1.   At the Prefontaine Classic three weeks ago in Eugene, Ore., McMahon was witness to one of the horrors of the hammer throw.

2.   His past abuse will keep him from competing in the hammer throw at the Atlanta Games.

3.   Korsten Kobs of Germany, the gold medalist in the hammer throw, celebrated by jogging across the infield and diving into the water-filled steeplechase pit.

4.   Mihaela Melinte of Romania, a two-time world champion in the hammer throw, became the seventh person suspended at the Sydney Games for failed drug tests.

5.   The latest to fail a doping test was Mihaela Melinte, the world-record-holder and reigning world champion in the hammer throw.

6.   Andrey Abduvalieyv of Tajikstan successfully defended his World Championship title in the hammer throw Sunday.

7.   As he grew older, he tried other field events, including the high jump, pole vault and hammer throw, but found he liked the javelin best.

8.   Cuban Yipsi Moreno set a new Central American record to win the hammer throw at the World Championships Tuesday, edging Olga Kuzenkova of Russia.

9.   Deal also is the American record-holder in the hammer throw.

10.   Cross also failed to advance out of the qualifying rounds in the hammer throw, but U.S. teammates Dawn Ellerbe and Amy Palmer both reached the final.