Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
The Men's hammer throw competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada took place on 26–28 July.[1]
| Men's hammer throw at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26–28 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 77.52 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
Competition format
The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  |
79.30 m | Frankfurt, West Germany | 14 August 1975 |
| Olympic record |  |
75.50 m | Munich, West Germany | 7 September 1972 |
Results
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 69.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Karl-Hans Riehm | |
74.46 | – | – | 74.46 | Q |
| 2 | A | Yuriy Sedykh | .svg.png){kind=small} |
71.46 | – | – | 71.46 | Q |
| 3 | A | Anatoliy Bondarchuk | |
71.08 | – | – | 71.08 | Q |
| 4 | A | Manfred Seidel |  |
70.84 | – | – | 70.84 | Q |
| 5 | A | Walter Schmidt | |
70.76 | – | – | 70.76 | Q |
| 5 | B | Chris Black |  |
70.76 | – | – | 70.76 | Q |
| 7 | B | Jacques Accambray |  |
70.72 | – | – | 70.72 | Q |
| 8 | A | Aleksey Spiridonov | |
70.64 | – | – | 70.64 | Q |
| 8 | A | Jochen Sachse | |
X | 70.64 | – | 70.64 | Q |
| 10 | A | Peter Farmer |  |
67.50 | 68.94 | 69.92 | 69.92 | Q |
| 11 | B | Shigenobu Murofushi | .svg.png){kind=small} |
66.22 | 68.84 | 68.24 | 68.84 | q |
| 12 | A | Edwin Klein | |
68.68 | 68.36 | 68.72 | 68.72 | q |
| 13 | B | Giampaolo Urlando |  |
X | 66.18 | 68.54 | 68.54 | |
| 14 | A | Paul Dickenson | |
67.52 | X | 68.52 | 68.52 | |
| 15 | B | Larry Hart |  |
67.74 | 65.74 | X | 67.74 | |
| 16 | B | Murray Cheater |  |
66.30 | 67.38 | X | 67.38 | |
| 17 | B | Edoardo Podberschek | |
66.56 | 66.28 | X | 66.56 | |
| 18 | B | Peter Sternad |  |
65.80 | 66.08 | 66.14 | 66.14 | |
| 19 | B | Murray Keating |  |
65.00 | 65.28 | 65.68 | 65.68 | |
| 20 | B | Kleanthis Ierissiotis | .svg.png){kind=small} |
65.50 | X | X | 65.50 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yuriy Sedykh | |
75.64 | 77.52 | X | X | 75.58 | 76.40 | 77.52 | OR |
 | Aleksey Spiridonov | |
75.74 | 73.94 | 75.28 | 75.60 | X | 76.08 | 76.08 | |
 | Anatoliy Bondarchuk | |
75.48 | X | 74.64 | 74.16 | X | 75.46 | 75.48 | |
| 4 | Karl-Hans Riehm | |
75.00 | 73.08 | X | 75.46 | 75.42 | 74.62 | 75.46 | |
| 5 | Walter Schmidt | |
72.58 | 74.72 | 74.36 | 73.52 | 74.72 | 72.42 | 74.72 | |
| 6 | Jochen Sachse | |
71.90 | 72.84 | 72.80 | 73.14 | 74.30 | 73.70 | 74.30 | |
| 7 | Chris Black | |
70.56 | 72.38 | 73.18 | X | 69.54 | X | 73.18 | |
| 8 | Edwin Klein | |
68.14 | 70.52 | 70.32 | 70.36 | 69.76 | 71.34 | 71.34 | |
| 9 | Jacques Accambray | |
X | 67.52 | 70.44 | N/A | 70.44 | |||
| 10 | Manfred Seidel | |
69.66 | X | 70.02 | N/A | 70.02 | |||
| 11 | Shigenobu Murofushi | |
X | 68.62 | 68.88 | N/A | 68.88 | |||
| 12 | Peter Farmer | |
67.98 | 67.92 | 68.00 | N/A | 68.00 | |||
References
- "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
External links
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
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