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Caber toss
A caber being tossed at the 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games
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The caber toss (Scottish Gaelic: tilgeil a' chabair) is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber" (/ˈkeɪbər/). It is normally practised at the Scottish Highland Games. In Scotland, the caber is usually made from a larch tree, and it can be between 16–20 feet (5–6 metres) tall and weigh 90–150 pounds (40–70 kilograms).[1][2] The term "caber" derives from the Gaelic word cabar, which refers to a wooden beam.[1]
The person tossing the caber is called a "tosser" or a "thrower".[3]
Although the sport is primarily associated with Scotland, a similar exercise, "casting the bar", was popular in England in the 16th century,[3] and similar sports exist around the world, such as stångstörtning in Sweden.[4]
The record for most caber tosses in three minutes is currently held by the Canadian Danny Frame. He managed to perform 16 successful caber tosses on 20 July 2018 at the Heart of the Valley Festival in Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada.[5]
^ abDonaldson, Emily Anne (20 January 2001). Scottish Highland Games in America (New ed.). Pelican Publishing Company. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9781455611713.
^Wilkins, Sally (2002). Sports and games of medieval cultures. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 138. ISBN 9780313360794.
^ abChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Caber Tossing" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 917.
^Gimlekultur (20 April 2019). "Stångstörtning". Kulturföreningen Gimle (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^"Danny Frame sets caber toss world record with 16 flips at Middleton festival | The Casket". www.thecasket.ca. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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