Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
These 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 decide the medals. The qualification mark was set at 76.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold | Balázs Kiss Hungary |
| Silver | Lance Deal United States |
| Bronze | Oleksandr Krykun Ukraine |
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 |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 86.74 m | August 30, 1986 |  Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Olympic Record | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 84.80 m | September 26, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
| Season Best | Balázs Kiss (HUN) | 81.76 m | July 10, 1996 |  Nice, France |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | Balázs Kiss (HUN) | X | 78.34 | — | 78.34 m | |
| 2 | 4 | Heinz Weis (GER) | 75.16 | 77.84 | — | 77.84 m | |
| 3 | 5 |  Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) | 77.64 | — | — | 77.64 m | |
| 4 | 8 |  Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) | 76.64 | — | — | 76.64 m | |
| 5 | 10 | Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) | 73.82 | 75.78 | 75.70 | 75.78 m | |
| 6 | 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} Sergey Alay (BLR) | 74.94 | 73.60 | 75.10 | 75.10 m | |
| 7 | 14 | Claus Dethloff (GER) | 74.60 | 73.68 | 72.68 | 74.60 m | |
| 8 | 16 |  Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE) | 74.42 | X | 74.46 | 74.46 m | |
| 9 | 17 | Christophe Épalle (FRA) | 74.22 | 73.42 | 73.98 | 74.22 m | |
| 10 | 19 | Gilles Dupray (FRA) | X | 70.92 | 74.04 | 74.04 m | |
| 11 | 20 |  Pavel Sedláček (CZE) | 72.60 | 73.98 | X | 73.98 m | |
| 12 | 24 | Kevin McMahon (USA) | 73.10 | 73.46 | 72.78 | 73.46 m | |
| 13 | 26 |  Jüri Tamm (EST) | 72.14 | 73.16 | X | 73.16 m | |
| 14 | 27 |  Loris Paoluzzi (ITA) | 71.38 | 71.68 | 72.82 | 72.82 m | |
| 15 | 28 | Adrián Annus (HUN) | 68.68 | 72.26 | 72.58 | 72.58 m | |
| 16 | 30 |  Tore Gustafsson (SWE) | 70.36 | 71.02 | X | 71.02 m | |
| 17 | 31 |  Jan Bielecki (DEN) | X | X | 69.40 | 69.40 m | |
| 18 | 33 |  Roman Linscheid (IRL) | X | 68.14 | 66.90 | 68.14 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Lance Deal (USA) | 75.10 | 76.34 | 78.56 | 78.56 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | 76.00 | 78.52 | — | 78.52 m | |
| 3 | 6 | Andriy Skvaruk (UKR) | 73.52 | 77.48 | — | 77.48 m | |
| 4 | 7 | Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) | 77.36 | — | — | 77.36 m | |
| 5 | 9 | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) | 75.46 | X | 76.44 | 76.44 m | |
| 6 | 11 | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) | 74.84 | 75.10 | 75.08 | 75.10 m | |
| 7 | 13 |  Alberto Sánchez (CUB) | 73.16 | 74.22 | 74.82 | 74.82 m | |
| 8 | 15 | Vadim Khersontsev (RUS) | 73.62 | 74.00 | 74.48 | 74.48 m | |
| 9 | 18 | Karsten Kobs (GER) | 72.04 | X | 74.20 | 74.20 m | |
| 10 | 21 | Aleksandr Krasko (BLR) | 71.82 | 73.74 | X | 73.74 m | |
| 11 | 22 | Zsolt Németh (HUN) | 41.64 | 72.24 | 73.68 | 73.68 m | |
| 12 | 23 |  Marko Wahlman (FIN) | 72.60 | 73.50 | X | 73.50 m | |
| 13 | 25 |  Sean Carlin (AUS) | 73.32 | 72.00 | X | 73.32 m | |
| 14 | 29 | Ken Popejoy (USA) | 72.08 | 72.46 | X | 72.46 m | |
| 15 | 32 |  David Smith (GBR) | X | X | 69.32 | 69.32 m | |
| 16 | 34 |  Aqarab Abbas (PAK) | 65.60 | X | 64.34 | 65.60 m | |
| 17 | 35 |  Andrés Charadia (ARG) | 65.26 | X | X | 65.26 m | |
| 18 | 36 |  Vitaliy Khozhatelyov (UZB) | 64.52 | X | X | 64.52 m | |
| — | 2 | Hristos Polyhroniou (GRE) | X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Balázs Kiss (HUN) | 79.28 | 80.50 | 81.24 | 78.60 | 79.82 | X | 81.24 m | |
 | Lance Deal (USA) | X | X | 76.94 | 75.62 | 77.26 | 81.12 | 81.12 m | |
 | Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) | 76.24 | 77.64 | 79.44 | X | 78.14 | 80.02 | 80.02 m | |
| 4 | Andriy Skvaruk (UKR) | 74.24 | X | 79.92 | 75.80 | 76.56 | X | 79.92 m | |
| 5 | Heinz Weis (GER) | 78.78 | 79.30 | X | 78.10 | 78.98 | 79.78 | 79.78 m | |
| 6 | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) | 76.44 | 77.48 | 77.44 | 77.70 | 76.52 | 78.72 | 78.72 m | |
| 7 | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | 76.38 | 78.20 | X | 76.62 | 77.38 | X | 78.20 m | |
| 8 | Sergey Alay (BLR) | 75.46 | 76.68 | 77.38 | 76.50 | 76.38 | 75.78 | 77.38 m | |
| 9 | Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) | 76.34 | 76.94 | 75.22 | 76.88 | 74.78 | 76.98 | 76.98 m | |
| 10 | Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) | 76.30 | 74.90 | 76.64 | 76.64 m | ||||
| 11 | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) | 74.34 | 75.24 | X | 75.24 m | ||||
| 12 | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) | 73.62 | X | 74.68 | 74.68 m | ||||
See also
References
- (English) Official Report
- (English) Results
- (English) sports-reference
- (English) hammerthrow.wz
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