Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 April 2018.[1]

Men's hammer throw
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates8 April
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning distance80.26 m GR
Medalists
    England
    Australia
    Scotland

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Games record  Stuart Rendell (AUS) 77.53 m Melbourne, Australia 24 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Sunday 8 April 201814:00Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With sixteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[2]

Final

RankAthlete#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
 Nick Miller (ENG) 63.60x76.4880.2679.75x80.26GR, NR[UK]
 Matthew Denny (AUS) xx73.8274.88x74.6174.88PB
 Mark Dry (SCO) 69.0068.4468.7470.7871.3473.1273.12SB
4 Adam Keenan (CAN) x68.29x70.4370.7572.1572.15
5 Taylor Campbell (ENG) 71.69xx71.1872.0371.4672.03
6 Dempsey McGuigan (NIR) 67.0868.7367.8067.3370.2468.2770.24
7 Osian Jones (WAL) 69.4470.14x68.7969.44x70.14
8 Jack Dalton (AUS) x68.28x62.96x66.3468.28=PB
9 Tshepang Makhethe (RSA) 67.0567.99xN/A67.99
10 Chris Bennett (SCO) 65.2264.29x65.22
11 Huw Peacock (AUS) 64.68x65.1965.19
12 Constantinos Stathelakos (CYP) xx64.8764.87
13 Canigia Raynor (JAM) 64.36xx64.36
14 Jackie Siew Cheer Wong (MAS) 62.44x64.3564.35
15 Alexandros Poursanidis (CYP) xx63.8663.86
16 Dominic Ondigi Abunda (KEN) 60.1560.6461.3861.38NR
Note

References

  1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's hammer throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. Athletics | Men's Hammer Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 89. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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