Ethan Katzberg Explained

Ethan Katzberg
Birth Date:5 April 2002[1]
Birth Place:Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Height:201 cm[2]
Weight:107 kg[3]
Country:Canada
Sport:Track and field
Event:Hammer throw
Coach:Dylan Armstrong
Bernie Katzberg
Pb: NR (Nairobi 2024)

Ethan Katzberg (born April 5, 2002) is a Canadian hammer thrower. He is the reigning Olympic and world champion in that event, winning gold in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics and in Budapest at the 2023 World Championships. He is also the 2023 Pan American champion and the 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medallist.[4] [5] [6]

Career

Katzberg started throwing hammer at the age of 14 after watching his father coach his sister in the event, thinking it looked fun.[7] He initially trained at the Nanaimo Track and Field Club.[8] Following high school he moved to Kamloops to be trained by new coach Dylan Armstrong, a former Olympic shot put medallist.[7] Armstrong said of the new talent then that he was "a skinny basketball player when I got him. What really stuck out, obviously, was his height and his speed. That’s a rare combination. It’s hard to find a fast, tall, co-ordinated guy that may have some interest in throwing — they all go to basketball, football or other sports."[7]

Making his major international tournament debut at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships, Katzberg qualified to the hammer throw final but finished last with no valid throws. He won a silver medal in the hammer throw event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9]

Katzberg enjoyed early success on the international competitive circuit in 2023, notably winning gold when the Diamond League held a promotional mixed-gender hammer throw event at the 2023 Meeting de Paris.[10] He won his first Canadian national title months later. Competing in his first world championships in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Katzberg qualified for the finals with the best throw and a national record of . He threw a on his fifth throw, setting another new national record and winning the gold medal and world title.[11] Katzberg's victory made him both the youngest ever men’s hammer throw medallist and world champion, and the first Canadian man to win a medal in the event. His victory ended the reign of five-time world champion Paweł Fajdek, who finished fourth, while he also defeated Wojciech Nowicki, the reigning Olympic champion.[12] [11] Katzberg was part of a Canadian sweep of the hammer events in Budapest, along with Camryn Rogers' victory in the women's event.[13] [14]

Following the World Championships, Katzberg concluded the year as part of the Canadian team for the 2023 Pan American Games, where he won the gold medal. His winning distance of 80.96 m set a new Games record.[15]

To start his 2024 season, Katzberg threw 84.38 m on April 20 at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya, a new Canadian record and the longest hammer throw by anyone since 2008, moving him to ninth on the all-time list.[16] [17] Named to his first Canadian Olympic team, Katzberg entered the hammer throw event as the title favourite, and finished first in the qualification round. With his opening throw of the final he managed a distance of 84.12 metres, just shy of the Olympic record of 84.80 metres.[18] [19] He was the only competitor in the event to throw above 80 metres, and took the gold medal by a 4.15-metre margin over Hungarian silver medalist Bence Halász.[20] This was the first hammer throw medal for a Canadian since Duncan Gillis' silver in 1912, and the first gold medal for a Canadian in a throwing event since Étienne Desmarteau won the now-discontinued weight throw in 1904.[18] With Rogers' subsequently claiming victory in the women's event, Canada swept the hammer throw at a second major championship.[21] Shortly after his victory, Katzberg traveled to attend a training camp in Slovakia, but returned to Paris a few days later upon being named Canada's co-flagbearer at the closing ceremony, alongside triple gold medalist swimmer Summer McIntosh.[22]

Personal life

Katzberg is originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia, and moved to Kamloops after highschool to train at the Kamloops Track and Field Club.[23]

