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Kamloops-Trained Thrower Katzberg Wins Commonwealth Games Hammer Gold
Canada added 12 medals on Day 4 as Katzberg set a Games record and teammate Rowan Hamilton took bronze in the hammer throw.
- On Monday, July 27, Ethan Katzberg won gold in the men's hammer throw at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, setting a Commonwealth Games record with an 80.97-metre effort at EDF Scotstoun Stadium.
- Katzberg's victory completes his sweep of major titles, following his breakthrough silver at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, which he credits for launching his international career.
- Fellow Canadian Rowan Hamilton captured bronze with a 75.36-metre throw, while Cyprus' Iosif Kesidis took silver with 76.97 metres; Canada reached 27 total medals by Tuesday.
- Following his 2024 Paris Olympic victory and world championships in 2023 and 2025, Katzberg holds a 2026 world-leading season best of 83.64 metres, achieved earlier this month in Hungary.
- "It's quite a small community, and we're all pushing each other to be better," Katzberg said in a news release, noting Canada's competitive environment makes the sport enjoyable.
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Kamloops-trained thrower Katzberg wins Commonwealth Games hammer gold
There isn't the top of a major podium that hammer-thrower Ethan Katzberg hasn't touched as he completed the circuit sweep with a gold medal Monday in the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It follows his gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, 2023 Santiago Pan Am Games and two world champio...
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