1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 6, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 76.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Andrey AbduvaliyevTajikistan (TJK) |
| Silver |  Igor AstapkovichBelarus (BLR) |
| Bronze |  Tibor GécsekHungary (HUN) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 05.08.1995 – 11:00h | 05.08.1995 – 13:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 06.08.1995 – 14:15h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.74 m | August 30, 1986 |  Stuttgart, West Germany
|
| Event Record | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
83.06 m | September 1, 1987 |  Rome, Italy
|
| Season Best |  Igor Astapkovich (BLR) |
82.60 m | May 29, 1995 | Szombathely, Hungary
|
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) |
79.12 | — | — | 79.12 m |
| 2 | 4 |  Lance Deal (USA) |
76.38 | 76.70 | — | 76.70 m |
| 3 | 5 | Tibor Gécsek (HUN) |
76.64 | — | — | 76.64 m |
| 4 | 7 |  Aleksandr Seleznyov (RUS) |
72.76 | 76.16 | 74.04 | 76.16 m |
| 5 | 8 | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) |
75.58 | — | — | 75.58 m |
| 6 | 12 |  Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) |
72.32 | 74.48 | 74.30 | 74.48 m |
| 7 | 18 | Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) |
X | 71.82 | 72.60 | 72.60 m |
| 8 | 19 |  Plamen Minev (BUL) |
70.94 | 72.60 | 67.90 | 72.60 m |
| 9 | 20 |  Per Karlsson (SWE) |
X | 70.54 | 72.48 | 72.48 m |
| 10 | 21 |  Mika Laaksonen (FIN) |
71.46 | 71.72 | 72.20 | 72.20 m |
| 11 | 22 |  Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) |
71.08 | 71.84 | 71.30 | 71.84 m |
| 12 | 24 | Zoltán Fábián (HUN) |
69.36 | 71.06 | 71.02 | 71.06 m |
| 13 | 26 |  Gilles Dupray (FRA) |
68.98 | 70.46 | 69.64 | 70.46 m |
| 14 | 27 | Claus Dethloff (GER) |
67.14 | 69.64 | X | 69.64 m |
| 15 | 30 |  José Manuel Perez (ESP) |
68.42 | 67.10 | 65.28 | 68.42 m |
| 16 | 33 |  Pavel Sedláček (CZE) |
X | 66.14 | 67.94 | 67.94 m |
| 17 | 34 |  Peter Vivian (GBR) |
X | 67.28 | 65.90 | 67.28 m |
| 18 | 36 |  Vitaliy Khozhatelyov (UZB) |
65.60 | 66.46 | 65.82 | 66.46 m |
| 19 | 39 |  Waleed Al-Bekheet (KUW) |
X | 59.22 | 61.50 | 61.50 m |
| 20 | 41 |  Agustin Jarina (PHI) |
49.98 | 49.94 | — | 49.98 m |
| — | — |  Hristos Polihroniou (GRE) |
X | X | X | NM |
| — | — | Heinz Weis (GER) |
— | — | — | DNS |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK) |
75.50 | 79.18 | — | 79.18 m |
| 2 | 3 | Balázs Kiss (HUN) |
78.04 | — | — | 78.04 m |
| 3 | 6 | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) |
74.00 | 76.26 | — | 76.26 m |
| 4 | 9 | Sergey Alay (BLR) |
74.38 | 75.36 | X | 75.36 m |
| 5 | 10 | Vadim Kolesnik (UKR) |
X | 74.86 | X | 74.86 m |
| 6 | 11 | Marko Wahlman (FIN) |
74.60 | X | 73.64 | 74.60 m |
| 7 | 13 | Tore Gustafsson (SWE) |
72.64 | 71.92 | 74.44 | 74.44 m |
| 8 | 14 |  Sean Carlin (AUS) |
73.02 | 71.84 | 73.86 | 73.86 m |
| 9 | 15 | Christophe Épalle (FRA) |
72.04 | 73.62 | 72.02 | 73.62 m |
| 10 | 16 | Karsten Kobs (GER) |
72.96 | X | X | 72.96 m |
| 11 | 17 |  Jüri Tamm (EST) |
71.06 | X | 72.66 | 72.66 m |
| 12 | 23 | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) |
71.78 | X | 71.22 | 71.78 m |
| 13 | 25 | Lasse Akselin (FIN) |
70.82 | 70.22 | X | 70.82 m |
| 14 | 28 | Kevin McMahon (USA) |
68.40 | 69.14 | 67.58 | 69.14 m |
| 15 | 29 |  Jan Bielecki (DEN) |
68.80 | X | X | 68.80 m |
| 16 | 31 |  Hakim Toumi (ALG) |
68.36 | 62.68 | 66.40 | 68.36 m |
| 17 | 32 |  Roman Linscheid (IRL) |
68.14 | 68.34 | 68.08 | 68.34 m |
| 18 | 35 |  Koji Murofushi (JPN) |
67.06 | X | X | 67.06 m |
| 19 | 37 |  Andrés Charadia (ARG) |
66.34 | 65.78 | 64.88 | 66.34 m |
| 20 | 38 |  Cherif El Hennawi (EGY) |
X | 63.68 | 65.66 | 65.66 m |
| 21 | 40 | Brentt Jones (AUS) |
50.52 | 49.44 | 46.80 | 50.52 m |
| — | — |  Alberto Sánchez (CUB) |
X | X | X | NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
 |
 Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK) |
77.68 | 79.10 | 78.22 | 80.12 | 79.00 | 81.56 | 81.56 m |
 |
 Igor Astapkovich (BLR) |
X | 79.02 | 79.98 | 81.10 | 80.58 | 80.26 | 81.10 m |
 |
 Tibor Gécsek (HUN) |
79.20 | 80.40 | 77.94 | 80.98 | X | X | 80.98 m |
| 4 | Balázs Kiss (HUN) |
79.02 | 77.84 | 78.70 | 78.18 | 77.46 | X | 79.02 m |
| 5 |  Lance Deal (USA) |
X | 73.12 | 76.24 | 77.86 | 78.12 | 78.66 | 78.66 m |
| 6 | Sergey Alay (BLR) |
74.26 | 75.68 | 76.66 | 71.84 | 75.38 | 75.74 | 76.66 m |
| 7 |  Ilya Konovalov (RUS) |
75.84 | 75.52 | 76.50 | X | 72.46 | 76.46 | 76.50 m |
| 8 | Aleksandr Seleznyov (RUS) |
76.18 | X | X | X | X | 72.02 | 76.18 m |
| 9 |  Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) |
75.98 | X | 75.18 | 75.98 m | |||
| 10 |  Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) |
73.32 | 75.52 | 74.10 | 75.52 m | |||
| 11 | Vadim Kolesnik (UKR) |
X | 75.18 | 74.50 | 75.18 m | |||
| 12 |  Marko Wahlman (FIN) |
73.02 | X | 71.04 | 73.02 m | |||
See also
- 1992 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Barcelona)
- 1994 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Helsinki)
- 1995 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
- 1996 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Atlanta)
- 1998 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Budapest)