1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Hammer
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These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw
event at the 1997 World Championships
in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 3 August 1997.
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 1997 World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 3 August 1997.
Medalists
| Gold |  Heinz WeisHeinz Weis Heinz Weis is a male former hammer thrower from Germany. He competed for West Germany until 1990.... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER) |
| Silver |  Andriy SkvarukAndriy Skvaruk Andriy Skvaruk is a male hammer thrower from Ukraine, whose personal best throw is 82.62 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Koncha-Zaspa.-Achievements:-External links:*... Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... (UKR) |
| Bronze |  Vasiliy SidorenkoVasiliy Sidorenko Vasiliy Sidorenko is a retired male hammer thrower who represented the USSR and later Russia. He is the 1994 European champion and won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. His personal best throw is 82.54 metres, achieved in 1992.-Achievements:... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS) |
Schedule
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 02.08.1997 – 08:00h 02.08.1997 – 10:00h Final Round 03.08.1997 – 17:30h
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 1997 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 1997 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1997 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 3, 1997.-Records:-1997... |
83.04 m | June 29, 1997 | Frankfurt, Germany |
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Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 3 | 74.42 | 77.94 | — | 77.94 m | |
| 2 | 4 | X | 77.94 | — | 77.94 m | |
| 3 | 5 | 75.86 | 77.12 | — | 77.12 m | |
| 4 | 9 | 74.42 | 75.04 | 76.12 | 76.12 m | |
| 5 | 11 | 74.26 | 75.32 | 75.26 | 75.32 m | |
| 6 | 12 | 75.28 | 74.50 | 73.50 | 75.28 m | |
| 7 | 13 | 75.16 | X | 74.18 | 75.16 m | |
| 8 | 15 | 68.92 | 74.30 | 74.96 | 74.96 m | |
| 9 | 17 | 74.28 | X | X | 74.28 m | |
| 10 | 18 | 73.94 | 73.84 | 73.76 | 73.94 m | |
| 11 | 19 | 73.92 | X | 73.48 | 73.92 m | |
| 12 | 21 | 73.00 | 72.22 | 73.60 | 73.60 m | |
| 13 | 22 | 71.52 | 73.42 | 72.62 | 73.42 m | |
| 14 | 23 | X | 66.92 | 72.42 | 72.42 m | |
| 15 | 25 | X | 70.66 | 71.92 | 71.92 m | |
| 16 | 26 | 71.80 | X | X | 71.80 m | |
| 17 | 28 | 71.54 | 71.32 | 69.02 | 71.54 m | |
| 18 | 31 | 71.20 | 70.20 | 68.54 | 71.20 m | |
| 19 | 33 | 70.84 | X | X | 70.84 m | |
| 20 | 38 | 67.36 | 66.84 | — | 67.36 m | |
| 21 | 40 | 49.30 | 53.04 | 52.60 | 53.04 m | |
| 22 | 41 | 47.92 | — | — | 47.92 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 80.46 | — | — | 80.46 m | |
| 2 | 2 | 75.90 | 77.96 | — | 77.96 m | |
| 3 | 6 | 76.44 | 75.58 | 75.12 | 76.44 m | |
| 4 | 7 | 75.86 | 76.36 | 74.18 | 76.36 m | |
| 5 | 8 | 72.96 | 76.20 | X | 76.20 m | |
| 6 | 10 | 75.08 | 75.74 | X | 75.74 m | |
| 7 | 14 | 74.86 | 75.16 | 73.12 | 75.16 m | |
| 8 | 16 | 74.70 | 73.50 | 72.84 | 74.70 m | |
| 9 | 20 | 71.70 | 73.36 | 73.82 | 73.82 m | |
| 10 | 24 | 69.68 | 71.92 | 72.12 | 72.12 m | |
| 11 | 27 | 71.56 | X | X | 71.56 m | |
| 12 | 29 | 71.52 | — | — | 71.52 m | |
| 13 | 30 | 71.50 | X | X | 71.50 m | |
| 14 | 32 | 70.94 | — | — | 70.94 m | |
| 15 | 34 | X | X | 70.50 | 70.50 m | |
| 16 | 35 | 70.04 | 68.66 | X | 70.04 m | |
| 17 | 36 | 66.94 | 68.32 | 67.62 | 68.32 m | |
| 18 | 37 | X | X | 67.96 | 67.96 m | |
| 19 | 39 | X | 57.78 | 60.14 | 60.14 m | |
| — | — | X | X | X | NM | |
| — | — | X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| X | 77.54 | 80.24 | 80.52 | 81.14 | 81.78 | 81.78 m | |||
| 76.88 | 76.94 | X | 78.04 | X | 81.46 | 81.46 m | |||
| 78.26 | 79.10 | 79.80 | 80.38 | 80.76 | 78.32 | 80.76 m | |||
| 4 | 77.86 | 78.32 | X | 79.32 | 79.96 | 79.28 | 79.96 m | ||
| 5 | X | X | 78.12 | 79.70 | 77.94 | 78.72 | 79.70 m | ||
| 6 | 75.18 | 76.60 | 76.46 | 77.36 | 78.12 | 78.68 | 78.68 m | ||
| 7 | 76.24 | 77.42 | 77.00 | X | X | X | 77.42 m | ||
| 8 | 75.02 | 76.44 | 75.26 | 76.62 | 77.14 | 76.76 | 77.14 m | ||
| 9 | 76.12 | 74.94 | X | 76.12 m | |||||
| 10 | 74.82 | 74.50 | X | 74.82 m | |||||
| 11 | 74.08 | 73.26 | 73.44 | 74.08 m | |||||
| — | X | X | X | NM | |||||
See also
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- 1997 Hammer Throw Year Ranking1997 Hammer Throw Year RankingThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1997 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 3, 1997.-Records:-1997...
- 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...
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