World Rankings Update - Throws

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Shot Put
Christian Cantwell USA 87
Reese Hoffa USA 62
Dan Taylor USA 60
Tomas Majewski POL 55
Adam Nelson USA 29
Dorian Scott JAM 24
Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi KSA 20
Russ Winger USA 19
Pavel Sofyin RUS 16
Dylan Armstrong CAN 15
Taylor put up the year's leading throw on Saturday, but Cantwell and Hoffa still lead him on depth of performance. Armstrong's win in Halle, Germany today put him into the top ten.

Discus Throw
Gerd Kanter EST 125
Yennifer Frank Casañas ESP 22
Piotr Malachowski POL 20
Zoltán Kövágó HUN 16
Robert Harting GER 7
Kanter and Casañas took the top spots in Suzhou, China yesterday; the next three took the top sports in Halle.

Hammer Throw
Krisztián Pars HUN 72
Primož Kozmus SLO 34
Marco Lingua ITA 28
Dilshod Nazarov TJK 28
András Haklits CRO 14
Pars won in Halle; the next four were all in action today in the Grand Prix meet in Belem, Brazil, with Kozmus coming out the winner.

Javelin Throw
Vadims Vasilevskis LAT 38
Stuart Farquhar NZL 27
Andreas Thorkildsen NOR 20
Eriks Rags LAT 15
Kärlis Alainis LAT 15
Vasileskis put up a big throw of 90.71 yesterday in Latvia.

WOMEN
Shot Put
Valerie Vili NZL 228
Denise Hinrichs GER 109
Natallia Mikhnevich BLR 86
Lijiao Gong CHN 83
Anca Heltne ROU 82
Misleydis González CUB 77
Mailin Vargas CUB 62
Petra Lammert GER 60
Nadine Kleinert GER 45
Nadzeya Ostapchuk BLR 42
Vili continues to dominate this event to a ridiculous degree. Today she beat Mikhnevich, González and Vargas in Brazil and now owns all of the year's six longest throws. Kleinert beat Hinrichs in Halle today while Gong threw well to win in Suzhou.

Discus Throw
Yarisley Collado CUB 56
Yarelis Barrios CUB 54
Nicoleta Grasu ROU 50
Aimin Song CHN 46
Aretha Thurmond USA 43
Dani Samuels AUS 32
Beatrice Faumina NZL 26
Becky Breisch USA 22
Olena Antonova UKR 16
Stephanie Brown-Trafton USA 16
Barrios beat Collado in Brazil today, while Song won in China yesterday.

Hammer Throw
Anita Wlodarczyk POL 98
Betty Heidler GER 90
Martina Hrasnová SVK 79
Kathrin Klaas GER 37
Marina Marghiev MDA 34
Jennifer Dahlgren ARG 24
Sultana Frizell CAN 19
Clarissa Claretti ITA 18
Stéphanie Falzon FRA 18
Iryna Sekachova UKR 17
The top four were all in action today in Halle, with Wlodarczyk coming out the winner over Heidler.

Javelin Throw
Osleidys Menéndez CUB 52
Mariya Abakumova RUS 50
Yanet Cruz CUB 47
Kimberley Mickle AUS 42
Monica Stoian ROU 32
Christina Obergföll GER 30
Maria Nicoleta Negoita ROU 18
Alessandra Resende BRA 16
Steffi Nerius GER 14
Martina Ratej SLO 13
Vira Rebryk UKR 13
Menéndez took the Grand Prix competition in Brazil today over Cruz. Obergföll started her season in Halle today with a win and the world-leading throw, leaving Nerius and Abakumova in her wake.