The Hammer Circle Trophies Since its formation in 1952, The Hammer Circle has been acquiring Cups and Trophies for annual awards to its members. Although females had started to attend the Hammer Circle Reunions from 1990 it was not until the AGM of 1995 that the decision was taken to purchase and award trophies to match the male throwers. Conditions 1. To qualify for an award, a person must have been a member of the Hammer Circle for three months (changed from six months at the 2005 Reunion) prior to the current annual reunion (except for those in notes 6 & 7) 2. The 'season' runs from reunion to reunion 3. Juniors are the European age group. Youths/U17's are as uka rules 4. Distance awards are with own age group weight of hammer 5. Rhodda Trophy (Krivonosov Photo), is open to non-members only if they are invited as special guests 6. Payne, Bertram & Sedykh Trophies are open to non members 7. Athletes are not eligible for 'age' awards outside of their current age category (2007 AGM). Below is a list of the trophies awarded for various acheivements throughout the year. For more details about each one and a list of winners please click the appropriate link. PRESIDENTS PLATE 1952 Held by the serving President THE FREEBORN CUP 1953 Outright longest throw over all age groups THE PARTIZAN TROPHY - Missing 1953 Most improved senior hammer thrower in Great Britain THE CULLUM CUP - Missing 1956 Longest competitive throw by junior THE RHODDA / KRIVONOSOV TROPHY 1956 Longest 7.26kg competitive throw at the reunion THE JOHN C BARD TROPHY 1959 Outstanding UK veteran thrower THE J G ELLIS TROPHY - Missing 1964 Most promising junior THE SECOND CULLUM CUP (The Ellis Trophy) 1973 Most promising junior male THE C J REIDY PLATE 1977 Reunion handicap competition THE DIXON TROPHY 1978 Most promising youth THE THIRD CULLUM CUP 1980 Longest throw by a junior man (6kg) THE PAYNE TROPHY - Open 1980 Outstanding services to hammer PAULINE SPICK TROPHY 1992 Most improved female by distance - U17/U20 THE CHRIS PRESTON WINTER HANDICAP 1996 Individual shields for winning team members THE JUNIOR LADIES CUP 1996 Most promising junior THE JUNIOR LADIES TROPHY 1996 Longest throw by a junior THE LADIES PLATE 1996 Longest throw of the year by senior THE LADIES TROPHY 1996 Longest 4kg competitive throw at the reunion THE INTERMEDIATE LADIES CUP 2001 Longest throw by intermediate lady / most promising THE BERTRAM TROPHY - Open 2002 Outstanding performance at world level THE SEDYKH TROPHY 2002 Outstanding performance of the Year THE WEBB QUAICH 2005 Volunteer of the Year THE WEIGHT THROW TROPHY 2006 Longest outright weight throw at the Reunion

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