2024 Paris Olympics Roster

Rowan Hamilton

Rowan Hamilton

  • Sport:
    Men's Track & Field
  • Country:
    Canada
  • Years at Cal:
    2024

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • Ranked No. 13 in the world in the men’s hammer (World Athletics)
  • Is the third-best men’s hammer thrower in Canadian history with a personal best of 77.78m (255-2)
  • Tied for the best finish by a Cal men's hammer thrower at the Olympics (Jack Merchant, Paris 1924, 9th)
  • Two-time World Championships competitor (2022-23)
  • 2019 PanAm Champion (Hammer)
  • 2022 NACAC Bronze Medalist (Hammer)
  • Two-time Canadian Silver Medalist (2023-24; Hammer)
  • 2022 Canadian Bronze Medalist (Hammer)
  • Two-time Canadian U20 Champion (2017, 2019; Hammer)
  • 2018 Canadian U20 Silver Medalist (Hammer)
  • 2017 Canadian U20 Bronze Medalist (Discus)
  • Ranks No. 8 on the all-time collegiate men’s hammer list
  • Two-time All-American at Cal (2024 – Hammer, First Team; Indoor Weight Throw, Second Team)
  • Won Cal’s first NCAA Championship in the men’s hammer since 1922 and was the first Canadian man to do so since 1979
  • Was Cal’s first male weight thrower in history to reach the NCAA Indoor Championships (2024); has a PR of 22.36m (73-4)
  • 2024 Pac-12 Champion (Hammer)
  • Won Cal’s first conference championship in the men’s hammer since 1919
  • 2024 USTFCCCA Division I West Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
  • 2024 Pac-12 Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
  • Owns the program record in both the hammer and weight throws
  • 2024 CSC Academic All-American (Second Team)
  • 2024 USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • Three-time NAIA Champion (2019, 2022-23; Hammer – British Columbia)
  • 2023 USTFCCCA NAIA West Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year (British Columbia)
  • Two-time CCC Track & Field Men’s Athlete of the Year (2022-23 – British Columbia)
  • Ended his time at British Columbia with the 27 best hammer throws in NAIA history
  • 2023 NAIA Scholar-Athlete (British Columbia)
  • Graduated from British Columbia with a biology degree in 2023; earned a graduate certificate in business entrepreneurship from Cal in 2024
Event Schedule
Aug. 2 - Men's Hammer Qualification A (Result: Q, 77.78m/255-2 - 2nd overall, No. 3 Canada all time)
Aug. 4 - Men's Hammer Final (Result: 9th, 76.59m/251-3)

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