Until the World Cups in Budapest 2023, Canada’s hammer throw record has been reduced to a past World Cup silver medal, a silver medal and an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s by Camryn Rogers.… more than 100 years ago! He and Walsh won the bronze medal in 1908 London, while Duncan Gillis won the silver medal in the first period of United States rule in 1912 Stockholm (which allowed these two medals to escape only in the first four Olympic editions).
Well, 111 years later, the North American country surprises with its conquest Two golds in hammer throw with very young Ethan Katzberg (21 years old) and compatriot Camryn Rogers (24). It is interesting that in such a large country they both come from neighboring towns in British Columbia; he was born in Richmond and he was born in Nanaimo. They’re only a few kilometers apart, but they’re by the sea because the first is on the mainland and the second is on Vancouver Island.
Ethan Katzberg appeared in Budapest after declaring himself last year’s Commonwealth champion He earned the third best grade of the year (78.53) after a spectacular progress since he was in Birmingham and closing 2021 with a best record of 69.75. But… why is he a hammer thrower?
The bloodhound is meant to be. Hammer and weight trainer, father Bernie trained his older sister world champion Jessica (23 years old and just 17 managed to hit the big hammer 47.42. Meanwhile the ‘huge’ Ethan was playing basketball but eventually fell in love with the device and found himself in the hands of his father (his mother Coralee is a financial advisor).
Everything changed when he decided to take it more seriously and Head 400 kilometers east to Kamploosit’s also a town in massive British Columbia between Vancouver and Calgary. And he surrendered himself into the hands of Dylan ArmstrongBronze at the Beijing’08 Games, silver at the Daegu’11 World Cup and bronze at Moscow’13 but shot put.
The pairing worked perfectly and Katzberg was already stunned in qualifying in Budapest, two and a half meters behind his personal record with the national record (81.18). And in the final the next day he showed: He reached extraordinary competitive maturity for 21 years and set another Canadian record (81.25). and five shots plus zero shots from his World Cups (80.18, 80.02, 79.82, 81.25 and 81.11). And to celebrate, he gathered with the public to follow the Hungarian National Day fireworks along the Danube. So cracked!
Katzberg, who is 1.98 meters tall, 107 kilos, and has that relaxed and comfortable look with her long hair, made history partly thanks to coincidences. The first is to be born into a hammer family, so to speak. The second is to fall into Armstrong’s hands. In fact, Vancouver Island is similar in size to Catalonia and has a population of less than 850,000. What would he do if he hadn’t been on the field?
Not content with that, Canada ended its historic performance on Saturday with its first women’s hammer throw medal and gold medal. The author was Camryn Rogers, whose childhood was complicated. Due to the separation of his parents when he was only three years old.
The world champion stayed with her mother, Shari, a Richmond hairdresser. “He and I were together for many years. Many struggles, many difficulties,” he commented about his childhood.. The Environmental Law student always competes with the silver necklace gifted to him by his first trainer, and he has always attracted attention ever since he “fell in love with a hammer” at the age of 13.
So… where is the coincidence in your case? Little Camryn was not interested in sports, at least until one day. A client of her mother’s hairdresser told her she might have conditions for athletics. and between the two of them they persuaded him to pass through the stadium. There is a long road of success from here to gold in Budapest; such as the historic fifth place in the first final for a Canadian hammerhead at the Tokyo Games, or a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games last year like Ethan Katzberg.
Camryn Rogers, 1.70 meters tall, made history with her silver medal in Eugene. He got the second best grade of the year (78.62) despite being away from the crashing American favorite Brooke Andersen (80.17). In the final, the Canadian did not need to break his personal record of 77.72 to beat another American, Kassanavoid (76.36).
Definitely, Camryn will have already returned to Canada with a large quantity of coffee beans.one of his greatest passions. And every time he competes abroad, he takes this product with him to taste the differences between countries. Passionate about coffee and medals. But… would the hammer become world champion if the client of her mother Shari’s hairdresser hadn’t convinced her?