Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
Encyclopedia
The Men's Hammer Throw
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 30 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Monday September 26, 1988. In the final round the eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.
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...
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...
in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 30 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Monday September 26, 1988. In the final round the eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.
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 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
World Record 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... |
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 | 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.... |
|
Season Best 1988 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1988 in the Men's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where the final of the men's competition was held on Monday September 26, 1988... |
85.14 m | September 4, 1988 | 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.... |
|
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
Olympic Record | 84.76 m | September 26, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | |
84.80 m |
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
1 | 2 | 79.68 | — | — | 79.68 m | |
2 | 3 | 78.48 | — | — | 78.48 m | |
3 | 4 | 75.64 | 78.16 | — | 78.16 m | |
4 | 5 | X | 78.12 | — | 78.12 m | |
5 | 6 | 75.98 | 77.34 | — | 77.34 m | |
6 | 8 | X | 77.12 | — | 77.12 m | |
7 | 12 | 74.98 | 76.24 | 73.82 | 76.24 m | |
8 | 16 | 72.44 | 73.74 | X | 73.24 m | |
9 | 20 | X | X | 71.10 | 71.10 m | |
10 | 23 | X | X | 69.12 | 69.12 m | |
11 | 26 | 65.78 | 65.72 | X | 65.78 m | |
12 | 28 | 59.94 | 62.42 | X | 62.42 m | |
13 | 29 | X | X | 55.98 | 55.98 m | |
— | — | X | X | X | NM |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
1 | 1 | 81.24 | — | — | 81.24 m | |
2 | 7 | 76.40 | 76.70 | 77.24 | 77.24 m | |
3 | 9 | 76.84 | X | X | 76.24 m | |
4 | 10 | 76.60 | 74.54 | X | 76.60 m | |
5 | 11 | 72.90 | 73.14 | 76.44 | 76.44 m | |
6 | 13 | 75.84 | 72.42 | 72.46 | 75.84 m | |
7 | 14 | 74.46 | 70.22 | X | 74.46 m | |
8 | 15 | 70.60 | 74.30 | 72.50 | 74.30 m | |
9 | 17 | X | 71.72 | 73.66 | 73.66 m | |
10 | 18 | X | 72.70 | 72.24 | 72.70 m | |
11 | 19 | 69.46 | 72.46 | 72.64 | 72.64 m | |
12 | 21 | 70.50 | X | 70.00 | 70.50 m | |
13 | 22 | 70.38 | X | 68.94 | 70.38 m | |
14 | 24 | X | X | 68.66 | 68.66 m | |
15 | 25 | 66.86 | 66.02 | 68.26 | 68.26 m | |
16 | 27 | 62.78 | 60.14 | 63.86 | 63.86 m |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
84.76 OR | 83.82 | 83.86 | 83.98 | 84.80 OR | 83.80 | 84.80 m OR | ||
80.96 | 83.62 | 83.44 | 83.44 | X | 83.76 | 83.76 m | ||
80.94 | 81.16 | X | X | X | X | 81.16 m | ||
4 | 78.92 | 78.72 | 79.18 | X | 78.88 | 80.44 | 80.44 m | |
5 | 78.50 | 76.80 | X | 77.70 | 78.98 | 79.16 | 79.16 m | |
6 | 78.18 | 76.52 | 74.36 | 77.82 | X | 78.36 | 78.36 m | |
7 | 76.00 | 76.40 | 76.20 | 75.66 | 76.10 | 77.04 | 77.04 m | |
8 | 75.56 | 75.76 | X | 75.28 | 75.54 | 76.08 | 76.08 m | |
9 | 75.26 | 75.38 | 75.08 | 75.38 m | ||||
10 | 75.36 | 75.14 | 75.28 | 75.36 m | ||||
11 | 74.24 | 73.32 | X | 74.24 m | ||||
12 | X | X | 72.36 | 72.36 m |
See also
- 1986 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's HammerThe final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany was held on August 30, 1986. The qualification round was staged a deay earlier, on August 29, 1986.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...
- 1987 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's HammerThese are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday September 1, 1987...
- 1988 Hammer Throw Year Ranking1988 Hammer Throw Year RankingThis page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1988 in the Men's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where the final of the men's competition was held on Monday September 26, 1988...
- 1990 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Split)1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's HammerThese are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of twenty participating athletes...
- 1991 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Tokyo)1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's HammerThese are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 25, 1991...