Anita Włodarczyk

Anita Włodarczyk
Anita Włodarczyk in 2016 Rio Olympics
Personal information
Born (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985
Rawicz, Poland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubSkra Warszawa

Anita Włodarczyk (Polish pronunciation: [aˈɲita vwɔˈdart͡ʂɨk]; born 8 August 1985) is a Polish hammer thrower. She is the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic champion, and the first woman in history to throw the hammer over 80 m; she currently holds the women's world record of 82.98 m. She is considered the greatest female hammer thrower of all time.

She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year in 2016 and received the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2021 for her outstanding achievements in sport.