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[[File:Weight throw, 2002 Celtic Festival.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Weight throw (Highland games version) at 2002 Celtic Festival]]

'''Weight throw''' (or '''Weight for distance''') is a traditional strength sport and throwing event derived from ancient Scottish [[Highland games]]. Unlike its other counterpart, the [[Weight over bar]] which involves a stationary pendulum like swing for height, the Weight throw involves a full body rotation and throwing of a metal ball attached to a handle via a chain, for the furthest distance. It has been used both in Highland games ({{langx|gd|caitheamh cuideam}}) as well as in [[Track and field|track and field]].

Highland games version permits the use of only one hand, and the athletes are required to rotate and throw under two disciplines: either {{convert|12.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (light version/ light weight) or {{convert|25.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} (heavy version/ heavy weight), both for distance. For women, the weights differ, with {{convert|6.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for light weight and {{convert|12.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for heavy weight, while for masters and junior men categories, the weight commonly used is {{convert|19|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}}.

In the track and field version (which is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent to the [[hammer throw]]), the athletes are permitted to use both hands and the athletes are required to rotate and throw {{convert|16|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for men and {{convert|9|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} for women for distance. However, it is not recognized by [[World Athletics]], despite being included twice in 1904 and 1920 [[Olympic games]].

==Highland games version==
[[File:Weight Throw Austin Celtic Festival Texas 2023.jpg|thumb|An athlete releasing the weight during the Weight throw event at Austin Celtic festival Highland games.]]
In the Highland Games, the weight throw consists of two separate events, the light weight and the heavy weight. In both cases, the implement consists of a steel or lead weight (usually spherical or cylindrical) attached by a short chain to a metal handle. The handle may be a d-ring, a triangle or a ring. The size of the weight depends on the class of the competition.

For open class male athletes, the light weight is 28&nbsp;lb, or two stone (12.7&nbsp;kg). The heavy weight is 56&nbsp;lb, or four stone (25.4&nbsp;kg). For male master class or senior athletes, the weights are {{convert|28|and|42|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. For all female athletes, the weights are {{convert|14|and|28|lb|kg|abbr=on}} for the light and heavy versions, respectively. [[Athletics Ireland]] also recognizes 35&nbsp;lb (15.9&nbsp;kg) as the weight for men below 18 years.<ref name="athleticsirelandrules">{{cite web|url=http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/competition_rule_book_aug_20111.pdf|title=Competition Rule Book 2010 – 2012|date=24 August 2011|publisher=Athletics Ireland|access-date=24 March 2012|pages=12, 22, 33}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.athleticsireland.ie/downloads/statistics/Irish_Athletics_RoH_1873-2023_NEW_Senior_-min.pdf | title=Roll of Honour - Irish Athletics Champions 1861 - 2023 | website=www.athleticsireland.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?page_id=4|title=Men's Senior Outdoor Records|publisher=Athletics Ireland AAI|access-date=24 March 2012|archive-date=17 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217194458/http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?page_id=4|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The weight is thrown from a rectangular (4.5 feet by 9 feet) area behind a toe board or trig. The athlete must stay behind the trig at all times during the throw. The techniques vary, but usually involve a turning or spinning motion to increase momentum before the release. Each athlete gets three attempts, with places determined by the best throw.

=== World records ===
* Light weight '''{{convert|12.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}}''' for {{convert|29.76|m|ftin}} by [[Spencer Tyler]] {{flagicon|USA}} (2019 US Invitational Pleasanton)<ref name="srthrowing">{{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/strongman-world-records/#S6 |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Section 06 - Throwing |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
* Heavy weight '''{{convert|25.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}}''' for {{convert|15.62|m|ftin}} by [[Spencer Tyler]] {{flagicon|USA}} (2019 New Hampshire Highland Games)<ref name="srthrowing"/>
:→ ''Having broken the two records a combined seven times (four times with the light weight and three times with the heavy weight), Tyler is widely regarded as the undisputed greatest of all time at this event.'' Some other all-time greats of the two disciplines who have held both records are Francis Brebner, Hamish Davidson and [[Bill Anderson (strongman)|Bill Anderson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Highland Games Record Progressions|url=http://www.highlandgames.net/progression.html |website=www.highlandgames.net|author=Francis Brebner and the team | date=January 31, 2001 | access-date=May 14, 2025}}</ref>

