Golden Sweep: Canada Tops Both Men’s and Women’s Hammer Throw at Paris Olympics

Canada's Camryn Rogers celebrates her gold medal won in the women's hammer throw event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, on Aug. 6, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Canada made a clean sweep of the hammer throw at the Summer Olympics in Paris, taking gold first in the men’s event and then the women’s in a sport that many Canadians may not know much about.

It started when Ethan Katzberg, 22, won gold in the men’s hammer throw on Aug. 4. Two days later, Camryn Rogers, 25, did the same in the women’s event.