1988 in hammer throw

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. Sergey Litvinov (URS) claimed the title, setting two Olympic records during the final round.

Men

Records

Standing records prior to the 1988 season in track and field
World Record	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	86.74 m	August 30, 1986	Stuttgart, West Germany

1988 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	85.14 m	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	Moscow, Soviet Union	04.09.1988
2	84.80 m	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	Seoul, South Korea	26.09.1988
3	84.16 m	Jüri Tamm (URS)	Kharkov, Soviet Union	19.06.1988
4	83.78 m	Igor Nikulin (URS)	Leningrad, Soviet Union	18.06.1988	PB
5	83.44 m	Igor Astapkovich (URS)	Stayki, Soviet Union	31.07.1988	PB
6	83.40 m	Ralf Haber (GDR)	Athens, Greece	16.05.1988	PB
7	82.52 m	Heinz Weis (FRG)	Leverkusen, West Germany	28.06.1988	PB
8	82.16 m	Vitaliy Alisevich (URS)	Pärnu, Soviet Union	13.07.1988	PB
9	82.08 m	Ivan Tanev (BUL)	Sofia, Bulgaria	03.09.1988	PB
10	81.88 m	Jud Logan (USA)	State College, Pennsylvania, USA	22.04.1988	PB
11	81.82 m	Günther Rodehau (GDR)	Berlin, East Germany	13.09.1988
12	81.78 m	Christoph Sahner (FRG)	Wemmetsweiler, West Germany	11.09.1988	PB
13	81.70 m	Plamen Minev (BUL)	Sofia, Bulgaria	04.06.1988	PB
14	81.68 m	Tibor Gécsek (HUN)	Szombathely, Hungary	13.09.1988	PB
15	81.52 m	Sergey Alay (URS)	Šiauliai, Soviet Union	22.05.1988	PB
16	81.18 m	Albert Sinka (HUN)	Székesfehérvár, Hungary	07.08.1988	PB
17	80.60 m	Imre Szitás (HUN)	Szombathely, Hungary	11.07.1988	PB
18	80.54 m	Viktor Apostolov (BUL)	Sofia, Bulgaria	03.09.1988	PB
19	80.52 m	Vasiliy Sidorenko (URS)	Adler, Soviet Union	24.04.1988
20	80.38 m	Andrey Abduvaliyev (URS)	Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union	16.07.1988	PB
21	80.32 m	Nikolay Lysenko (URS)	Ordzhonikidze, Soviet Union	25.09.1988	PB
22	80.04 m	Benjaminas Viluckis (URS)	Leningrad, Soviet Union	12.06.1988
23	80.02 m	Ken Flax (USA)	Modesto, California, USA	07.05.1988	PB
24	79.24 m	Vyacheslav Korovin (URS)	Leselidze, Soviet Union	15.05.1988
25	78.94 m	Sergey Dorozhon (URS)	Alushta, Soviet Union	24.01.1988	PB

References

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