 8, 1985 in Rawicz, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Affiliations: AZS Poznań, Poznań (POL)
Country: POL Poland

Achievements
Year /Tournament /Venue /Result /Notes
2007 /European U23 Championships /Stuttgart, Debrecen /4q /63.74 m
2008 /European Winter Throwing Cup /Split, Croatia /1st /71.84 m
2008 /Olympic Games /Beijing, China /6th /71.56 m
2008 /World Athletics Final /Stuttgart, Germany /3rd /70.97 m
2009 /1st SPAR European Team Championships /Leiria, Portugal /1st /75.23 m
2009 /20th International Lausitzer Meeting /Cottbus, Germany /1st /77.20 m
2009 /World Championships /Berlin, Germany /1st /77.96 m (World Record) (Championships Record)