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Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates26–28 July
Competitors20 from 13 nations
Winning distance77.52 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuriy Sedykh
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksey Spiridonov
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anatoliy Bondarchuk
 Soviet Union
← 1972
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The men's hammer throw competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada took place on 26–28 July.[1] There were 20 competitors from 13 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Yuriy Sedykh of the Soviet Union, the nation's second consecutive and fourth overall victory in the men's hammer throw (moving out of a tie with Hungary into sole possession of second-most all-time after the United States' seven). The Soviets swept the medals, with Aleksey Spiridonov taking silver and defending champion Anatoliy Bondarchuk earning bronze. It was the third medal sweep in the men's hammer throw (the United States had done it in 1900 and 1904). Bondarchuk was the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event.

Background

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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 Anatoliy Bondarchuk of the Soviet Union, silver medalist Jochen Sachse of East Germany, seventh-place finisher Edwin Klein of West Germany, eighth-place finisher Shigenobu Murofushi of Japan, tenth-place finisher Karl-Hans Riehm of West Germany, seventeenth-place finisher Peter Sternad of Austria, and nineteenth-place finisher Jacques Accambray of France. The Soviets and West Germans were favored, particularly Yuriy Sedykh and Karl-Hans Riehm.[2]

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

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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

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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

Yuriy Sedykh broke the Olympic record with his second throw of the final, at 77.52 metres. That throw was unbeaten through the rest of the competition. Aleksey Spiridonov also (but later) bettered the old record, with 76.08 metres; Anatoliy Bondarchuk's best throw was 2 centimetres short of his own old record.

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Monday, 26 July 1976 10:00 Qualifying
Wednesday, 28 July 1976 14:00 Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Qual. rule: qualification standard 69.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
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

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuriy Sedykh  Soviet Union 75.64 77.52 OR X X 75.58 76.40 77.52 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksey Spiridonov  Soviet Union 75.74 73.94 75.28 75.60 X 76.08 76.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Hammer Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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