Walter Henning (St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY) threw a new personal best with the 5 kilogram hammer to break the national youth hammer throw record. Henning competed as a guest at the British Columbia (Canada) Juvenile Championships on Saturday afternoon and launched a personal best effort of 79.14m (259'07") on his fifth attempt.
The youth age category is used in international competitions. To be classified as a youth, the athlete must be under 18 years of age on December 31 of that year. Last year, Henning competed placed 8th at the World Youth Championships with a then personal best of 232'07". His mark is currently the top youth throw in the world so far this season. Next month he will head to China to compete in the World Junior (under 20) Championships with the 6 kilogram implement.
BC Juv/Sr Championships
7/15/2006
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Event 35 Men 16-17 Hammer Throw 5kg
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 HENNING, WALTER 89 KAMLOOPS 79.14m
2 HENDERSON, TREY 89 KAJAKS 64.91m
3 TAYLOR, ANGUS 90 KAJAKS 60.83m
4 ROOT, PETER 89 PENINSULA TRACK 46.99m
5 VEDDER, TIM 89 VALLEY ROYALS 46.74m
6 O'MEARA, KYLE 90 PRINCE GEORGE 38.44m
7 MASON, GANT 89 RIDGE ROCKETS 33.62m
Event 25 Women 16-17 Hammer Throw 4kg
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 MACCORUODALE, EMMA 90 VANCOUVER ISLAND 51.59m
2 GALLAGHER, SARAH 90 COMOX VALLEY 42.30m
3 CHANDLER, ALLISON 89 WEST VANCOUVER 25.65m
