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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 19 2017, @05:00AM
The best part of that was when Ed went to retrieve his tomahawk from the target and Johnny waved him off.
(Ed was playing "Mingo", Daniel Boone's Native American friend at the time.)
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