Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
Men's hammer throw at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 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 | |
The men's
Background
This was the 17th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. Seven of the 20 finalists from the 1972 Games returned: gold medalist
New Zealand made its debut in the event. The United States appeared for the 17th time, the only nation to have competed at each appearance of the event to that point.
Competition format
The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance of 69.00 metres progressed to the final. If fewer than twelve athletes achieved this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes would reach the final. Each finalist was 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 | Walter Schmidt (FRG) | 79.30 | Frankfurt, West Germany | 14 August 1975 |
Olympic record | Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS ) |
75.50 | Munich, West Germany | 7 September 1972 |
Schedule
All times are
Date | Time | Round |
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Monday, 26 July 1976 | 10:00 | Qualifying |
Wednesday, 28 July 1976 | 14:00 | Final |
Results
Qualifying
Qual. rule: qualification standard 69.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
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1 | A | Karl-Hans Riehm | West Germany | 74.46 | — | — | 74.46 | Q |
2 | A | Yuriy Sedykh | Soviet Union | 71.46 | — | — | 71.46 | Q |
3 | A | Anatoliy Bondarchuk |
Soviet Union | 71.08 | — | — | 71.08 | Q |
4 | A | Manfred Seidel | East Germany | 70.84 | — | — | 70.84 | Q |
5 | A | Walter Schmidt | West Germany | 70.76 | — | — | 70.76 | Q |
6 | B | Chris Black |
Great Britain | 70.76 | — | — | 70.76 | Q |
7 | B | Jacques Accambray | France | 70.72 | — | — | 70.72 | Q |
8 | A | Aleksey Spiridonov | Soviet Union | 70.64 | — | — | 70.64 | Q |
9 | A | Jochen Sachse | East Germany | X | 70.64 | — | 70.64 | Q |
10 | A | Peter Farmer |
Australia | 67.50 | 68.94 | 69.92 | 69.92 | Q |
11 | B | Shigenobu Murofushi | Japan | 66.22 | 68.84 | 68.24 | 68.84 | q |
12 | A | Edwin Klein | West Germany | 68.68 | 68.36 | 68.72 | 68.72 | q |
13 | B | Giampaolo Urlando | Italy | X | 66.18 | 68.54 | 68.54 | |
14 | A | Paul Dickenson | Great Britain | 67.52 | X | 68.52 | 68.52 | |
15 | B | Larry Hart | United States | 67.74 | 65.74 | X | 67.74 | |
16 | B | Murray Cheater | New Zealand | 66.30 | 67.38 | X | 67.38 | |
17 | B | Edoardo Podberscek | Italy | 66.56 | 66.28 | X | 66.56 | |
18 | B | Peter Sternad | Austria | 65.80 | 66.08 | 66.14 | 66.14 | |
19 | B | Murray Keating | Canada | 65.00 | 65.28 | 65.68 | 65.68 | |
20 | B | Kleanthis Ierissiotis | Greece | 65.50 | X | X | 65.50 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
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Yuriy Sedykh | Soviet Union | 75.64 | 77.52 OR | X | X | 75.58 | 76.40 | 77.52 | OR | |
Aleksey Spiridonov | Soviet Union | 75.74 | 73.94 | 75.28 | 75.60 | X | 76.08 | 76.08 | ||
Anatoliy Bondarchuk |
Soviet Union | 75.48 | X | 74.64 | 74.16 | X | 75.46 | 75.48 | ||
4 | Karl-Hans Riehm | West Germany | 75.00 | 73.08 | X | 75.46 | 75.42 | 74.62 | 75.46 | |
5 | Walter Schmidt | West Germany | 72.58 | 74.72 | 74.36 | 73.52 | 74.72 | 72.42 | 74.72 | |
6 | Jochen Sachse | East Germany | 71.90 | 72.84 | 72.80 | 73.14 | 74.30 | 73.70 | 74.30 | |
7 | Chris Black |
Great Britain | 70.56 | 72.38 | 73.18 | X | 69.54 | X | 73.18 | |
8 | Edwin Klein | West Germany | 68.14 | 70.52 | 70.32 | 70.36 | 69.76 | 71.34 | 71.34 | |
9 | Jacques Accambray | France | X | 67.52 | 70.44 | Did not advance | 70.44 | |||
10 | Manfred Seidel | East Germany | 69.66 | X | 70.02 | Did not advance | 70.02 | |||
11 | Shigenobu Murofushi | Japan | X | 68.62 | 68.88 | Did not advance | 68.88 | |||
12 | Peter Farmer |
Australia | 67.98 | 67.92 | 68.00 | Did not advance | 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.
- ^ a b "Hammer Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
External links
- Official Olympic Report Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 18, 2012.