1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

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These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 26 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday September 1, 1987. The qualification round was staged on Monday August 31, 1987, with the mark set at 80.00 metres.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Litvinov
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Jüri Tamm
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Flag of East Germany.svg Ralf Haber
East Germany (GDR)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
31.08.1987  ??:??h31.08.1987  ??:??h
Final Round
01.09.1987 15:00h

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)86.74 mAugust 30, 1986 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, West Germany
Event Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)82.68 mAugust 9, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
Season Best Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)83.48 mJune 21, 1987 Flag of East Germany.svg Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships
Event Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)83.06 mSeptember 1, 1987 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)81.78 m
29Flag of France.svg  Walter Ciofani  (FRA)76.12 m
310Flag of East Germany.svg  Günther Rodehau  (GDR)76.06 m
412Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Plamen Minev  (BUL)75.18 m
513Flag of Finland.svg  Juha Tiainen  (FIN)75.10 m
614Flag of the United States.svg  Jud Logan  (USA)74.80 m
715Flag of Sweden.svg  Kjell Bystedt  (SWE)74.46 m
816Flag of Italy.svg  Lucio Serrani  (ITA)74.00 m
917Flag of Germany.svg  Jörg Schäfer  (FRG)73.58 m
1019Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Viktor Apostolov  (BUL)73.46 m
1121Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Beierl  (AUT)72.70 m
1224Flag of Argentina.svg  Andrés Charadia  (ARG)63.70 m
1325Flag of Ireland.svg  Gary Halpin  (IRL)63.68 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
12Flag of East Germany.svg  Ralf Haber  (GDR)79.46 m
23Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikulin  (URS)78.60 m
34Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (FRG)77.78 m
45Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Gécsek  (HUN)77.52 m
56Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jüri Tamm  (URS)77.42 m
67Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Sahner  (FRG)77.02 m
78Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Tanev  (BUL)76.50 m
811Flag of Finland.svg  Harri Huhtala  (FIN)75.64 m
918Flag of Sweden.svg  Tore Gustafsson  (SWE)73.54 m
1020Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Flax  (USA)73.36 m
1122Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Fuentes  (ESP)69.54 m
1223Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dave Smith  (GBR)68.56 m
1326Flag of New Zealand.svg  Angus Cooper  (NZL)63.64 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)74.7683.0680.5881.50X80.6483.06 m CR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Jüri Tamm  (URS)78.3877.94X76.8878.1880.8480.84 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  Ralf Haber  (GDR)X77.9278.9479.1880.7678.7880.76 m
4Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Sahner  (FRG)72.3875.8076.6877.3279.5080.5880.58 m
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Nikulin  (URS)76.6278.7479.4878.1880.1880.0080.18 m
6Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (FRG)77.7079.0278.3679.2680.1878.7680.18 m
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Gécsek  (HUN)76.5475.8077.3477.5674.9476.9477.56 m
8Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Plamen Minev  (BUL)75.1677.06XXXX77.06 m
9Flag of East Germany.svg  Günther Rodehau  (GDR)76.18 m
10Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Tanev  (BUL)76.00 m
11Flag of France.svg  Walter Ciofani  (FRA)75.34 m
12Flag of Finland.svg  Harri Huhtala  (FIN)74.98 m

See also

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