1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
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These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw
event at the 1995 World Championships
in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 6, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 76.50 metres.
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...
event at the 1995 World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 6, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 76.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Andrey AbduvaliyevAndrey Abduvaliyev Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev is a former Soviet, Tajikistani, and Uzbekistani hammer thrower.He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics while representing the Unified Team. After competing for USSR he chose to represent Tajikistan when USSR was dissolved. In 1997 he changed his nationality... Tajikistan Tajikistan Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east.... (TJK) |
| Silver |  Igor AstapkovichIgor Astapkovich Ihar Astapkovich , born in Minsk, is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals, first representing the Soviet Union and later his home country of Belarus.-Biography:... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BLR) |
| Bronze |  Tibor GécsekTibor Gécsek Tibor Gécsek is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. Gécsek is of Hungarian Slovenian descent.... Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... (HUN) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European TimeCentral European TimeCentral European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 05.08.1995 – 11:00h 05.08.1995 – 13:00h Final Round 06.08.1995 – 14:15h
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
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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| Event Record | 83.06 m | September 1, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
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| Season Best 1995 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1995 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where the men's final was held on Sunday August 6, 1995.-Records:-1995 World Year... |
82.60 m | May 29, 1995 | 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 Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 79.12 | — | — | 79.12 m | |
| 2 | 4 | 76.38 | 76.70 | — | 76.70 m | |
| 3 | 5 | 76.64 | — | — | 76.64 m | |
| 4 | 7 | 72.76 | 76.16 | 74.04 | 76.16 m | |
| 5 | 8 | 75.58 | — | — | 75.58 m | |
| 6 | 12 | 72.32 | 74.48 | 74.30 | 74.48 m | |
| 7 | 18 | X | 71.82 | 72.60 | 72.60 m | |
| 8 | 19 | 70.94 | 72.60 | 67.90 | 72.60 m | |
| 9 | 20 | X | 70.54 | 72.48 | 72.48 m | |
| 10 | 21 | 71.46 | 71.72 | 72.20 | 72.20 m | |
| 11 | 22 | 71.08 | 71.84 | 71.30 | 71.84 m | |
| 12 | 24 | 69.36 | 71.06 | 71.02 | 71.06 m | |
| 13 | 26 | 68.98 | 70.46 | 69.64 | 70.46 m | |
| 14 | 27 | 67.14 | 69.64 | X | 69.64 m | |
| 15 | 30 | 68.42 | 67.10 | 65.28 | 68.42 m | |
| 16 | 33 | X | 66.14 | 67.94 | 67.94 m | |
| 17 | 34 | X | 67.28 | 65.90 | 67.28 m | |
| 18 | 36 | 65.60 | 66.46 | 65.82 | 66.46 m | |
| 19 | 39 | X | 59.22 | 61.50 | 61.50 m | |
| 20 | 41 | 49.98 | 49.94 | — | 49.98 m | |
| — | — | X | X | X | NM | |
| — | — | — | — | — | DNS | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 75.50 | 79.18 | — | 79.18 m | |
| 2 | 3 | 78.04 | — | — | 78.04 m | |
| 3 | 6 | 74.00 | 76.26 | — | 76.26 m | |
| 4 | 9 | 74.38 | 75.36 | X | 75.36 m | |
| 5 | 10 | X | 74.86 | X | 74.86 m | |
| 6 | 11 | 74.60 | X | 73.64 | 74.60 m | |
| 7 | 13 | 72.64 | 71.92 | 74.44 | 74.44 m | |
| 8 | 14 | 73.02 | 71.84 | 73.86 | 73.86 m | |
| 9 | 15 | 72.04 | 73.62 | 72.02 | 73.62 m | |
| 10 | 16 | 72.96 | X | X | 72.96 m | |
| 11 | 17 | 71.06 | X | 72.66 | 72.66 m | |
| 12 | 23 | 71.78 | X | 71.22 | 71.78 m | |
| 13 | 25 | 70.82 | 70.22 | X | 70.82 m | |
| 14 | 28 | 68.40 | 69.14 | 67.58 | 69.14 m | |
| 15 | 29 | 68.80 | X | X | 68.80 m | |
| 16 | 31 | 68.36 | 62.68 | 66.40 | 68.36 m | |
| 17 | 32 | 68.14 | 68.34 | 68.08 | 68.34 m | |
| 18 | 35 | 67.06 | X | X | 67.06 m | |
| 19 | 37 | 66.34 | 65.78 | 64.88 | 66.34 m | |
| 20 | 38 | X | 63.68 | 65.66 | 65.66 m | |
| 21 | 40 | 50.52 | 49.44 | 46.80 | 50.52 m | |
| — | — | X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 77.68 | 79.10 | 78.22 | 80.12 | 79.00 | 81.56 | 81.56 m | ||
| X | 79.02 | 79.98 | 81.10 | 80.58 | 80.26 | 81.10 m | ||
| 79.20 | 80.40 | 77.94 | 80.98 | X | X | 80.98 m | ||
| 4 | 79.02 | 77.84 | 78.70 | 78.18 | 77.46 | X | 79.02 m | |
| 5 | X | 73.12 | 76.24 | 77.86 | 78.12 | 78.66 | 78.66 m | |
| 6 | 74.26 | 75.68 | 76.66 | 71.84 | 75.38 | 75.74 | 76.66 m | |
| 7 | 75.84 | 75.52 | 76.50 | X | 72.46 | 76.46 | 76.50 m | |
| 8 | 76.18 | X | X | X | X | 72.02 | 76.18 m | |
| 9 | 75.98 | X | 75.18 | 75.98 m | ||||
| 10 | 73.32 | 75.52 | 74.10 | 75.52 m | ||||
| 11 | X | 75.18 | 74.50 | 75.18 m | ||||
| 12 | 73.02 | X | 71.04 | 73.02 m | ||||
See also
- 1992 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Barcelona)Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throwThese are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres...
- 1994 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Helsinki)1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's HammerThese are the official results of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 25 participating athletes.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...
- 1995 Hammer Throw Year Ranking1995 Hammer Throw Year RankingThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1995 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where the men's final was held on Sunday August 6, 1995.-Records:-1995 World Year...
- 1996 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Atlanta)Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throwThese are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 37 competitors, with twelve athletes reaching the final. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to...
- 1998 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Budapest)1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's HammerThese are the official results of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Thirty-six athletes took part...