PARIS — Ethan Katzberg stepped into the circle, facial hair on point, flung the hammer 84.12 metres, and might as well have walked over to the podium and sat down on the top step.

Katzberg, the hirsute 22-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., obliterated the Olympic hammer throw field on Sunday at Stade de France, to win Canada’s first ever gold medal in the event.

Hammer Olympic medal{ai:summary}<p>Ethan Katzberg took the Stade de France by storm, his hammer flying 84.12 meters, a toss that silenced the competition before it even had a chance. At just 22, he snagged Canada’s first gold in the hammer throw, a moment caked in glory and grit.</p><p>In a world of hard knocks, he turned sheer strength into a victory. #sports</p>

Ethan Katzberg wins Canada's first ever Olympic gold medal in hammer

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