=== Progression of the world records ===
==== Light weight {{convert|12.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Distance
!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Holder
!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Year
!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Location
|-
| {{convert|26.56|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bill Anderson (strongman)|Bill Anderson]] || 1966 || {{small|[[Crieff]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|27.08|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Hamish Davidson || 1978 || {{small|''(To be confirmed)''}}
|-
| {{convert|27.74|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Capes]] || 1983 || {{small|[[Drumtochty Castle|Drumtochty]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|28.65|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Capes]] || 1987 || {{small|[[Kilbirnie]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|28.67|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Francis Brebner || 1996 || {{small|[[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel, Maryland]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|28.81|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Sandford || 1999 || {{small|[[Estes Park, Colorado]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|29.21|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gregor Edmunds]] || 2011 || {{small|[[Markinch]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|29.29|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Tyler]] || 2018 || {{small|[[Topeka, Kansas]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|29.42|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Tyler]] || 2018 || {{small|''(To be confirmed)''}} 
|-
| {{convert|29.58|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Tyler]] || 2019 || {{small|[[Long Beach, California]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|29.76|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Tyler]] || 2019 || {{small|[[Pleasanton, California]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
|}

==== Heavy weight {{convert|25.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0|}} ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Distance
!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Holder
!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Year
!style="background: #cce6ff;"|Location
|-
| {{convert|12.77|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bill Anderson (strongman)|Bill Anderson]] || 1969 || {{small|[[Aboyne]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|13.28|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Hamish Davidson || 1981 || {{small|''(To be confirmed)''}}
|-
| {{convert|13.30|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Francis Brebner || 1990 || {{small|[[Tomintoul]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|13.34|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Francis Brebner || 1991 || {{small|[[Dufftown]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|13.95|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Francis Brebner || 1992 || {{small|[[Tomintoul]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|14.28|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Francis Brebner || 1993 || {{small|[[Tomintoul]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|14.45|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Francis Brebner || 1996 || {{small|[[Tomintoul]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|14.58|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Francis Brebner || 1998 || {{small|[[Tomintoul]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|14.63|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} Karl Dodge || 1998 || {{small|[[Kiowa, Colorado]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|14.65|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Francis Brebner || 1999 || {{small|[[Tomintoul]], [[Scotland]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|14.88|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Vierra]] || 2002 || {{small|[[Stone Mountain, Georgia]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|14.99|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Vierra]] || 2005 || {{small|[[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|15.14|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Frasure || 2005 || {{small|[[Huntersville, North Carolina]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|15.19|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Frasure || 2008 || {{small|[[Portland, Oregon]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|15.27|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Tyler]] || 2016 || {{small|[[Portland, Oregon]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|15.58|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Tyler]] || 2018 || {{small|[[Columbus, Ohio]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
| {{convert|15.62|m|ftin}} 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Spencer Tyler]] || 2019 || {{small|[[Lincoln, New Hampshire]], [[United States|USA]]}} 
|-
|}

==Track and field version==
[[File:John Flannigan of the Greater New York Irish Athletic Association performing the 56 pound hammer throw at the 1904 Olympics.jpg|thumb|[[John Flannigan]] throwing the 56-pound weight at the [[Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw|1904 Olympics]].]]

The Weight throw has been featured twice under the name of '56 pound weight throw' at the [[Olympic Games]].

First was in [[Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw|1904 Summer Olympics]] held in [[St. Louis]], and then in [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw|1920 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Antwerp]]. [[Étienne Desmarteau]] and [[Pat McDonald (shot putter)|Pat McDonald]] emerged champions respectively. 

===Furthest throws in history===
''Key:''
*O = Outdoor performance
*A = affected by altitude

