The 1968 NCAA hammer-throw runner-up, Kavanagh also set BC records in the shot put, pole vault, discus, and decathlon—and had 44 receptions during 2 years as a receiver on the football team. Sean ...

Similarly, the second-longest hammer throw in history was set even before Sedykh set his record in 1986. The longest throw this century, in 2005, was nearly two meters short of Sedykh’s record.

Jocelyn Ocon, an All-American hammer throw competitor at Aurora University, demonstrates the hammer toss. She finished fourth this past year in the NCAA outdoor nationals, out of 22 competitors ...