1984 in hammer throw

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This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1984 in the Men's hammer throw . One of the main events during this season were the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California (USA), where the final of the men's competition was held on August 6, 1984. Women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. Soviet Union's Yuriy Sedykh broke the world record during the 1984 season.

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Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 season in track and field
World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)84.14 m June 21, 1983 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union
Broken records during the 1984 season in track and field
World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)86.34 m July 3, 1984 Flag of Ireland.svg Cork, Ireland


1984 World Year Ranking

RankMarkAthleteVenueDateNote
186.34 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS) Cork, Ireland 03.07.1984 WR
285.20 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS) Cork, Ireland 03.07.1984PB
384.40 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jüri Tamm  (URS) Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia 09.09.1984PB
482.56 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikulin  (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 17.08.1984
581.52 mFlag of Finland.svg  Juha Tiainen  (FIN) Tampere, Finland 11.06.1984PB
681.44 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Tarasyuk  (URS) Minsk, Soviet Union 10.08.1984PB
781.20 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Grigorash  (URS) Kyiv, Soviet Union 23.08.1984PB
880.68 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Litvinenko  (URS) Kyiv, Soviet Union 23.08.1984PB
980.64 mFlag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Emanuil Dyulgerov  (BUL) Sofia, Bulgaria 25.08.1984PB
1080.50 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Gerstenberg  (GDR) Berlin, East Germany 15.07.1984PB
1180.20 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Günther Rodehau  (GDR) Celje, FR Yugoslavia 05.05.1984PB
1280.16 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoliy Chyuzhas  (URS) Klapeida, Soviet Union 27.05.1984PB
1379.98 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (URS) Vitebsk, Soviet Union 15.07.1984PB
1479.90 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Roland Steuk  (GDR) Sofia, Bulgaria 16.06.1984PB
1579.46 mFlag of Poland.svg  Mariusz Tomaszewski  (POL) Zabrze, Poland 01.07.1984PB
1679.44 mFlag of Germany.svg  Karl-Hans Riehm  (FRG) Augsburg, West Germany 05.05.1984
1779.38 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Matthias Moder  (GDR) Berlin, East Germany 15.07.1984PB
79.38 mFlag of East Germany.svg  Ralf Haber  (GDR) Berlin, East Germany 15.07.1984PB
1979.36 mFlag of Germany.svg  Klaus Ploghaus  (FRG) Augsburg, West Germany 05.05.1984
2079.06 mFlag of Hungary.svg  József Vida  (HUN) Szombathely, Hungary 28.08.1984PB
2178.86 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoliy Yefimov  (URS) Leningrad, Soviet Union 15.07.1984
2278.84 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Frantisek Vrbka  (TCH) Prague, Czechoslovakia 02.06.1984PB
78.84 mFlag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szitás  (HUN) Miskolc, Hungary 26.08.1984PB
2478.74 mFlag of Finland.svg  Harri Huhtala  (FIN) Turku, Finland 26.06.1984PB
2578.62 mFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Dvoretskiy  (URS) Gorky, Soviet Union 12.08.1984PB


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