1991 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 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 25, 1991. The qualification mark was set at 75.50 metres.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuriy Sedykh
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Astapkovich
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Flag of Germany.svg Heinz Weis
Germany (GER)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
24.08.1991 12:00h24.08.1991 12:00h
Final Round
25.08.1991 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 1991 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)86.74 m August 30, 1986 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, West Germany
Event Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)83.06 m September 1, 1987 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy
Season Best Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (URS)84.26 m July 3, 1991 Flag of France.svg Reims, France

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Andrey Abduvaliyev  (URS)80.36 m
23Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (URS)79.06 m
34Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Gécsek  (HUN)75.68 m
46Flag of France.svg  Raphaël Piolanti  (FRA)74.92 m
57Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sean Carlin  (AUS)74.90 m
610Flag of Germany.svg  Claus Dethloff  (GER)73.54 m
713Flag of the United States.svg  Lance Deal  (USA)72.90 m
815Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivan Tanev  (BUL)72.52 m
916Flag of Italy.svg  Enrico Sgrulletti  (ITA)72.40 m
1020Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paul Head  (GBR)68.52 m
1123Flag of Sweden.svg  Kjell Bystedt  (SWE)67.20 m
1224Flag of Mexico.svg  Guillermo Guzmán  (MEX)66.80 m
1325Flag of Argentina.svg  Andrés Charadia  (ARG)66.52 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
12Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)77.96 m
25Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Plamen Minev  (BUL)75.08 m
38Flag of France.svg  Walter Ciofani  (FRA)74.74 m
49Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)74.40 m
511Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Flax  (USA)73.26 m
612Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bi Zhong  (CHN)73.24 m
714Flag of Austria.svg  Johann Lindner  (AUT)72.90 m
817Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szitás  (HUN)71.92 m
918Flag of Greece.svg  Savvas Saritzoglou  (GRE)70.60 m
1019Flag of the United States.svg  Jud Logan  (USA)70.04 m
1121Flag of New Zealand.svg  Angus Cooper  (NZL)68.48 m
1222Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Ajet Toska  (ALB)67.26 m
1326Flag of Egypt.svg  Cherif El-Hennawi  (EGY)57.26 m
1427Flag of Singapore.svg  Tuck Yim Wong  (SIN)46.04 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistance
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)81.3881.7081.0680.2679.2879.9481.70 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (URS)77.5279.66X79.7080.9480.9080.94 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)78.0277.7076.8079.1479.6080.4480.44 m
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Tibor Gécsek  (HUN)77.30X75.6277.1678.6878.9878.98 m
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Andrey Abduvaliyev  (URS)77.8677.0478.28X78.3077.8678.30 m
6Flag of France.svg  Walter Ciofani  (FRA)X74.4676.4875.6875.68X76.48 m
7Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Flax  (USA)75.6875.36X75.9875.34X75.98 m
8Flag of France.svg  Raphaël Piolanti  (FRA)72.7872.2473.64X72.0873.4473.64 m
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sean Carlin  (AUS)73.24 m
10Flag of Germany.svg  Claus Dethloff  (GER)72.96 m
11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bi Zhong  (CHN)69.50 m
12Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Plamen Minev  (BUL)68.70 m

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