Lawn strength sports
The lawn power sport belongs to heavy athletics and consists of the three disciplines hammer throwing , weight throwing and stone throwing , some of which are carried out as individual disciplines or in a three-way fight.
The weight of the devices varies depending on the age group. The individual age groups are divided into weight classes in order to also offer “lighter” athletes the opportunity to achieve records and championships. The sport is rounded off by a team rating, which is made up of one athlete from each weight class from one age group.
In 2005, a relative rating was introduced for the men's Bundesliga rating. In contrast to the usual three-way scoring, the three-way performance achieved by an athlete is divided by the body weight determined before the competition. A team consists of four people.
history
Hammer throwing and weight throwing are said to have their origins in the Celtic sports disciplines of Ireland and Scotland. The Scottish Highland and Border Games have been documented with these disciplines since 1834. Stone throwing, on the other hand, has its origin in the German Middle Ages. In the United States, where hammer throwing had become popular with Irish immigrants, and in Germany, the discipline developed in very different ways. While hammer throwing and weight throwing were able to establish themselves in American sports, lawn power sports were rather neglected in German athletics .
In 1912, the athletics federation handed over the three throwing exercises entirely to the heavy athletics federation, the disciplines of lawn power sports have since been included in heavy athletics . In 1923 the different weight classes were introduced.
European championships
European championships have also been held every two years since 2001, so far at the following locations:
- 2001 Munich, Germany
- 2003 Szombathely, Hungary
- 2005 Rüdlingen, Switzerland
- 2007 Waiblingen, Germany
- 2009 St. Pölten, Austria
- 2011 Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2013 Haguenau, France
- 2015 Heidenheim, Germany
The first German championships in lawn power sports took place in Kassel in 1913.