1996 in hammer throw
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year Atlanta, United States, where the final was held on July 28, 1996.
Men
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1996 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
World Record |
 Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.74 m | August 30, 1986 |  Stuttgart, West Germany
|
1996 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82.52 m |  Lance Deal (USA) |
Milan, Italy | 07.09.1996 | NR
|
| 2 | 81.76 m |  Balázs Kiss (HUN) |
Nice, France | 10.07.1996 | |
| 3 | 81.76 m |  Igor Astapkovich (BLR) |
Stayki, Belarus | 13.07.1996 | |
| 4 | 81.56 m |  Sergey Gavrilov (RUS) |
Rostov, Russia | 16.06.1996 | PB |
| 5 | 80.90 m | Heinz Weis (GER) |
Dortmund, Germany | 20.07.1996 | |
| 6 | 80.68 m | Vadim Khersontsev (RUS) |
Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 13.05.1996 | PB |
| 7 | 80.52 m |  Andrey Skvaruk (UKR) |
Budapest, Hungary | 20.06.1996 | |
| 8 | 80.02 m | Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) |
Atlanta, United States | 28.07.1996 | |
| 9 | 79.56 m |  Pavel Sedláček (CZE) |
Prague, Czech Republic | 08.09.1996 | PB |
| 10 | 79.52 m |  Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) |
Nice, France | 10.07.1996 | PB |
| 11 | 79.46 m | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) |
Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 03.07.1996 | |
| 12 | 78.94 m |  Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) |
Grosseto, Italy | 12.09.1996 | |
| 13 | 78.92 m | Karsten Kobs (GER) |
Köln, Germany | 22.06.1996 | PB |
| 14 | 78.82 m | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) |
Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 03.07.1996 | |
| 15 | 78.72 m |  Tore Gustafsson (SWE) |
Santa Cruz, United States | 18.05.1996 | |
| 16 | 78.38 m | Sergey Vasilyev (RUS) |
Rostov, Russia | 16.06.1996 | PB |
| 17 | 78.34 m |  Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) |
Évry-Bondoufle, France | 22.06.1996 | |
| 18 | 78.18 m | Sergey Alay (BLR) |
Stayki, Belarus | 13.07.1996 | |
| 19 | 78.06 m |  Marko Wahlman (FIN) |
Tampere, Finland | 20.08.1996 | |
| 20 | 77.84 m |  Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE) |
Athens, Greece | 15.06.1996 | PB |
| 21 | 77.50 m |  Alberto Sánchez (CUB) |
Havana, Cuba | 23.06.1996 | |
| 22 | 77.48 m | Zsolt Németh (HUN) |
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary | 01.06.1996 | PB |
| 23 | 77.38 m | Christophe Épalle (FRA) |
Sotteville-les-Rouen, France | 05.05.1996 | |
| 24 | 77.36 m | Hristos Polihroniou (GRE) |
Athens, Greece | 15.06.1996 | PB |
| 25 | 77.12 m | Igor Nikulin (RUS) |
Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 03.07.1996 |
Women
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1996 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
World Record |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
68.16 m | June 18, 1995 | Moscow, Russia
|
| Broken records during the 1996 season in track and field | ||||
World Record |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
69.46 m | June 22, 1996 | Sydney, Australia
|
1996 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69.46 m | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
Sydney, Australia | 17.02.1996 | WR
|
| 2 | 69.42 m |  Mihaela Melinte (ROU) |
Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 12.05.1996 | PB |
| 3 | 67.48 m | Alla Davydova (RUS) |
Moscow, Russia | 13.05.1996 | PB |
| 4 | 66.14 m | Sviatlana Sudak (BLR) |
Halle, Germany | 11.05.1996 | |
| 5 | 65.02 m | Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) |
Minsk, Belarus | 01.06.1996 | PB |
| 6 | 63.76 m | Dawn Ellerbe (USA) |
Eugene, United States | 01.06.1996 | PB |
| 7 | 62.86 m |  Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) |
Sydney, Australia | 11.02.1996 | |
| 8 | 62.06 m |  Caroline Fournier (MRI) |
Montgeron, France | 30.06.1996 | NR |
| 9 | 61.86 m | Simone Mathes (GER) |
Halle, Germany | 11.05.1996 | |
| 10 | 61.84 m | Viktoriya Polyanskaya (RUS) |
Sochi, Russia | 10.02.1996 | PB |
| 11 | 61.34 m |  Lorraine Shaw (GBR) |
Edinburgh, Scotland | 04.05.1996 | |
| 12 | 61.24 m | Oksana Lobzova (RUS) |
Moscow, Russia | 11.06.1996 | PB |
| 13 | 61.16 m | Inga Beyer (GER) |
Trier, Germany | 01.06.1996 | PB |
| 14 | 61.02 m | Veronika Ushakova (RUS) |
Sochi, Russia | 17.02.1996 | PB |
| 15 | 60.94 m |  Lisa Misipeka (ASA) |
Eugene, United States | 01.06.1996 | PB |
| 16 | 60.66 m | Paulette Mitchell (USA) |
Lincoln, United States | 20.05.1996 | PB |
| 17 | 60.64 m | Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS) |
Rostov, Russia | 16.06.1996 | |
| 18 | 60.52 m | Leslie Coons (USA) |
Los Angeles, United States | 04.05.1996 | PB |
| 19 | 60.04 m |  Theresa Findlay (PAN) |
Eugene, United States | 01.06.1996 | NR |
| 20 | 59.54 m | Lyn Sprules (GBR) |
Colchester, United Kingdom | 26.08.1996 | PB |
| 21 | 59.44 m | Windy Dean (USA) |
Eugene, United States | 01.06.1996 | PB |
| 22 | 59.40 m | Kirsten Münchow (GER) |
Dortmund, Germany | 20.07.1996 | PB |
| 23 | 59.16 m | Natalya Panarina (RUS) |
Yekaterinburg, Russia | 01.06.1996 | PB |
| 24 | 59.14 m | Bianca Achilles (GER) |
Hagen-Dahl, Germany | 19.10.1996 | PB |
| 25 | 59.12 m |  Aya Suzuki (JPN) |
Osaka, Japan | 06.06.1996 |
References