====Men====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Result
!Athlete
!Nationality
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|{{T&Fcalc|26.35}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Daniel Haugh]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|16 February 2024
|[[Albuquerque Convention Center|Albuquerque]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=World 60m hurdles records for Holloway and Jones in Albuquerque|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/grant-holloway-tia-jones-world-60m-hurdles-records-albuquerque|website=World Athletics|author=Andrew Greif|date=17 February 2024|access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
!2
|{{T&Fcalc|25.86}} 
|[[Lance Deal]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|4 March 1995
|[[Atlanta]]
|
|-
!3
|{{T&Fcalc|25.68}} 
|[[Libor Charfreitag]]
|{{flagu|Slovakia}}
|5 March 2005
|[[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]]
|
|-
!4
|{{T&Fcalc|25.58}} 
|Michael Lihrman
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 February 2015
|[[Geneva, Ohio|Geneva]]
|
|-
!5
|{{T&Fcalc|25.31}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Conor McCullough]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|14 February 2020
|Albuquerque
|<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Albuquerque -NM- (United States), 14-15.2.2010 -USATF Championships-|url=https://trackinsun.blogspot.com/2020/02/albuquerque-nm-united-states-14-1522010_16.html|website=trackinsun.blogspot.com|date=16 February 2020|access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!6
|{{T&Fcalc|25.18}}
|[[A. G. Kruger]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|20 January 2012
|[[Findlay, Ohio|Findlay]]
|
|-
!7
|{{T&Fcalc|25.17}} O
|[[Jüri Tamm]]
|{{flagu|Estonia}}
|11 July 1992
|[[Mäntyharju]]
|<ref name="mastersathletics.net">{{cite web|title=All Time World Rankings – Weight Throw|url=http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/weightthrowmen.htm|publisher=mastersathletics.net|date=13 January 2017|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
!8
|{{T&Fcalc|25.12}} 
|[[Kibwé Johnson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 February 2008
|[[Boston]]
|
|-
!9
|{{T&Fcalc|25.08}} 
|Daniel Reynolds
|{{flagu|United States}}
|14 March 2025
|[[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]]
|<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2025/016-1.pdf|website=flasresults.ncaa.com|date=14 March 2025|access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref>
|-
!10
|{{T&Fcalc|24.72}} 
|[[Scott Russell (athlete)|Scott Russell]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|8 February 2002
|[[Ames, Iowa|Ames]]
|
|-
!11
|{{T&Fcalc|24.60}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Daniel Roberts (athlete)|Daniel Roberts]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|14 February 2020
|Albuquerque
|<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
!12
|{{T&Fcalc|24.49}} 
|Trey Knight
|{{flagu|United States}}
|14 March 2025
|[[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]]
|<ref name="auto3"/>
|-
!rowspan=2|13
|rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|24.48}} 
|[[Jake Freeman]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|12 February 2009
|[[Riverdale, Bronx|Riverdale]]
|
|-
|Ryan Johnson
|{{flagu|United States}}
|14 March 2025
|[[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]]
|<ref name="auto3"/>
|-
!15
|{{T&Fcalc|24.46}} 
|[[Thomas Mardal]]
|{{flagu|Norway}}
|11 March 2021
|[[Randal Tyson Track Center|Fayetteville]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/68220/4118006/NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track__Field_Championships/Mens-Weight-Throw|work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)|date=11 March 2021|access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
!16
|{{T&Fcalc|24.45}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|Israel Oloyede
|{{flagu|United States}}
|22 January 2022
|Albuquerque
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Result|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/71091/4345589/Dr._MLK_Jr._Collegiate_Invitational/|website=tfrrs.org|date=22 January 2022|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
!17
|{{T&Fcalc|24.43}} 
|[[Andras Haklits]]
|{{flagu|Croatia}}
|9 March 2001
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Division I Championships 2001 Men's Results|url=http://www.flashresults.com/2001_Meets/indoor/NCAAd1/NCAA-M.HTM|publisher=flashresults.com|date=10 March 2001|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref>
|-
!18
|{{T&Fcalc|24.42}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Alex Young (athlete)|Alex Young]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|14 February 2020
|Albuquerque
|<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
!19
|{{T&Fcalc|24.41}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|Isaiah Rogers
|{{flagu|United States}}
|16 February 2024
|Albuquerque
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7205698?eventId=10229728|work=World Athletics|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
!20
|{{T&Fcalc|24.40}} 
|Garland Porter
|{{flagu|United States}}
|4 February 2011
|[[Findlay, Ohio|Findlay]]
|
|-
!rowspan=3|21
|rowspan=3|{{T&Fcalc|24.39}} 
|[[Chukwuebuka Enekwechi]]
|{{flagu|Nigeria}}
|13 February 2015
|West Lafayette
|
|-
|[[Jud Logan]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 February 1992
|[[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]]
|
|-
|[[Kenneth Ikeji]]
|{{flagu|Great Britain}}
|24 February 2024
|[[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Result|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/83071/5074372/Ivy_League_Heptagonal_Indoor_Track__Field_Championships/Mens-Weight-Throw|work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)|date=24 February 2024|access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|24
|{{T&Fcalc|24.38}} {{AthAbbr|A}} O
|[[Cory Martin]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 February 2010
|Albuquerque
|
|-
|{{T&Fcalc|24.38}}
|[[Gleb Dudarev]]
|{{flagu|Belarus}}
|23 January 2020
|[[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]]
|
|}

