1996 in hammer throw

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This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1996 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States, where the final was held on July 28, 1996.

Men

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 season in track and field
World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)86.74 m August 30, 1986 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart, West Germany

1996 World Year Ranking

RankMarkAthleteVenueDateNote
182.52 mFlag of the United States.svg  Lance Deal  (USA)Milan, Italy07.09.1996 NR
281.76 mFlag of Hungary.svg  Balázs Kiss  (HUN)Nice, France10.07.1996
381.76 mFlag of Belarus.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (BLR)Stayki, Belarus13.07.1996
481.56 mFlag of Russia.svg  Sergey Gavrilov  (RUS)Rostov, Russia16.06.1996PB
580.90 mFlag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)Dortmund, Germany20.07.1996
680.68 mFlag of Russia.svg  Vadim Khersontsev  (RUS)Sankt Peterburg, Russia13.05.1996PB
780.52 mFlag of Ukraine.svg  Andrey Skvaruk  (UKR)Budapest, Hungary20.06.1996
880.02 mFlag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Krykun  (UKR)Atlanta, United States28.07.1996
979.56 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavel Sedláček  (CZE)Prague, Czech Republic08.09.1996PB
1079.52 mFlag of Poland.svg  Szymon Ziółkowski  (POL)Nice, France10.07.1996PB
1179.46 mFlag of Russia.svg  Ilya Konovalov  (RUS)Sankt Peterburg, Russia03.07.1996
1278.94 mFlag of Italy.svg  Enrico Sgrulletti  (ITA)Grosseto, Italy12.09.1996
1378.92 mFlag of Germany.svg  Karsten Kobs  (GER)Köln, Germany22.06.1996PB
1478.82 mFlag of Russia.svg  Vasiliy Sidorenko  (RUS)Sankt Peterburg, Russia03.07.1996
1578.72 mFlag of Sweden.svg  Tore Gustafsson  (SWE)Santa Cruz, United States18.05.1996
1678.38 mFlag of Russia.svg  Sergey Vasilyev  (RUS)Rostov, Russia16.06.1996PB
1778.34 mFlag of France.svg  Raphaël Piolanti  (FRA)Évry-Bondoufle, France22.06.1996
1878.18 mFlag of Belarus.svg  Sergey Alay  (BLR)Stayki, Belarus13.07.1996
1978.06 mFlag of Finland.svg  Marko Wahlman  (FIN)Tampere, Finland20.08.1996
2077.84 mFlag of Greece.svg  Alexandros Papadimitriou  (GRE)Athens, Greece15.06.1996PB
2177.50 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Alberto Sánchez  (CUB)Havana, Cuba23.06.1996
2277.48 mFlag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Németh  (HUN)Zalaegerszeg, Hungary01.06.1996PB
2377.38 mFlag of France.svg  Christophe Épalle  (FRA)Sotteville-les-Rouen, France05.05.1996
2477.36 mFlag of Greece.svg  Hristos Polihroniou  (GRE)Athens, Greece15.06.1996PB
2577.12 mFlag of Russia.svg  Igor Nikulin  (RUS)Sankt Peterburg, Russia03.07.1996

Women

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 season in track and field
World Record Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)68.16 m June 18, 1995 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia
Broken records during the 1996 season in track and field
World Record Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)69.46 m June 22, 1996 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia

1996 World Year Ranking

RankMarkAthleteVenueDateNote
169.46 mFlag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)Sydney, Australia17.02.1996 WR
269.42 mFlag of Romania.svg  Mihaela Melinte  (ROU)Cluj-Napoca, Romania12.05.1996PB
367.48 mFlag of Russia.svg  Alla Davydova  (RUS)Moscow, Russia13.05.1996PB
466.14 mFlag of Belarus.svg  Sviatlana Sudak  (BLR)Halle, Germany11.05.1996
565.02 mFlag of Belarus.svg  Lyudmila Gubkina  (BLR)Minsk, Belarus01.06.1996PB
663.76 mFlag of the United States.svg  Dawn Ellerbe  (USA)Eugene, United States01.06.1996PB
762.86 mFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Deborah Sosimenko  (AUS)Sydney, Australia11.02.1996
862.06 mFlag of Mauritius.svg  Caroline Fournier  (MRI)Montgeron, France30.06.1996 NR
961.86 mFlag of Germany.svg  Simone Mathes  (GER)Halle, Germany11.05.1996
1061.84 mFlag of Russia.svg  Viktoriya Polyanskaya  (RUS)Sochi, Russia10.02.1996PB
1161.34 mFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Shaw  (GBR)Edinburgh, Scotland04.05.1996
1261.24 mFlag of Russia.svg  Oksana Lobzova  (RUS)Moscow, Russia11.06.1996PB
1361.16 mFlag of Germany.svg  Inga Beyer  (GER)Trier, Germany01.06.1996PB
1461.02 mFlag of Russia.svg  Veronika Ushakova  (RUS)Sochi, Russia17.02.1996PB
1560.94 mFlag of American Samoa.svg  Lisa Misipeka  (ASA)Eugene, United States01.06.1996PB
1660.66 mFlag of the United States.svg  Paulette Mitchell  (USA)Lincoln, United States20.05.1996PB
1760.64 mFlag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Konstantinova  (RUS)Rostov, Russia16.06.1996
1860.52 mFlag of the United States.svg  Leslie Coons  (USA)Los Angeles, United States04.05.1996PB
1960.04 mFlag of Panama.svg  Theresa Findlay  (PAN)Eugene, United States01.06.1996 NR
2059.54 mFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lyn Sprules  (GBR)Colchester, United Kingdom26.08.1996PB
2159.44 mFlag of the United States.svg  Windy Dean  (USA)Eugene, United States01.06.1996PB
2259.40 mFlag of Germany.svg  Kirsten Münchow  (GER)Dortmund, Germany20.07.1996PB
2359.16 mFlag of Russia.svg  Natalya Panarina  (RUS)Yekaterinburg, Russia01.06.1996PB
2459.14 mFlag of Germany.svg  Bianca Achilles  (GER)Hagen-Dahl, Germany19.10.1996PB
2559.12 mFlag of Japan.svg  Aya Suzuki  (JPN)Osaka, Japan06.06.1996

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