Personal bests

International competitions

2021World U20 ChampionshipsKasarani, Kenya–Hammer throwNM
2022Commonwealth GamesBirmingham, Englandbgcolor=silver2ndHammer throw76.36 m
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungarybgcolor=gold1stHammer throw81.25 m
Pan American GamesSantiago, Chilebgcolor=gold1stHammer throw80.96 m
2024Olympic GamesParis, Francebgcolor=gold1stHammer throw84.12 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics Canada Profile - Ethan Katzberg . . June 6, 2023 . June 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606192321/https://athletics.ca/athlete/ethan-katzberg/ . live .
  2. Web site: KATZBERG Ethan . . 8 August 2024 . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805125222/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ethan-katzberg_1974151 . live .
  3. News: After eye-popping throw, Katzberg takes aim at major international events under Armstrong's tutelage . Mary Hastings . May 5, 2022 . June 6, 2023 . June 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606173930/https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/sports/after-eye-popping-throw-katzberg-takes-aim-at-major-international-events-under-armstrongs-tutelage-5335386 . live .
  4. Web site: 2022 Birmingham Results: Men's Hammer Throw - Final: Sat, 06 Aug - 11:48 (Finished). 2022 Commonwealth Games. 21 August 2022. August 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220801215841/https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/ATH/C/M/HAMMER------------/FNL-/000100--. live.
  5. Web site: Local hammer thrower brings home silver medal from Commonwealth Games. Jordan. Davidson. The Beach. 12 August 2022. 21 August 2022. August 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808201108/https://www.885thebeach.com/2022/08/12/local-hammer-thrower-brings-home-silver-medal-from-commonwealth-games/. live.
  6. News: Heroux . Devin . Already a world champion, Canada's Ethan Katzberg aims to bring the hammer down at Paris Olympics . 24 May 2024 . . 1 May 2024 . May 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524125451/https://www.cbc.ca/sportslongform/entry/ethan-katzberg-hammer-throw-paris-olympics . live .
  7. News: 'Skinny basketball player' Ethan Katzberg gives Canada its first gold medal in the hammer throw . Kerry . Gillespie . . August 20, 2023 . August 21, 2023 . August 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230821180236/https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/skinny-basketball-player-ethan-katzberg-gives-canada-its-first-gold-medal-in-the-hammer-throw/article_c28a8be4-7d75-52d9-854e-b1867d1d7889.html . live .
  8. Web site: Marshall . Dan . 3 June 2021 . Nanaimo's Ethan Katzberg sets Canadian hammer throw record twice in one month . 21 August 2022 . CFJC Today . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808201050/https://cfjctoday.com/2021/06/03/nanaimos-ethan-katzberg-sets-canadian-hammer-throw-record-twice-in-one-month/ . live .
  9. Web site: Nanaimo's Ethan Katzberg wins silver in Commonwealth Games hammer. Times Colonist. 6 August 2022. Cleve. Dheensaw. 21 August 2022. August 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822032826/https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/nanaimos-ethan-katzberg-wins-silver-in-commonwealth-games-hammer-5667787. live.
  10. Web site: Canadian hammer throwers keep nailing it on international scene. The Toronto Sun. 12 June 2023. Dan. Barnes. 21 August 2023. June 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230612194802/https://torontosun.com/sports/other-sports/canadian-hammer-throwers-keep-nailing-it-on-international-scene. live.
  11. News: Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins hammer throw gold medal at World Athletics Championships . . August 20, 2023 . August 20, 2023 . August 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808201053/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/world-athletics-championships-budapest-day-2-1.6941833 . live .
  12. News: Katzberg ends Fajdek's reign as world hammer champion in Budapest . . August 20, 2023 . August 21, 2023 . August 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230820224324/https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/news/report/wch-budapest-23-report-men-hammer . live .
  13. News: Camryn Rogers claims hammer throw gold, becoming 1st Canadian woman to win world title in 20 years . . August 24, 2023 . August 24, 2023 . August 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824195911/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/world-athletics-championships-budapest-day-6-1.6946005 . live .
  14. News: Camryn Rogers, Ethan Katzberg at forefront of Canadian renaissance in throwing events . Scott . Russell . . August 24, 2023 . August 24, 2023 . August 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824140326/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/world-championships-scott-russell-throwing-events-1.6945450 . live .
  15. News: Canada's Ethan Katzberg strikes gold again in hammer throw at Pan American Games . . November 4, 2023 . May 26, 2024 . May 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240526130455/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/article-canadas-ethan-katzberg-strikes-gold-again-in-hammer-throw-at-pan/ . live .
  16. News: Canadian Ethan Katzberg notches longest hammer throw since 2008 . 22 April 2024 . Sportsnet.ca . Sportsnet . 20 April 2024 . April 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422184728/https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/article/wada-stands-by-decision-to-clear-chinese-swimmers-for-tokyo-olympics-citing-contaminated-samples/ . live .
  17. Web site: Chagnon . Gabriel . McGoldrick . Hayley . Weekend Roundup: Katzberg keeps hammering records, McKay & Miller strike World Cup silver . Team Canada . Canadian Olympic Committee . 22 April 2024 . 22 April 2024 . April 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422184728/https://olympic.ca/2024/04/22/weekend-roundup-katzberg-keeps-hammering-records-mckay-miller-strike-world-cup-silver/ . live .
  18. News: Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins Olympic hammer throw gold in dominating fashion . . August 4, 2024 . August 4, 2024.
  19. News: Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins Olympic gold in hammer throw with dominating performance . . August 4, 2024 . August 4, 2024 . August 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804182032/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/mens-hammer-throw-final-aug-4-1.7285169 . live .
  20. News: Paris Olympics: Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins gold in men's hammer throw . Waldie . Paul . . August 4, 2024 . August 4, 2024 . August 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804205254/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/article-canadas-ethan-katzberg-wins-gold-in-mens-hammer-throw/ . live .
  21. News: Canada's Camryn Rogers secures women's hammer throw Olympic title . . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806164122/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/camryn-rogers-olympic-hammer-throw-aug-6-1.7286224 . live .
  22. Web site: Summer McIntosh, Ethan Katzberg chosen as Canada's flag-bearers for Paris Olympics closing ceremony . Lowrie . Morgan . . August 11, 2024 . August 11, 2024.
  23. Web site: Fenton . Caela . 2023-08-21 . 5 fun facts about world champion hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg . 2024-08-05 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805090045/https://olympic.ca/2023/08/21/5-fun-facts-about-world-champion-hammer-thrower-ethan-katzberg/ . live .

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