=====Notes=====
<small>Below is a list of additional performances (excluding ancillary throws) equal or superior to 24.48 m:</small>
*[[Lance Deal]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|25.48}} (1996), {{T&Fcalc|25.41}} (1991), {{T&Fcalc|24.90}} (1995), {{T&Fcalc|24.84}} (1993) and {{T&Fcalc|24.82}} (1993).
*[[Daniel Haugh]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|25.44}} {{AthAbbr|A}} (2023), {{T&Fcalc|25.04}} {{AthAbbr|A}} (2020), {{T&Fcalc|24.93}} (2022), {{T&Fcalc|24.70}} (2020).
*[[Libor Charfreitag]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|25.28}} (2005), {{T&Fcalc|25.26}} (2008), {{T&Fcalc|25.03}} (2003), {{T&Fcalc|24.88}} (2011), {{T&Fcalc|24.86}} (2003) and {{T&Fcalc|24.68}} (2005).
*[[Kibwé Johnson]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|25.08}} (2007).
*[[Alfred Kruger]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.99}} (2010), {{T&Fcalc|24.78}} (2007) and {{T&Fcalc|24.68}} (2012).
*Mike Lihrman also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.91}} (2015).
*[[Conor McCullough]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.48}} (2018).

====Women====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Result
!Athlete
!Nationality
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|{{T&Fcalc|26.02}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[DeAnna Price]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|17 February 2023
|[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]
|<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Weight throw world bests put spotlight on field events on day two of USATF indoor championships|url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2023/weight-throw-world-bests-put-spotlight-on-field-ev|publisher=USATF|date=17 February 2023|access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
!2
|{{T&Fcalc|25.73}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Erin Reese]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|17 February 2024
|Albuquerque
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lyles pips Coleman to claim US indoor 60m crown|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/us-indoor-championships-albuquerque-lyles-crouser-moon-hobbs|website=World Athletics|author=Andrew Greif|date=18 February 2024|access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|3
|{{T&Fcalc|25.60}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Gwen Berry]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|4 March 2017
|Albuquerque
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Lyles clocks world indoor 300m best in Albuquerque|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/lyles-world-indoor-300m-best|publisher=IAAF|author=Jon Hendershott|date=5 March 2017|access-date=5 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{T&Fcalc|25.60}}
|[[Janeah Stewart]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|21 January 2023
|Nashville
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/77007/4636342/Vanderbilt_Invitational/Womens-Weight-Throw|work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)|date=21 January 2023|access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
!5
|{{T&Fcalc|25.56}}
|[[Brittany Riley]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|10 March 2007
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|
|-
!6
|{{T&Fcalc|25.55}}
|Shey Taiwo
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 March 2022
|Birmingham
|<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Result|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2022/032-1.pdf|work=Flash Results|date=12 March 2022|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
!7
|{{T&Fcalc|25.32}}
|[[Oyesade Olatoye]]
|{{flagu|Nigeria}}
|10 February 2023
|Nashville
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sade Olatoye sets new Nigerian Record, becomes fifth-best weight thrower in world history|url=https://www.pulsesports.ng/athletics/story/sade-olatoye-sets-new-nigerian-record-becomes-fifth-best-weight-thrower-in-world-history-2023021117104040625|date=11 February 2023|access-date=30 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
!8
|{{T&Fcalc|25.19}}
|Rachel Tanczos
|{{flagu|United States}}
|3 February 2024
|Notre Dame
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7207908?eventId=10229729|website=World Athletics|access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
!9
|{{T&Fcalc|25.07}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Brooke Andersen]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|4 February 2023
|[[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]]
|
|-
!10
|{{T&Fcalc|24.94}}
|Jasmine Mitchell
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 March 2022
|Birmingham
|<ref name="auto2"/>
|-
!11
|{{T&Fcalc|24.80}}
|[[Jalani Davis]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|7 March 2024
|[[The Track at New Balance|Boston]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Indoor/2024/032-1.pdf|work=flashresults.com|date=7 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|12
|{{T&Fcalc|24.78}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Amber Campbell]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|25 February 2012
|Albuquerque
|
|-
|{{T&Fcalc|24.78}}
