Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
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The Men's Hammer Throw
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Soviet Union
had an entrylist of 17 competitors, with one qualifying group before the final (12) took place on 31 July 1980. Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 72.00 metres advanced to the final.
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 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
in Moscow
Moscow
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, Soviet Union
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had an entrylist of 17 competitors, with one qualifying group before the final (12) took place on 31 July 1980. Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 72.00 metres advanced to the final.
Medalists
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record | 81.66 m | May 24, 1980 |  SochiSochi Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Olympic Record | 77.52 m | July 28, 1976 |  Montréal, Canada |
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| Season Best 1980 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer... |
81.66 m | May 24, 1980 | Sochi Sochi Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Standing records after the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||||
| World Record | 81.80 m | July 31, 1980 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Olympic Record | 81.80 m | July 31, 1980 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Season Best 1980 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer... |
81.80 m | July 31, 1980 | Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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Qualification
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 78.22 | — | — | 78.22 m | OR | |
| 2 | 76.24 | — | — | 76.24 m | ||
| 3 | X | 75.24 | — | 75.24 m | ||
| 4 | 75.04 | — | — | 75.04 m | ||
| 5 | X | 73.52 | — | 73.52 m | ||
| 6 | 71.42 | 72.46 | — | 72.46 m | ||
| 7 | X | X | 72.28 | 72.28 m | ||
| 8 | 68.40 | 72.20 | — | 72.20 m | ||
| 9 | X | 69.98 | 70.88 | 70.88 m | ||
| 10 | 70.64 | 70.46 | 70.82 | 70.82 m | ||
| 11 | X | 69.24 | 70.60 | 70.60 m | ||
| 12 | X | 67.44 | 69.38 | 69.38 m | ||
| 13 | 68.52 | 69.16 | X | 69.16 m | ||
| 14 | 66.02 | 66.74 | X | 66.74 m | ||
| 15 | X | 64.22 | 63.90 | 64.22 m | ||
| 16 | 63.34 | 63.94 | X | 63.94 m | ||
| 17 | X | 47.40 | 47.00 | 47.40 m | ||
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 81.80 | 81.46 | 79.68 | X | 80.98 | 80.70 | 81.80 m | WR | ||
| 80.64 | X | X | X | X | X | 80.64 m | |||
| 77.84 | 78.96 | 77.92 | 77.26 | X | 76.86 | 78.96 m | |||
| 4 | 74.34 | 76.00 | 75.58 | 77.26 | 77.54 | X | 77.54 m | ||
| 5 | 73.64 | 74.60 | 73.98 | X | X | 73.40 | 74.60 m | ||
| 6 | 70.14 | 71.34 | 71.82 | 71.34 | 74.04 | X | 74.04 m | ||
| 7 | 73.60 | 73.90 | 73.18 | 73.30 | X | X | 73.90 m | ||
| 8 | 72.38 | 73.74 | X | X | X | X | 73.74 m | ||
| 9 | 69.78 | X | 71.82 | 71.96 | 71.82 | 71.02 | 71.96 m | ||
| 10 | X | 71.38 | 71.08 | 71.38 m | |||||
| 11 | X | 67.76 | 68.68 | 68.68 m | |||||
| 12 | 68.16 | 65.94 | 66.58 | 68.16 m | |||||
See also
- 1978 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Prague)
- 1980 Hammer Throw Year Ranking1980 Hammer Throw Year RankingThis page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer...
- 1983 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Helsinki)1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's HammerThese are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 33 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983...