Hal Connolly
American hammer thrower (1931-2010) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 79
Harold Vincent "Hal" Connolly was an American athlete and hammer thrower from Somerville, Massachusetts. He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Connolly became the first American to throw a hammer more than 200 feet.
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He set his first of six world records just prior to the 1956 Olympics, and held the world record for nearly 10 years.