|[[Annette Echikunwoke]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|16 February 2018
|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Echikunwoke Throws Her Way to No. 2 All-Time in NCAA History|url=http://gobearcats.com/news/2018/2/16/track-field-echikunwoke-throws-her-way-to-2-all-time-in-ncaa-history.aspx|website=gobearcats.com|date=16 February 2018|access-date=11 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
!14
|{{T&Fcalc|24.46}}
|[[Erin Gilreath]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|25 February 2005
|[[Boston]]
|
|-
!15
|{{T&Fcalc|24.37}}
|Kaitlyn Long
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 February 2018
|[[Geneva, Ohio|Geneva]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://timerhub.com/getHytResults.php?v=6&page=lightningtiming.com/results/20180223/180223F037.htm|work=timerhub.com|date=24 February 2018|access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
!16
|{{T&Fcalc|24.24}}
|[[Jeneva Stevens]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|19 January 2018
|[[Nashville]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=http://www.cfpitiming.com/liveresults/2018_Indoor/Vandy_Invite_2018/results_12.html#round_1|work=cfpitiming.com|date=19 January 2018|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|17
|{{T&Fcalc|24.22}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Felisha Johnson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|4 March 2017
|Albuquerque
|
|-
|{{T&Fcalc|24.22}}
|Annie Nabwe
|{{flagu|United States}}
|28 February 2025
|[[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7219850?eventId=10229729&gender=W|website=World Athletics|access-date=5 March 2025}}</ref>
|-
!19
|{{T&Fcalc|24.21}}
|[[Candice Scott]]
|{{flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|27 February 2005
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
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!rowspan=2|20
|rowspan=2|{{T&Fcalc|24.06}}
|Stamatía Skarvélis
|{{flagu|Greece}}
|23 February 2019
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Weight Throw Results|url=http://www.flashresults.com/2019_Meets/Indoor/02-22_SEC/016-1.pdf|work=flashresults.com|date=23 February 2019|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Camryn Rogers]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|11 March 2022
|Birmingham
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!22
|{{T&Fcalc|24.05}}
|Janee' Kasanavoid
|{{flagu|United States}}
|21 January 2022
|[[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]]
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|-
!rowspan=2|23
|{{T&Fcalc|24.04}}
|[[Jennifer Dahlgren]]
|{{flagu|Argentina}}
|10 March 2006
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
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|-
|{{T&Fcalc|24.04}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Jessica Ramsey]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|4 March 2017
|Albuquerque
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|-
!25
|{{T&Fcalc|23.83}}
|Elisia Lancaster
|{{flagu|United States}}
|19 January 2024
|[[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Weight Throw Results|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/81598/5009797/Indiana_Invitational/Womens-Weight-Throw?printable=1|work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)|date=19 January 2024|access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref>
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=====Notes=====
<small>Below is a list of additional (indoor) performances (excluding ancillary throws) equal or superior to 24.20 m:</small>
*[[Gwen Berry]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|25.27}} (2018), {{T&Fcalc|24.85}} (2018), {{T&Fcalc|24.77}} (2017), {{T&Fcalc|24.70}} (2013), {{T&Fcalc|24.51}} (2016) and {{T&Fcalc|24.39}} (2014).
*[[Brittany Riley]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|25.34}} (2008), {{T&Fcalc|25.12}} (2012), {{T&Fcalc|24.57}} (2007) and {{T&Fcalc|24.35}} (2012).
*Shey Taiwo also threw {{T&Fcalc|25.19}} (2022).
*[[Janeah Stewart]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|25.08}} (2019), {{T&Fcalc|25.05}} (2020), {{T&Fcalc|24.82}} (2019), {{T&Fcalc|24.80}} (2019), {{T&Fcalc|24.62}} (2020), {{T&Fcalc|24.58}} (2020), {{T&Fcalc|24.29}} (2024) and {{T&Fcalc|24.20}} (2023).
*[[Brooke Andersen]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.97}} (2023), {{T&Fcalc|24.53}} (2024), {{T&Fcalc|24.35}} (2024).
*[[Erin Reese]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.93}} (2021), {{T&Fcalc|24.34}} (2023).
*[[DeAnna Price]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.71}} (2020), {{T&Fcalc|24.57}} (2019), {{T&Fcalc|24.52}} (2019), {{T&Fcalc|24.51}} (2018) and {{T&Fcalc|24.30}} {{AthAbbr|A}} (2017).
*[[Amber Campbell]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.70}} (2010), {{T&Fcalc|24.54}} (2007), {{T&Fcalc|24.43}} (2009), {{T&Fcalc|24.33}} (2016) and {{T&Fcalc|24.32}} (2010).
*[[Jalani Davis]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.63}} (2023), {{T&Fcalc|24.51}} {{AthAbbr|A}} (2023).
*Rachel Tanczos also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.58}} (2023), {{T&Fcalc|24.32}} (2024).
*[[Annette Echikunwoke]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.56}} (2023).
*[[Oyesade Olatoye]] also threw {{T&Fcalc|24.46}} (2019).

