2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

on 27 and 28 July.

Medalists

Gold	Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag is a hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague.He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003... '
Silver	Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years after at the 2010 European Athletics Championships... '
Bronze	Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved... '

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record	86.74	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....	30 August 1986
European record	86.74	Stuttgart, West Germany	30 August 1986
Championship record	86.74	Stuttgart, West Germany	30 August 1986
World Leading	80.59	Walnut Walnut, California Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2010 census and its current mayor is Tom King, a former Detective from the Los Angeles Police Department.... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	17 April 2010
European Leading	80.59	Walnut, United States	17 April 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
27 July 2010	9:30	Qualification
28 July 2010	20:25	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 75.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	B	Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag is a hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague.He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003...	77.70			77.70	Q
2	A	Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved...	74.23	71.06	76.48	76.48	Q
3	B	Nicolas Figère Nicolas Figère Nicolas Figère is a male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 80.88 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Amsterdam....	75.85			75.85	Q
4	A	Szymon Ziółkowski	75.75			75.75	Q
5	A	Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years after at the 2010 European Athletics Championships...	74.10	75.04	73.73	75.04	q
6	A	Igor Vinichenko Igor Vinichenko Igor Vinichenko is a male hammer thrower from Russia. His personal best throw is 80.00 metres, achieved in February 2007 in Adler. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.-Achievements:-References:...	71.59	71.60	74.88	74.88	q
7	B	Valeri Sviatokha		74.66	74.50	74.66	q
8	B	Mattias Jons Mattias Jons Mattias Jons is a Swedish hammer thrower.-Achievements:-References:...	71.30		74.56	74.56	q
9	B	Kristóf Németh Kristóf Németh Kristóf Németh is a Hungarian hammer thrower.-Achievements:-References:...	69.76	69.94	74.28	74.28	q
10	A	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen is a Finnish hammer thrower.The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres . His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti....	72.31	74.23	71.99	74.23	q
11	B	Wojciech Kondratowicz Wojciech Kondratowicz Wojciech Kondratowicz is a male hammer thrower from Poland. He set his personal best on 13 July 2003 in Bydgoszcz.-Achievements:-References:*...	74.22	74.10	72.76	74.22	q
12	B	Oleksiy Sokyrskyy Oleksiy Sokyrskyy Oleksiy Sokyrskyy is a Ukrainian hammer thrower. His personal best is 76.96 achieved 19 June 2011 in Stockholm.-Achievements:-References:...	74.16	73.80		74.16	q
13	A	David Söderberg David Söderberg David Söderberg is a male hammer thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 78.83 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Lahti....			73.87	73.87
14	B	Igors Sokolovs Igors Sokolovs Igors Sokolovs is a Latvian hammer thrower.He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....	71.24	73.29	70.69	73.29
15	B	Tuomas Seppänen	72.94		70.56	72.94
16	A	Pavel Kryvitski Pavel Kryvitski Pavel Kryvitski is a male hammer thrower from Belarus. He set his personal best in the men's hammer throw event on July 19, 2008 in Minsk.-Achievements:-References:...			72.68	72.68
17	B	Dzmitry Marshyn	71.29	67.55	72.43	72.43
18	B	Javier Cienfuegos Javier Cienfuegos Javier Cienfuegos Pinilla is a Spanish hammer thrower and the junior world record holder. Javier represents his club CA Playas de Castellón, and is coached by Raul Jimeno. His personal best and junior world record with the 6 kg hammer of 82,96, was set in Madrid June 17, 2009...	70.27	72.19	71.28	72.19	SB
19	B	Markus Esser Markus Esser Markus Esser is a male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günter Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus....		71.83	71.89	71.89
20	A	Yury Shayunou Yury Shayunou Yury Shayunou is a Belarussian hammer thrower, coached by his father Victor Shayunou. Yury Shayunou has a personal best of 80.72 meters with the 7.26 kg implement, achieved on July 6, 2009 in Minsk at the Romuald Klim Trophy...	71.10			71.10
21	A	András Haklits András Haklits András Haklits is a Croatian hammer thrower. He represented Hungary until July 1998.He finished tenth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games...		70.84	69.25	70.84
22	B	Eivind Henriksen	69.98		66.71	69.98
23	A	Miloslav Konopka Miloslav Konopka Miloslav Konopka is a male hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.33 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Banská Bystrica.-Achievements:-References:*...	68.77			68.77
24	A	Marcel Lomnicky	68.22	68.02		68.22
25	A	Ainārs Vaičulēns	65.43			65.43

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag is a hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague.He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003...	75.50	80.02			77.29		80.02
	Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years after at the 2010 European Athletics Championships...	75.72	77.29	78.03	77.66	77.95	79.12	79.12	SB
	Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved...	77.34	79.06	77.36	78.94		77.87	79.06
	Valeri Sviatokha	73.57	76.74		75.71	76.06	78.20	78.20
	Szymon Ziółkowski	75.24	75.97	77.99		77.55	75.45	77.99	SB
	Oleksiy Sokyrskyy Oleksiy Sokyrskyy Oleksiy Sokyrskyy is a Ukrainian hammer thrower. His personal best is 76.96 achieved 19 June 2011 in Stockholm.-Achievements:-References:...	73.14		75.36	76.62			76.62	PB
	Wojciech Kondratowicz Wojciech Kondratowicz Wojciech Kondratowicz is a male hammer thrower from Poland. He set his personal best on 13 July 2003 in Bydgoszcz.-Achievements:-References:*...	74.96			72.87	72.78	75.30	75.30
	Igor Vinichenko Igor Vinichenko Igor Vinichenko is a male hammer thrower from Russia. His personal best throw is 80.00 metres, achieved in February 2007 in Adler. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.-Achievements:-References:...		72.19	73.99	72.38	74.31	73.31	74.31
	Kristóf Németh Kristóf Németh Kristóf Németh is a Hungarian hammer thrower.-Achievements:-References:...	72.66	73.93					73.93
10	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen is a Finnish hammer thrower.The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres . His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti....	73.35	73.70	73.30				73.70
11	Nicolas Figère Nicolas Figère Nicolas Figère is a male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 80.88 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Amsterdam....	69.77	72.56					72.56

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