1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on September 10, 1982. The qualification round was staged a day earlier, on September 9, 1982.[1]

Medalists

GoldSoviet Union Yuriy Sedykh
Soviet Union (URS)
SilverSoviet Union Igor Nikulin
Soviet Union (URS)
BronzeSoviet Union Sergey Litvinov
Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Standing records prior to the 1982 European Athletics Championships
World Record Sergey Litvinov (URS)83.98 m June 4, 1982Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union
Championship Record Yuriy Sedykh (URS)77.28 m September 2, 1978Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia
Broken records during the 1982 European Athletics Championships
Championship Record Yuriy Sedykh (URS)77.58 m September 9, 1982Greece Athens, Greece
Championship Record Sergey Litvinov (URS)77.58 m September 9, 1982Greece Athens, Greece
Championship Record Yuriy Sedykh (URS)81.66 m September 10, 1982Greece Athens, Greece

Qualification

Q = automatic qualification; q = qualified by rank; DNS = did not start; NM = no mark; WR = world record; CR = championship record; AR = area record; NR = national record; PB = personal best; SB = season best

Final Ranking

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 Sergey Litvinov (URS)77.58 m CR
2 Yuriy Sedykh (URS)77.58 m CR
3 Harri Huhtala (FIN)75.86 m
4 Klaus Ploghaus (FRG)74.32 m
5 Roland Steuk (GDR)74.10 m
6 Igor Nikulin (URS)74.06 m
7 Ireneusz Golda (POL)73.92 m
8 Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR)73.88 m
9 Mariusz Tomaszewski (POL)73.48 m
10 Jörg Schäfer (FRG)72.98 m
11 Giampaolo Urlando (ITA)72.76 m
12 Juha Tiainen (FIN)72.62 m
13 Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL)71.16 m
14 Tibor Tanczi (HUN)71.04 m
15 Martin Girvan (GBR)70.62 m
16 Orlando Bianchini (ITA)70.06 m
17 Richard Olsen (NOR)69.78 m
18 Jukka Olkkonen (FIN)69.76 m
19 Christoph Sahner (FRG)69.24 m
20 Sean Egan (IRL)66.96 m
— Kjell Bystedt (SWE)XXXNM

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st, gold medalist(s) Yuri Sedykh (URS)81.66 mCR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Igor Nikulin (URS)79.44 m
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sergey Litvinov (URS)78.66 m
4 Ireneusz Golda (POL)76.58 m
5 Harri Huhtala (FIN)76.12 m
6 Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR)75.32 m
7 Roland Steuk (GDR)74.76 m
8 Klaus Ploghaus (FRG)74.52 m
9 Jörg Schäfer (FRG)74.08 m
10 Mariusz Tomaszewski (POL)73.74 m
11 Giampaolo Urlando (ITA)73.72 m
12 Juha Tiainen (FIN)72.12 m

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

See also

References

  1. ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 436–443, retrieved 13 August 2014



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