Nanaimo’s Ethan Katzberg wins gold medal in hammer throw at Paris Olympics
PARIS, FRANCE — Nanaimo is now home to an active Olympic gold medal winner.
Ethan Katzberg outthrew his opponents in the medal round of the men’s hammer throw on Sunday, Aug. 4 with a distance of 84.12 metres, making him the youngest gold medalist in the event’s history.
At only 22, the former John Barsby Secondary School student threw his gold medal-winning hammer on his very first attempt.
The silver medal went to Bence Halasz of Hungary with a throw of 79.97 metres, while Mykhaylo Kokhan of Ukraine took home the bronze medal with a 79.39 metre throw.