These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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. 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 decide the medals. The qualification mark was set at 76.50 metres.

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 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record		86.74 m	August 30, 1986	Stuttgart Stuttgart 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....
Olympic Record		84.80 m	September 26, 1988	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
Season Best 1996 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1996 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, where the final was held on July 28, 1996.-Records:...		81.76 m	July 10, 1996	Nice, France

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	3		X	78.34	—	78.34 m
2	4		75.16	77.84	—	77.84 m
3	5		77.64	—	—	77.64 m
4	8		76.64	—	—	76.64 m
5	10		73.82	75.78	75.70	75.78 m
6	12		74.94	73.60	75.10	75.10 m
7	14		74.60	73.68	72.68	74.60 m
8	16		74.42	X	74.46	74.46 m
9	17		74.22	73.42	73.98	74.22 m
10	19		X	70.92	74.04	74.04 m
11	20		72.60	73.98	X	73.98 m
12	24		73.10	73.46	72.78	73.46 m
13	26		72.14	73.16	X	73.16 m
14	27		71.38	71.68	72.82	72.82 m
15	28		68.68	72.26	72.58	72.58 m
16	30		70.36	71.02	X	71.02 m
17	31		X	X	69.40	69.40 m
18	33		X	68.14	66.90	68.14 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	1		75.10	76.34	78.56	78.56 m
2	2		76.00	78.52	—	78.52 m
3	6		73.52	77.48	—	77.48 m
4	7		77.36	—	—	77.36 m
5	9		75.46	X	76.44	76.44 m
6	11		74.84	75.10	75.08	75.10 m
7	13		73.16	74.22	74.82	74.82 m
8	15		73.62	74.00	74.48	74.48 m
9	18		72.04	X	74.20	74.20 m
10	21		71.82	73.74	X	73.74 m
11	22		41.64	72.24	73.68	73.68 m
12	23		72.60	73.50	X	73.50 m
13	25		73.32	72.00	X	73.32 m
14	29		72.08	72.46	X	72.46 m
15	32		X	X	69.32	69.32 m
16	34		65.60	X	64.34	65.60 m
17	35		65.26	X	X	65.26 m
18	36		64.52	X	X	64.52 m
—	2		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		79.28	80.50	81.24	78.60	79.82	X	81.24 m
		X	X	76.94	75.62	77.26	81.12	81.12 m
		76.24	77.64	79.44	X	78.14	80.02	80.02 m
4		74.24	X	79.92	75.80	76.56	X	79.92 m
5		78.78	79.30	X	78.10	78.98	79.78	79.78 m
6		76.44	77.48	77.44	77.70	76.52	78.72	78.72 m
7		76.38	78.20	X	76.62	77.38	X	78.20 m
8		75.46	76.68	77.38	76.50	76.38	75.78	77.38 m
9		76.34	76.94	75.22	76.88	74.78	76.98	76.98 m
10		76.30	74.90	76.64				76.64 m
11		74.34	75.24	X				75.24 m
12		73.62	X	74.68				74.68 m