1980 in hammer throw

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This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw . One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. The world record was broken five times during the 1980 season.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field
World Record Flag of Germany.svg  Karl-Hans Riehm  (FRG)80.32 m August 6, 1978 Flag of Germany.svg Heidenheim, West Germany
Standing records after to the 1980 season in track and field
World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)80.38 m May 16, 1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leselidze, Soviet Union
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jüri Tamm  (URS)80.46 m
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)80.64 m
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)81.66 m May 24, 1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sochi, Soviet Union
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)81.80 m July 31, 1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union

1980 World Year Ranking

RankMarkAthleteVenueDateNote
181.80 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Syedikh  (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 1980-07-31 WR
281.66 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS) Sochi, Soviet Union 1980-05-24 WR
380.80 mFlag of Germany.svg  Karl-Hans Riehm  (FRG) Rhede, West Germany 1980-07-30 Sport records icon PB.svg
480.48 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Boris Zaychuk  (URS) Sochi, Soviet Union 1980-05-24 Sport records icon PB.svg
580.46 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jüri Tamm  (URS) Leselidze, Soviet Union 1980-05-16 Sport records icon PB.svg
680.34 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikulin  (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 1980-06-21 Sport records icon PB.svg
778.94 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Gerstenberg  (GDR) Erfurt, East Germany 1980-05-18 Sport records icon PB.svg
878.58 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Kozlov  (URS) Adler, Soviet Union 1980-05-24 Sport records icon PB.svg
978.52 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksey Malyukov  (URS) Adler, Soviet Union 1980-05-24 Sport records icon PB.svg
1077.96 mFlag of Germany.svg  Manfred Hüning  (FRG) Rhede, West Germany 1980-07-30
1177.84 mFlag of Italy.svg  Giampaolo Urlando  (ITA) Pescara, Italy 1980-06-07 Sport records icon PB.svg
1277.80 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Bunyeyev  (URS) Cheboksary, Soviet Union 1980-05-31 Sport records icon PB.svg
1377.72 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Roland Steuk  (GDR) Cottbus, East Germany 1980-07-18
1477.60 mFlag of Germany.svg  Klaus Ploghaus  (FRG) Rome, Italy 1980-08-05 Sport records icon PB.svg
1577.42 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Pavel Ryepin  (URS) Leselidze, Soviet Union 1980-04-24 Sport records icon PB.svg
1677.16 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Grigoriy Shevtsov  (URS) Cheboksary, Soviet Union 1980-05-31 Sport records icon PB.svg
1777.02 mFlag of Italy.svg  Orlando Bianchini  (ITA) Pescara, Italy 1980-06-07 Sport records icon PB.svg
1876.98 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Olyeg Dyatlov  (URS) Pyatigorsk, Soviet Union 1980-08-30 Sport records icon PB.svg
1976.58 mFlag of Poland.svg  Ireneusz Golda  (POL) Poznan, Poland 1980-08-16 Sport records icon PB.svg
2076.02 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentin Dmitryenko  (URS) Nikolayev, Soviet Union 1980-06-13
Flag of East Germany.svg  Tobias Stopat  (GDR) Dresden, East Germany 1980-07-05 Sport records icon PB.svg
2275.94 mFlag of Finland.svg  Harri Huhtala  (FIN) Karhula, Finland 1980-08-19 Sport records icon PB.svg
2375.88 mFlag of Finland.svg  Juha Tiainen  (FIN) Helsinki, Finland 1980-08-30 Sport records icon PB.svg
2475.74 mFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Emanuil Dyulgerov  (BUL) Sofia, Bulgaria 1980-06-07 Sport records icon PB.svg
2575.68 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoliy Chyuzhas  (URS) Gomel, Soviet Union 1980-05-22 Sport records icon PB.svg

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