World Rankings Update - Throws

MEN
Shot Put
1. Christian Cantwell, USA, 87
2. Reese Hoffa, USA, 62
3. Tomas Majewski, POL, 55
4. Dan Taylor, USA, 40
5. Adam Nelson, USA, 29
6. Dorian Scott, JAM, 24
7. Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi, KSA, 20
8. Russ Winger, USA, 19
9. Pavel Sofyin, RUS, 16
10. Anton Liuboslavski, RUS, 12
Hoffa started looking like his old self for the first time this year when he won the Super GRand Prix meet in Doha on Friday with the year's best throw. Majewski, second in Doha, is proving his Olympic win was no one-off success. Saudi Al-Hebshi had a huge PR in Doha in the midst of an otherwise unremarkable series.

Discus Throw
1. Gerd Kanter, EST, 96
2. Yennifer Frank Casañas, ESP, 15
3. Markus Münch, GER, 4
4. Erik Cadée, NED, 2
5. Märt Israel, EST, 1
What little competition the discus has seen has been totally dominated by Kanter.

Hammer Throw
1. Krisztián Pars, HUN, 53
2. Aleksey Zagornyi, RUS, 12
3. Marco Lingua, ITA, 10
4. Nicola Vizzoni, ITA, 5
5. Pavel Kryvitski, BLR, 2
Ditto here for Pars.

Javelin Throw
1. Stuart Farquhar, NZL, 27
2. Andreas Thorkildsen, NOR, 20
3. Eriks Rags, LAT, 15
4. Kärlis Alainis, LAT, 15
5. Joshua Robinson, AUS, 13
6. Sergey Makarov, RUS, 12
7. Peter Esenwein, GER, 11
8. Vadims Vasilevskis, LAT, 10
9. Yukifumi Murakami, JPN, 10
10. Oleksandr Tertychnyi, UKR, 9
Thorkildsen made his 2009 debut in Doha in Friday; he won, but the distance was unimpressive.

WOMEN
Shot Put
1. Valerie Vili, NZL, 135
2. Denise Hinrichs, GER, 83
3. Anca Heltne, ROU, 76
4. Petra Lammert, GER, 50
5. Nadzeya Ostapchuk, BLR, 42
6. Lijiao Gong, CHN, 39
7. Kristin Heaston, USA, 25
8. Anna Avdeyeva, RUS, 17
9. Nadine Kleinert, GER, 17
10. Anna Omarova, RUS, 15
Vili's dominance is absolute at this point.

Discus Throw
1. Dani Samuels, AUS, 22
2. Beatrice Faumina, NZL, 21
3. Aimin Song, CHN, 20
4. Becky Breisch, USA, 18
5. Aretha Thurmond, USA, 17
6. Stephanie Brown-Trafton, USA, 13
7. Nicoleta Grasu, ROU, 12
8. Yarisley Collado, CUB, 8
9. Kimberly Mulhall, AUS, 5
9. Suzy Powell Roos, USA, 5
9. Yarelis Barrios, CUB, 5
The low point totals are indicative of the low level of competition so far this year.

Hammer Throw
1. Anita Wlodarczyk, POL, 67
2. Betty Heidler, GER, 40
3. Martina Hrasnová, SVK, 39
4. Jennifer Dahlgren, ARG, 24
5. Marina Marghiev, MDA, 23
6. Kathrin Klaas, GER, 20
7. Sultana Frizell, CAN, 19
8. Clarissa Claretti, ITA, 18
8. Stéphanie Falzon, FRA, 18
10. Zalina Marghieva, MDA, 15
Wlodarczyk won in Doha on Friday over Hrasnová, who won last week's competition held in memorial to Kalima Skolimowska.

Javelin Throw
1. Mariya Abakumova, RUS, 43
2. Kimberley Mickle, AUS, 42
3. Vira Rebryk, UKR, 13
4. Sunette Viljoen, RSA, 8
5. Yanet Cruz, CUB, 8
6. Laura Cornford, AUS, 7
7. Hae-an Suh, KOR, 6
8. Kim Kreiner, USA, 6
9. Moonika Aava, EST, 6
10. Emika Yoshida, JPN, 5
Abakumova put up some big throws early in the season, but Mickle is beginning to prove herself as a reliable performer.