Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
These are the official results of the men's hammer throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals. The qualification mark was set at 72.00 metres.[1]
| Men's hammer throw at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venues | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 August 1984 (qualifications) 6 August 1984 (finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 78.08 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1984 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 |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 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 | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
Medalists
| Gold | Juha Tiainen |
| Silver | Karl-Hans Riehm |
| Bronze | Klaus Ploghaus |
Schedule
- All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 05.08.1984 – 09:30h | 05.08.1984 – 10:30h |
| Final Round | |
| 06.08.1984 – 18:15h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  | 86.34 m | July 3, 1984 |  |
| Olympic Record | | 81.80 m | July 31, 1980 | |
| Season Best | | 86.34 m | July 3, 1984 | |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | | 74.68 | — | — | 74.68 m | |
| 2 | 4 | | 73.88 | — | — | 73.88 m | |
| 3 | 8 | | 70.86 | 72.68 | — | 72.68 m | |
| 4 | — |  | 72.42 | — | — | 72.42 m | |
| 5 | 9 |  | 71.80 | X | X | 71.80 m | |
| 6 | 10 |  | 71.38 | 70.96 | 70.80 | 71.38 m | |
| 7 | 12 |  | 70.44 | 71.28 | X | 71.28 m | |
| 8 | 13 | | 71.14 | X | 71.18 | 71.18 m | |
| 9 | 16 | | X | 70.56 | X | 70.56 m | |
| 10 | 19 |  | 66.38 | 65.92 | 65.86 | 66.38 m | |
| 11 | 21 | | 62.12 | 65.56 | 65.12 | 65.56 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | | 75.50 | — | — | 75.50 m | |
| 2 | 3 | | 74.02 | — | — | 74.02 m | |
| 3 | 5 | | 73.78 | — | — | 73.78 m | |
| 4 | 6 |  | 68.80 | 73.10 | — | 73.10 m | |
| 5 | 7 | | 71.34 | 71.30 | 73.04 | 73.04 m | |
| 6 | 8 | | 72.66 | — | — | 72.66 m | |
| 7 | 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 70.92 | 70.24 | 70.74 | 70.92 m | |
| 8 | 15 | | 69.72 | 70.64 | 69.64 | 70.64 m | |
| 9 | 17 |  | 67.68 | X | 65.84 | 67.68 m | |
| 10 | 18 | | X | 67.52 | X | 67.52 m | |
| 11 | 20 |  | 65.16 | 63.24 | 65.72 | 65.72 m | |
| — | — |  | X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | | 70.56 | 72.64 | 78.08 | 74.54 | 75.26 | 75.82 | 78.08 m | |
 | | 73.68 | 74.70 | 77.98 | X | 76.46 | X | 77.98 m | |
 | | 75.48 | 75.96 | 72.16 | 75.18 | X | 76.68 | 76.68 m | |
| 4 | | 72.18 | 72.12 | 74.40 | 73.42 | 75.94 | 73.78 | 75.94 m | |
| 5 | | X | 72.68 | 74.76 | 67.70 | 75.60 | 72.12 | 75.60 m | |
| 6 | | 74.34 | 74.44 | 73.86 | 74.72 | 73.10 | 75.28 | 75.28 m | |
| 7 | | X | 71.86 | 73.46 | X | 71.20 | 68.86 | 73.46 m | |
| 8 | | 71.16 | X | 72.62 | 72.62 m | ||||
| 9 | | X | 72.32 | 68.00 | 72.32 m | ||||
| — | | X | X | X | NM | ||||
| — | | X | X | X | NM | ||||
| — | | DSQ | |||||||
- Giampaolo Urlando finished fourth at 75.96 metres but the Italian athlete was subsequently disqualified as his doping tests proved positive.
See also
References
- "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
External links
- (in English) Official Report
- (in English) Results
- (in Polish) olympic.neostrada
- (in English) hammerthrow.wz
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