# Rowan Hamilton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rowan_Hamilton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rowan_Hamilton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Hamilton > Source revision: 1324565868 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian hammer thrower (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{For|the Irish astronomer, mathematician, and physicist|William Rowan Hamilton}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Rowan Hamilton | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|29}} | birth_place = [Chilliwack, British Columbia](/source/Chilliwack%2C_British_Columbia) | alma_mater = [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | country = [Canada](/source/Canada) | sport = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field) | event = [Hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw) | universityteam = [UBC Thunderbirds](/source/UBC_Thunderbirds) (2019–2023)
[California Golden Bears](/source/California_Golden_Bears) (2024–present) | club = Kajaks Track and Field Club | pb = {{ubl |'''[Hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw)''': 77.78 m (Paris 2024) |'''[Weight throw](/source/Weight_throw)''': 22.36 m (Seattle 2024) }} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|[Men's track and field](/source/Track_and_field)}} {{Medal|Country|{{CAN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[NACAC Championships](/source/NACAC_Championships)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2022 Freeport](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships)|[Hammer throw](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results)}} {{Medal|Competition|[Pan American U20 Championships](/source/Pan_American_U20_Athletics_Championships)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2019 San José](/source/2019_Pan_American_U20_Athletics_Championships)|[Hammer throw](/source/2019_Pan_American_U20_Athletics_Championships)}} }} '''Rowan Hamilton''' (born January 29, 2000) is a Canadian athlete who competes in the [Hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw).{{Cite web |title=Rowan HAMILTON {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/rowan-hamilton-14760215 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=worldathletics.org}} He has represented Canada at the [2022](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) and [2023 World Athletics Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) and holds a personal best of 77.78m, set in 2024. == Athletics career == === High School === ==== 2017 ==== In 2017, representing [Sardis Secondary School](/source/Sardis_Secondary_School), he finished runner up at the BC High School Championships in both the [Discus throw](/source/Discus_throw) and [Hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw). At the [Canadian U20 Championships](/source/Canadian_U20_Track_and_Field_Championships) in Ottawa, Hamilton finished 2nd in the hammer throw, throwing a personal best of 62.37 m and earning the opportunity to represent Canada at the [2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships](/source/2017_Pan_American_U20_Athletics_Championships) in [Trujillo, Peru](/source/Trujillo%2C_Peru). Making his international debut in Peru, he finished 7th, with his best throwing standing at 61.77 m. In August, he competed at the [Canadian U18 Championships](/source/Legion_National_Youth_Track_and_Field_Championships) in [Brandon, Manitoba](/source/Brandon%2C_Manitoba), winning gold in the hammer and earned a bronze medal in the discus. ==== 2018 ==== The following year, he improved upon his 2017 performances at the BC High School Championships in the hammer and discus throws, taking first in both events.{{Cite web |title=Rowan Hamilton - Track & Field |url=https://calbears.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/rowan-hamilton/23655 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=California Golden Bears Athletics |language=en}} At the Canadian U20 Championships, he matched his performance from the previous year, once again taking second. === University of British Columbia === After graduating from [Sardis Secondary](/source/Sardis_Secondary_School) in 2018, Hamilton enrolled at the [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) to compete for the [UBC Thunderbirds](/source/UBC_Thunderbirds) track and field.{{Cite web |title=Rowan Hamilton - Track and Field |url=https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/track-and-field/roster/rowan-hamilton/10615 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=University of British Columbia Athletics |language=en}} ==== 2019 ==== In his first season as a Thunderbird, Hamilton won the [Cascade Conference](/source/Cascade_Collegiate_Conference) and [NAIA](/source/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics) titles in the hammer throw, setting a personal best of 63.50 m at the NAIA Championships in [Gulf Shores, Alabama](/source/Gulf_Shores%2C_Alabama). In July, he competed at the Pan American U20 Championships in Costa Rica, where he took first place, throwing a 6 kg hammer personal best of 75.35 m. That same month, he took first at the Canadian U20 Championships with a throw of 66.43 m. ==== 2022 ==== On 6 May, Hamilton threw a personal best of 75.88 m to win the Oregon Twilight. Later that month at the 2022 NAIA Championships, Hamilton's first since 2019, he defended his hammer title with a mark of 74.21 m. In [Langley, British Columbia](/source/Langley%2C_British_Columbia_(city)), at the [2022 Canadian Track and Field Championships](/source/2022_Canadian_Track_and_Field_Championships), Hamilton earned a bronze medal despite throwing of just 67.91 m, his shortest performance of the year up to that point. Hamilton qualified to compete at the [2022 World