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She finished sixth in the hammer throw competition at the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Anita Wlodarczyk
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Career
The following year, she took part in the 2009 European Team Championships, winning her first gold medal at a major international competition. 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-metre (2533 ft) 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).
Her season ended prematurely when she twisted her left ankle during her celebration. In excellent form, she then proceeded to break her existing world record with a 78.30-metre (2569 ft) hammer throw at the Enea Cup in Bydgoszcz on 6 June 2010.
She finished outside of the medals at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, coming fifth overall. At the start of her 2012 season, she came third at the Ostrava Golden Spike and runner-up at the Prefontaine Classic.
On 1 August 2015 Włodarczyk set a new world record with a throw of 81.08 metres (2660 ft) and became the first woman to throw the hammer over 80 metres (260 ft).
In competition, Włodarczyk uses some of the equipment that belonged to the late Kamila Skolimowska, as a tribute to her fellow hammer thrower.
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Poland