Note that Gwen Berry threw 24.35 m in 2016 but the performance was annulled due to violation of anti-doping procedures<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usada.org/sanction/gwen-berry-accepts-sanction/|title=Gwen Berry Accepts Rule Violation Sanction &#124; USADA|date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

===Other international competitions===
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The event, held outdoors and indoors, is a [[Masters Athletics World Championships|World Championship]] and [[List of world records in masters athletics|world record]] event in [[World Masters Athletics]]. Outdoors, it is also the final event of the [[Throws pentathlon]].  [[Masters athletics]] has different weight specifications for different age groups.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/rules/Appendix-A-K.pdf |title=Appendix A - WMA Hurdles and Implement Specifications |access-date=26 October 2017 |archive-date=26 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026164401/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/rules/Appendix-A-K.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===As an indoor event===
The weight throw is an indoor [[track and field]] event, predominately in the US. The technique implemented to throw the weight is similar to that of the [[hammer throw]] in outdoor competition. In international competition, the men's weight is a 35&nbsp;lb ball (25 for high school) with a D-ring or triangle handle attached directly to the weight. The technique in wide use is to start in a throwing circle with the thrower's back to the landing area. The weight is then swung overhead to gain momentum before transitioning into the spinning position. The thrower then turns heel to toe up to four times across the ring and toward the front of the circle. At the front of the circle, the thrower releases the weight over his/her shoulder and into the landing area. The landing area is a sector of 34.92° which is identical to the [[Hammer throw]], [[Discus throw]] and [[Shot Put]]. Because of the demands of the landing area, [[USATF]] rules allow for the event as part of an indoor meet to be held outdoors. The world best for men is 25.41 m (outdoor) and {{convert|25.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (indoor) and is held by American [[Lance Deal]]. For women, who throw a weight of 20&nbsp;lb, the world best is {{convert|24.57|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=2}} (outdoor) set by [[Brittany Riley]] of Southern Illinois University on 27 January 2007 and 25.60 m (indoor), by [[Gwen Berry]], on 4 March 2017.

The weight throw event has had an enduring history in American track and field. It was a national championship event for men outdoors from 1878 to 1965.<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/mWT.asp USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions]. USATF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.</ref> Despite the decline of such outdoor contests in the United States, the event has been a mainstay of the [[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]]: the men's 35&nbsp;lb event has been held from 1932 to present and a women's 20&nbsp;lb weight throw event was introduced in 1991.<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAIndoorTF/men/WT.aspx USA Indoor Track & Field Champions – Men's 35-lb. Weight Throw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104121132/http://usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAIndoorTF/men/WT.aspx |date=4 November 2011 }}. USATF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.</ref><ref>[http://usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAIndoorTF/women/WT.aspx USA Indoor Track & Field Champions – Women's 20-lb. Weight Throw]. USATF. Retrieved 23 August 2012.</ref> The weight throw is also present on the event programme of the [[NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship|NCAA Men's]] and [[NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship|NCAA Women's]] Indoor Track and Field Championships.

The Superweight Throw uses implements similar in construction to the regular weight throw but with heavier implements. The event was part of two Olympic Games in 1904 and 1920.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.olympic.org/st-louis-1904/athletics/56lb-weight-throw-254kg-men| title = St. Louis 1904 56lb weight throw 254kg men Results - Olympic athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.olympic.org/antwerp-1920/athletics/56lb-weight-throw-254kg-men| title = Antwerp 1920 56lb weight throw 254kg men Results - Olympic athletics}}</ref> Though no longer officially sanctioned by [[World Athletics]], it still is contested as a novelty event at various competitions, including the USATF Master's Indoor Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatf.org/events/2020/2020-usatf-masters-indoor-championships/schedule |title = Schedule {{!}} USA Track & Field}}</ref>

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