Athletics Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon). Making his world championship debut, he failed to advance from the qualifying round, posting a best throw of 74.02 m. Just a few weeks later, he competed at the [Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games) in Birmingham, [placing 9th with a throw of 67.76 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_hammer_throw). He ended his year by competing at the [NACAC Championships](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships) in Freeport, Bahamas. There he earned a bronze medal, just edging out fellow Canadian [Adam Keenan](/source/Adam_Keenan) for a spot on the podium by just 12 centimeters [with a throw of 74.36 m to Keenan's 74.24 m](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results). ==== 2023 ==== On 24 May 2023, Hamilton defended his NAIA title in [Marion, Indiana](/source/Marion%2C_Indiana) with a throw of 71.97 m. His next competition came a month later in [Rathdrum, Idaho](/source/Rathdrum%2C_Idaho) where he managed a personal best of 76.80 m. At the Canadian Championships, he threw a mark of 72.81 m, placing second to [Ethan Katzberg](/source/Ethan_Katzberg). At the [2023 World Athletics Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Budapest, Hungary](/source/Budapest%2C_Hungary), Hamilton once again failed to advance from the qualifying round, [his furthest throw reaching 74.14 m](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_hammer_throw). === University of California, Berkeley === ==== 2024 ==== With one year of college athletic eligibility remaining, Hamilton decided to enroll at the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley) to compete for the [California Golden Bears](/source/California_Golden_Bears). In his Bear debut and his first ever indoor meet at the Don Kirby Invitational in [Albuquerque, New Mexico](/source/Albuquerque%2C_New_Mexico), he broke the Cal school record in the weight throw with a mark of 21.98 m, shattering the previous mark by over 2 metres.{{Cite web |title=Hamilton Obliterates 20-Year-Old Program Record In Weight Throw Debut |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2024/02/09/hamilton-obliterates-20-year-old-program-record-weight-throw-debut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324044422/https://pac-12.com/article/2024/02/09/hamilton-obliterates-20-year-old-program-record-weight-throw-debut |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=pac-12.com |language=en}} Two weeks later he improved upon that mark with a throw of 22.36 in [Seattle](/source/Seattle). That performance qualified him for the [2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) in [Boston](/source/Boston), becoming the first Cal male thrower to do so. At the championship, he placed 12th with a throw of 21.52 m, earning [All-America](/source/All-America)n honours.{{Cite web |title=Hamilton Named Second-Team All-American |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2024/03/07/hamilton-named-second-team-all-american |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324044421/https://pac-12.com/article/2024/03/07/hamilton-named-second-team-all-american |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2024 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=pac-12.com |language=en}} == Personal life == Hamilton married Chloe Alkema on September 30, 2023 in a ceremony in Chilliwack, BC.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} == Competition record == {| class="wikitable" |+Representing {{CAN}} !Year !Competition !Venue !Position !Event !Result |- |2017 |[2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships](/source/2017_Pan_American_U20_Athletics_Championships) |[Trujillo, Peru](/source/Trujillo%2C_Peru) |7th |[Hammer throw (6 kg)](/source/Hammer_throw) |61.77 m |- |2019 |[2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships](/source/2019_Pan_American_U20_Athletics_Championships) |[San José, Costa Rica](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9%2C_Costa_Rica) |bgcolor=gold|1st |[Hammer throw (6 kg)](/source/Hammer_throw) |75.35 m |- | rowspan="3" |2022 |[2022 World Athletics Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) |17th |[Hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw) |74.02 m |- |[2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games) |[Birmingham, United Kingdom](/source/Birmingham%2C_United_Kingdom) |9th |[Hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw) |67.76 m |- |[2022 NACAC Championships](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships) |[Freeport, Bahamas](/source/Freeport%2C_Bahamas) |bgcolor=#CD7F32|3rd |[Hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw) |74.36 m |- |2023 |[2023 World Athletics Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Budapest, Hungary](/source/Budapest%2C_Hungary) |13th |[Hammer throw](/source/Hammer_throw) |74.14 m |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{World Athletics|canada/rowan-hamilton-14760215}} * {{Athletics Canada|rowan-hamilton}} * {{Team Canada|rowan-hamilton}} * {{Olympics.com profile|rowan-hamilton}} * [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/rowan-hamilton_1974131 Rowan Hamilton] at the [Paris 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Summer_Olympics) * {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|54914}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Rowan}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian men hammer throwers Category:UBC Thunderbirds men's track and field athletes Category:California Golden Bears men's track and field athletes Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rowan Hamilton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Hamilton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Hamilton?action=history)). 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