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Ethan Katzberg Girlfriend: Is Ethan Katzberg In A Relationship?

Ethan Katzberg’s relationship with his girlfriend is unknown to us because he has not disclosed it to the media/press. as to whether he has been in a relationship or not. we will do well in keeping you updated when his relationship concerning his girlfriend reaches us

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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Canada’s Ethan Katzberg smashed his own record and exceeded all expectations, claiming the gold medal in the men’s hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday.
The 21-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., set a Canadian record with a throw of 81.25 meters on his fifth attempt, breaking his own national mark of 81.18 meters set during Saturday’s qualifiers.

“I knew it was going to be good, I didn’t know it was going to be 81.25, but obviously I was very excited that it was,” Katzberg said of his gold-medal throw. “It felt good leaving my hands.”
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It was Canada’s first medal in Budapest, and Katzberg became the first Canadian man to reach the podium in this event at a world championship.

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Poland’s Wojciech Nowicki won silver with a throw of 81.02, while Hungary’s Bence Halasz, the clear favourite of the Budapest crowd, claimed bronze with a heave of 80.82.

Five-time champion Pawel Fajdek of Poland finished fourth.

“It feels amazing. With it being my first world championships I didn’t know exactly what to expect but I came in with a good mentality,” the Canadian said.

The gold puts a cap on what’s been a breakout year for Katzberg.

He had won six of his 12 competitions this year entering worlds, including nationals, and never placed lower than third in an event.

Before worlds, Katzberg, a silver medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, had also never thrown 79 meters. His 78.73-meter throw at nationals which won him his first Canadian title had been his season best.

He set a then-personal best and national record of 81.18 meters in Saturday’s qualification to be the leader by a stretch. The next closest throw was 78.47 from Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Kokhan.

Katzberg closed out the competition Sunday by eclipsing the 80-meter mark on four of his six attempts with his final two throws sailing more than 81 meters.

“My coach Dylan Armstrong told me to just go for it out of the gate and I was really happy with my 80-meter throw to start,” said Katzberg. “I think that boosted my confidence. I was able to get a personal best, national record and become a world champion.”

Katzberg credits Armstrong, who won shot-put bronze for Canada at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and veteran throws coach Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk, a hammer-throw gold medallist for Ukraine at the 1972 Munich Games, for sculpting him into a world champion.

“He’s been my coach but he’s also been my mentor,” he said. “He and Dr. Bondarchuk have been amazing mentors to me. They have so much knowledge shared between them. They have definitely mentored me and physically prepared me for this competition – and it worked out.”

 


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