Anita W?odarczyk is a Polish hammer thrower and the world record holder with 79.58 m. W?odarczyk won her first national U23 championships in 2007, and went on to compete in the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships, although she did not progress beyond the qualifying round. She finished sixth in the hammer throw competition at the 2008 Olympic Games. W?odarczyk qualified for the 2008 World Athletics Final and won a bronze medal. The following year, she took part in the 2009 European Team Championships, winning her first gold medal at a major international competition. W?odarczyk achieved a personal best throw of 76.20 metres, achieved in 30 May 2009 in Bia?a Podlaska, beating her previous record by 81 cm and improve 76.59 m in Golden Spike Ostrava. Prior to the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, she produced a national record-breaking performance in Cottbus, winning the competition with a world-leading 77.20 m throw. This was fourth longest throw by a woman in hammer throw. On 22 August 2009 during the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany W?odarczyk set a world record with a throw of 77.96 metres. [More at Wikipedia]

August 8th, 1985 in Rawicz (Age 39)