1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw explained

Event:Men's hammer throw
Competition:European Athletics Championships

The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on September 10, 1982. The qualification round was staged a day earlier, on September 9, 1982.

Medalists

Gold Yuriy Sedykh
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver Igor Nikulin
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Sergey Litvinov
Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Standing records prior to the 1982 European Athletics Championships
83.98 m June 4, 1982
77.28 m September 2, 1978
Broken records during the 1982 European Athletics Championships
77.58 m September 9, 1982
77.58 m September 9, 1982
81.66 m September 10, 1982

Qualification

Q = automatic qualification; q = qualified by rank; DNS = did not start; NM = no mark; WR = world record; CR = championship record; AR = area record; NR = national record; PB = personal best; SB = season best

Final ranking

RankAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 77.58 m
2 77.58 m
3 75.86 m
4 74.32 m
5 74.10 m
6 74.06 m
7 73.92 m
8 73.88 m
9 73.48 m
10 72.98 m
11 72.76 m
12 72.62 m
13 71.16 m
14 71.04 m
15 70.62 m
16 70.06 m
17 69.78 m
18 69.76 m
19 69.24 m
20 66.96 m
- X X X NM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
81.6680.4880.9679.3681.6280.9481.66 m
79.44X78.3878.3679.22X79.44 m
76.8876.7278.6678.10X77.9078.66 m
4 76.5873.7675.8274.6074.9876.5676.58 m
5 76.12X72.8274.9673.6074.3076.12 m
6 X75.3274.62X74.76X75.32 m
7 74.7674.5072.50X72.22X74.76 m
8 X74.5274.52X71.78X74.52 m
9 74.08 m
10 73.74 m
11 73.72 m
12 72.12 m

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

See also

References