1982 in hammer throw

This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1982 in the Men's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1982 European Athletics Championships in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on September 10, 1982. (The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s.) Soviet Union's Sergey Litvinov broke the world record in 1982 season.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1982 season in track and field
World Record	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	81.80 m	July 31, 1980	Moscow, Soviet Union
Broken records during the 1982 season in track and field
World Record	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	83.98 m	June 4, 1982	Moscow, Soviet Union

1982 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	83.98 m	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	Moscow, Soviet Union	04.06.1983	WR
2	83.54 m	Igor Nikulin (URS)	Athens, Greece	02.09.1982
3	81.66 m	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	Athens, Greece	10.09.1982	PB
4	80.72 m	Yuriy Tarasyuk (URS)	Stayki, Soviet Union	09.08.1982	PB
5	79.48 m	Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)	Rehlingen, West Germany	31.05.1982
6	79.06 m	Grigoriy Shevtsov (URS)	Tula, Soviet Union	07.08.1982
7	78.56 m	Aleksandr Buneyev (URS)	Tolyatti, Soviet Union	28.08.1982	PB
8	78.34 m	Juha Tiainen (FIN)	Tampere, Finland	21.06.1982	PB
9	77.96 m	Ireneusz Golda (POL)	Poznan, Poland	14.08.1982
10	77.92 m	Roland Steuk (GDR)	Cottbus, East Germany	22.08.1982	PB
10	77.92 m	Giampaolo Urlando (ITA)	Formia, Italy	28.08.1982	PB
12	77.44 m	Klaus Ploghaus (FRG)	Lappeenranta, Finland	15.07.1982
13	77.40 m	Pavel Ryepin (URS)	Sochi, Soviet Union	30.05.1982	PB
	77.40 m	Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL)	Sofia, Bulgaria	19.06.1982	PB
	77.40 m	Sergey Abramov (URS)	Tula, Soviet Union	07.08.1982	PB
16	77.02 m	Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR)	Berlin, East Germany	09.06.1982	PB
16	77.02 m	Harri Huhtala (FIN)	Kokkola, Finland	03.08.1982
18	77.00 m	Aleksandr Gurmazhenko (URS)	Voroshilovgrad, Soviet Union	24.07.1982	PB
19	76.60 m	Aleksandr Kozlov (URS)	Tula, Soviet Union	07.08.1982	PB
20	76.52 m	Yuriy Kashchenko (URS)	Donetsk, Soviet Union	19.05.1982	PB
21	76.48 m	Vitaliy Bychkov (URS)	Tula, Soviet Union	07.08.1982	PB
22	76.42 m	Ralf Haber (GDR)	Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	15.05.1982
23	76.32 m	Jörg Schäfer (FRG)	Leverkusen, West Germany	17.07.1982	PB
24	76.30 m	Anatoliy Yefimov (URS)	Leningrad, Soviet Union	29.08.1982
25	76.24 m	Sergey Dorozhon (URS)	Leningrad, Soviet Union	12.06.1982	PB

References

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