1988 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
Encyclopedia
This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1988
in the Men's hammer throw
. One of the main events during this season were the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea, where the final of the men's competition was held on Monday September 26, 1988. Sergey Litvinov
(URS) claimed the title, setting two Olympic records during the final round.
1988 in athletics (track and field)
-International Events:* African Championships* Balkan Games* European Indoor Championships* Olympic Games* World Cross Country Championships* World Junior Championships-Men:...
in the Men's hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
. One of the main events during this season were the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...
in Seoul, South Korea, where the final of the men's competition was held on Monday September 26, 1988. Sergey Litvinov
Sergey Litvinov
Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals representing USSR. Additionally, he won the World Championships twice. Litvinov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Rostov on Don...
(URS) claimed the title, setting two Olympic records during the final round.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1988 season in track and field | ||||
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| World Record | 86.74 m | August 30, 1986 |  StuttgartStuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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1988 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85.14 m | Moscow, Soviet Union | 04.09.1988 | ||
| 2 | 84.80 m | Seoul, South Korea | 26.09.1988 | ||
| 3 | 84.16 m | Kharkov, Soviet Union | 19.06.1988 | ||
| 4 | 83.78 m | Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province... , Soviet Union |
18.06.1988 | PB | |
| 5 | 83.44 m | Stayki Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... , Soviet Union |
31.07.1988 | PB | |
| 6 | 83.40 m | Athens, Greece | 16.05.1988 | PB | |
| 7 | 82.52 m | Leverkusen Leverkusen Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the South, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the North is the state capital Düsseldorf.... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
28.06.1988 | PB | |
| 8 | 82.16 m | Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga... , Soviet Union |
13.07.1988 | PB | |
| 9 | 82.08 m | Sofia, Bulgaria | 03.09.1988 | PB | |
| 10 | 81.88 m | State College, Pennsylvania State College, Pennsylvania State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double... , USA |
22.04.1988 | PB | |
| 11 | 81.82 m | Berlin, East Germany | 13.09.1988 | ||
| 12 | 81.78 m | Wemmetsweiler, West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
11.09.1988 | PB | |
| 13 | 81.70 m | Sofia, Bulgaria | 04.06.1988 | PB | |
| 14 | 81.68 m | Szombathely Szombathely Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria... , Hungary |
13.09.1988 | PB | |
| 15 | 81.52 m | Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai , is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 133,900. It is the capital of Šiauliai County. Unofficially, the city is the capital of Northern Lithuania.-Names:... , Soviet Union |
22.05.1988 | PB | |
| 16 | 81.18 m | Szekesfehervar Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia... , Hungary |
07.08.1988 | PB | |
| 17 | 80.60 m | Szombathely Szombathely Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria... , Hungary |
11.07.1988 | PB | |
| 18 | 80.54 m | Sofia, Bulgaria | 03.09.1988 | PB | |
| 19 | 80.52 m | Adler Adler The term Adler, the German word for the bird of prey "eagle", is both the last name of many people and an emblematic bird featured on many blazons since the feudal age, including the present German Bundeswappen and at times on the flags of Austria and Germany... , Soviet Union |
24.04.1988 | ||
| 20 | 80.38 m | Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:... , Soviet Union |
16.07.1988 | PB | |
| 21 | 80.32 m | Ordzhonikidze Ordzhonikidze Ordzhonikidze may refer to:People:*Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze , a Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet political leader*Sergei Ordzhonikidze, a Russian diplomat*Iosif Ordzhonikidze , a mayor of Moscow... , Soviet Union |
25.09.1988 | PB | |
| 22 | 80.04 m | Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province... , Soviet Union |
12.06.1988 | ||
| 23 | 80.02 m | Modesto, California Modesto, California Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California.... , USA |
07.05.1988 | PB | |
| 24 | 79.24 m | Leselidze, Soviet Union | 15.05.1988 | ||
| 25 | 78.94 m | Alushta Alushta Alushta is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, founded in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian. It is situated on the Black Sea on the road from Gurzuf to Sudak, as well as on the Crimean Trolleybus line.... , Soviet Union |
24.01.1988 | PB |