1980 in hammer throw
This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. The world record was broken five times during the 1980 season.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  | 80.32 m | August 6, 1978 | |
| Standing records after to the 1980 season in track and field | ||||
| World Record |  | 80.38 m | May 16, 1980 | |
| 80.46 m | |||
| 80.64 m | |||
| 81.66 m | May 24, 1980 | | |
| 81.80 m | July 31, 1980 | | |
1980 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81.80 m | | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1980-07-31 | WR |
| 2 | 81.66 m | | Sochi, Soviet Union | 1980-05-24 | WR |
| 3 | 80.80 m | | Rhede, West Germany | 1980-07-30 |  |
| 4 | 80.48 m | | Sochi, Soviet Union | 1980-05-24 | |
| 5 | 80.46 m | | Leselidze, Soviet Union | 1980-05-16 | |
| 6 | 80.34 m | | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1980-06-21 | |
| 7 | 78.94 m |  | Erfurt, East Germany | 1980-05-18 | |
| 8 | 78.58 m | | Adler, Soviet Union | 1980-05-24 | |
| 9 | 78.52 m | | Adler, Soviet Union | 1980-05-24 | |
| 10 | 77.96 m | | Rhede, West Germany | 1980-07-30 | |
| 11 | 77.84 m |  | Pescara, Italy | 1980-06-07 | |
| 12 | 77.80 m | | Cheboksary, Soviet Union | 1980-05-31 | |
| 13 | 77.72 m | | Cottbus, East Germany | 1980-07-18 | |
| 14 | 77.60 m | | Rome, Italy | 1980-08-05 | |
| 15 | 77.42 m | | Leselidze, Soviet Union | 1980-04-24 | |
| 16 | 77.16 m | | Cheboksary, Soviet Union | 1980-05-31 | |
| 17 | 77.02 m | | Pescara, Italy | 1980-06-07 | |
| 18 | 76.98 m | | Pyatigorsk, Soviet Union | 1980-08-30 | |
| 19 | 76.58 m |  | Poznan, Poland | 1980-08-16 | |
| 20 | 76.02 m | | Nikolayev, Soviet Union | 1980-06-13 | |
| Dresden, East Germany | 1980-07-05 | | ||
| 22 | 75.94 m |  | Karhula, Finland | 1980-08-19 | |
| 23 | 75.88 m | | Helsinki, Finland | 1980-08-30 | |
| 24 | 75.74 m | .svg.png){kind=small} | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1980-06-07 | |
| 25 | 75.68 m | | Gomel, Soviet Union | 1980-05-22 | |
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