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Hammer thrower Camryn Rogers grabs silver behind reigning world champion in Poland

Eleven months later in a different continent, the result was the same: A North American sweep in women's hammer throw.

The order of finish at the fifth Irena Szewinska Memorial meet on Tuesday was also identical to the World Athletics Championships competition last July, with Brooke Andersen of the United States, Canada's Camryn Rogers and American Janee' Kassanavoid placing 1-2-3.

Andersen of Vista, Calif., set the tone early Tuesday in sun-splashed Bydgoszcz, Poland, throwing 78.79 metres on her first of six attempts to take down the 78.30 meet record by Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland from June 6, 2010.

It was also the 27-year-old's fifth win in six competitions this outdoor season. On May 20, Andersen became the third best hammer thrower in history to eclipse the 80-metre barrier, throwing 80.17 at the USA Track and Field Throws Festival in Tucson, Ariz.

Rogers, coming off a Canadian record 78.62 on May 26 in Los Angeles, also delivered her best effort of the day on her opening throw, measuring a metre shorter at 77.62 at the Continental Tour Gold meet.

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Kassanavoid worked entirely opposite to Andersen and Rogers, building her distance as the event progressed and topping out at 75.10 on her last throw.

Rogers, who turns 24 on Wednesday, raised her own national record in winning a gold medal at the USATF L.A. Grand Prix. The Richmond, B.C., native's previous best was 77.84, set April 15 at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.

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Last month, Rogers was named 2022 athlete of the year by Athletics Canada after following up her world silver medal with gold at the Commonwealth Games in August.

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