1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
Appearance
These are the official results of the men's hammer throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 3 August 1997.
Medalists
Gold | ![]() Germany (GER) |
Silver | ![]() Ukraine (UKR) |
Bronze | ![]() Russia (RUS) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
02.08.1997 – 08:00h | 02.08.1997 – 10:00h |
Final Round | |
03.08.1997 – 17:30h |
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 1997 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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World Record | ![]() |
86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | ![]() |
Event Record | ![]() |
83.06 m | September 1, 1987 | ![]() |
Season Best | ![]() |
83.04 m | June 29, 1997 | ![]() |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
1 | 3 | ![]() |
74.42 | 77.94 | — | 77.94 m |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
X | 77.94 | — | 77.94 m |
3 | 5 | ![]() |
75.86 | 77.12 | — | 77.12 m |
4 | 9 | ![]() |
74.42 | 75.04 | 76.12 | 76.12 m |
5 | 11 | ![]() |
74.26 | 75.32 | 75.26 | 75.32 m |
6 | 12 | ![]() |
75.28 | 74.50 | 73.50 | 75.28 m |
7 | 13 | ![]() |
75.16 | X | 74.18 | 75.16 m |
8 | 15 | ![]() |
68.92 | 74.30 | 74.96 | 74.96 m |
9 | 17 | ![]() |
74.28 | X | X | 74.28 m |
10 | 18 | ![]() |
73.94 | 73.84 | 73.76 | 73.94 m |
11 | 19 | ![]() |
73.92 | X | 73.48 | 73.92 m |
12 | 21 | ![]() |
73.00 | 72.22 | 73.60 | 73.60 m |
13 | 22 | ![]() |
71.52 | 73.42 | 72.62 | 73.42 m |
14 | 23 | ![]() |
X | 66.92 | 72.42 | 72.42 m |
15 | 25 | ![]() |
X | 70.66 | 71.92 | 71.92 m |
16 | 26 | ![]() |
71.80 | X | X | 71.80 m |
17 | 28 | ![]() |
71.54 | 71.32 | 69.02 | 71.54 m |
18 | 31 | ![]() |
71.20 | 70.20 | 68.54 | 71.20 m |
19 | 33 | ![]() |
70.84 | X | X | 70.84 m |
20 | 38 | ![]() |
67.36 | 66.84 | — | 67.36 m |
21 | 40 | ![]() |
49.30 | 53.04 | 52.60 | 53.04 m |
22 | 41 | ![]() |
47.92 | — | — | 47.92 m |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
1 | 1 | ![]() |
80.46 | — | — | 80.46 m |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
75.90 | 77.96 | — | 77.96 m |
3 | 6 | ![]() |
76.44 | 75.58 | 75.12 | 76.44 m |
4 | 7 | ![]() |
75.86 | 76.36 | 74.18 | 76.36 m |
5 | 8 | ![]() |
72.96 | 76.20 | X | 76.20 m |
6 | 10 | ![]() |
75.08 | 75.74 | X | 75.74 m |
7 | 14 | ![]() |
74.86 | 75.16 | 73.12 | 75.16 m |
8 | 16 | ![]() |
74.70 | 73.50 | 72.84 | 74.70 m |
9 | 20 | ![]() |
71.70 | 73.36 | 73.82 | 73.82 m |
10 | 24 | ![]() |
69.68 | 71.92 | 72.12 | 72.12 m |
11 | 27 | ![]() |
71.56 | X | X | 71.56 m |
12 | 29 | ![]() |
71.52 | — | — | 71.52 m |
13 | 30 | ![]() |
71.50 | X | X | 71.50 m |
14 | 32 | ![]() |
70.94 | — | — | 70.94 m |
15 | 34 | ![]() |
X | X | 70.50 | 70.50 m |
16 | 35 | ![]() |
70.04 | 68.66 | X | 70.04 m |
17 | 36 | ![]() |
66.94 | 68.32 | 67.62 | 68.32 m |
18 | 37 | ![]() |
X | X | 67.96 | 67.96 m |
19 | 39 | ![]() |
X | 57.78 | 60.14 | 60.14 m |
— | — | ![]() |
X | X | X | NM |
— | — | ![]() |
X | X | X | NM |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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X | 77.54 | 80.24 | 80.52 | 81.14 | 81.78 | 81.78 m | |
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76.88 | 76.94 | X | 78.04 | X | 81.46 | 81.46 m | |
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78.26 | 79.10 | 79.80 | 80.38 | 80.76 | 78.32 | 80.76 m | |
4 | ![]() |
77.86 | 78.32 | X | 79.32 | 79.96 | 79.28 | 79.96 m | |
5 | ![]() |
X | X | 78.12 | 79.70 | 77.94 | 78.72 | 79.70 m | |
6 | ![]() |
75.18 | 76.60 | 76.46 | 77.36 | 78.12 | 78.68 | 78.68 m | |
7 | ![]() |
76.24 | 77.42 | 77.00 | X | X | X | 77.42 m | |
8 | ![]() |
75.02 | 76.44 | 75.26 | 76.62 | 77.14 | 76.76 | 77.14 m | |
9 | ![]() |
76.12 | 74.94 | X | 76.12 m | ||||
10 | ![]() |
74.82 | 74.50 | X | 74.82 m | ||||
11 | ![]() |
74.08 | 73.26 | 73.44 | 74.08 m | ||||
— | ![]() |
X | X | X | NM |
See also
- 1996 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Atlanta)
- 1997 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
- 1998 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Budapest)
- 2000 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Sydney)