Ethan Katzberg won the men’s hammer throw gold in Tokyo with a new championship record

Ethan Katzberg (Canada) won his third world title, triumphing in the men’s hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with a championship record of 84.70m.

The Olympic champion started strong with a first attempt of 82.66m. Shortly afterwards, Merlin Hummel of Germany threw 82.77m to finish the first round in first place. Ethan Katzberg responded in kind in the second round, sending the hammer to 84.70m, improving the championship record as well as his own North American record.

The championship record had stood for 18 years before Ethan Katzberg unleashed the best throw of the 2025 season.

Merlin Hummel held on for second place ahead of Bence Halasz (82.69m) and Mykhaylo Kokhan (82.02m), marking the first hammer throw in history in which four men broke the 82-meter mark.

Ethan Katzberg’s win completes yet another Canadian sweep of hammer throw gold after compatriot Camryn Rogers won her event on Monday. The Canadian duo have both won back-to-back world titles and were both crowned Olympic champions at Paris 2024.

Canada now has three medals at this year’s world championship, the hammer throw golden sweep plus men’s race walker Evan Dunfee gold-medal win on Sunday.