As far as recognized champions in the sport, the Hall of Fame holds a three-day national throw every year to establish the best in various categories. Then again, the Hall isn't the only group of throwers; other champions exist, too. Someday perhaps, there will be a grand merger.
As for the typical knife-thrower, he or she is hard to describe, since anyone can throw.
"There's really no aging out," said Rick Lemberg, an organizer of the online Aim Games, in which people compete by posting their scores. Because there is no physical contact, injuries are rare, he added. Commitment trumps physique.
Source: Knife-Throwing as a Sport: Who Would Have Thunk It?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 18 2017, @10:07PM (2 children)
I have an "athletic" letter from my high school for... rifle team. it was a different world then.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 19 2017, @05:06AM
What caliber was used?
Was gunpowder involved?
...or were you marching with the things rather than shooting them?
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Kromagv0 on Tuesday September 19 2017, @12:36PM
In Minnesota we still have trap shooting [mshsl.org] as a high school sport and it is growing in popularity. I have seen numbers from 16,000 to 20,000 participants claimed.
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