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This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1986 in the Men's hammer throw . One of the main events during this season were the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 30, 1986. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. Soviet Union's Yuriy Sedykh broke his own world record twice during the 1986 season.
Standing records prior to the 1986 season in track and field | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 86.34 m | July 3, 1984 | ![]() |
Standing records after to the 1986 season in track and field | ||||
World Record | ![]() | 86.66 m | June 22, 1986 | ![]() |
World Record | ![]() | 86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | ![]() |
Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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1 | 86.74 m | ![]() | Stuttgart, West Germany | 1986-08-30 | WR |
2 | 86.04 m | ![]() | Dresden, East Germany | 1986-07-03 | PB |
3 | 82.34 m | ![]() | Dresden, East Germany | 1986-07-03 | |
4 | 82.24 m | ![]() | Klaipėda, Soviet Union | 1986-08-24 | NR |
5 | 81.70 m | ![]() | Dresden, East Germany | 1986-08-16 | |
6 | 81.32 m | ![]() | Paderborn, West Germany | 1986-05-24 | PB |
7 | 80.88 m | ![]() | Walnut, United States | 1986-04-27 | PB |
![]() | Leselidze, Soviet Union | 1986-05-18 | |||
9 | 80.70 m | ![]() | Tiraspol, Soviet Union | 1986-08-10 | PB |
10 | 80.68 m | ![]() | Minsk, Soviet Union | 1986-06-01 | PB |
11 | 80.60 m | ![]() | Dresden, East Germany | 1986-08-16 | PB |
12 | 80.38 m | ![]() | Rhede, West Germany | 1986-07-02 | |
13 | 80.30 m | ![]() | Berlin, East Germany | 1986-08-20 | |
14 | 80.20 m | ![]() | Volgograd, Soviet Union | 1986-09-06 | PB |
15 | 79.92 m | ![]() | West Berlin | 1986-08-15 | PB |
16 | 79.84 m | ![]() | Minsk, Soviet Union | 1986-08-31 | PB |
17 | 79.70 m | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1986-05-24 | PB |
18 | 79.66 m | ![]() | Klaipėda, Soviet Union | 1986-08-24 | PB |
19 | 79.32 m | ![]() | Rehlingen, West Germany | 1986-05-19 | |
20 | 79.30 m | ![]() | Minsk, Soviet Union | 1986-06-01 | |
21 | 79.12 m | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary | 1986-08-11 | PB |
22 | 79.00 m | ![]() | Lipetsk, Soviet Union | 1986-07-19 | PB |
23 | 78.92 m | ![]() | Yalta, Soviet Union | 1986-10-12 | PB |
24 | 78.64 m | ![]() | Yalta, Soviet Union | 1986-10-12 | PB |
25 | 78.64 m | ![]() | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1986-06-03 |