1997 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 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 3 August 1997.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Germany.svg Heinz Weis
Germany (GER)
Silver Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Skvaruk
Ukraine (UKR)
Bronze Flag of Russia.svg Vasiliy Sidorenko
Russia (RUS)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
02.08.1997 08:00h02.08.1997 10:00h
Final Round
03.08.1997 17:30h

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 1997 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 Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)83.04 m June 29, 1997 Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
13Flag of Russia.svg  Vasiliy Sidorenko  (RUS)74.4277.9477.94 m
24Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Skvaruk  (UKR)X77.9477.94 m
35Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)75.8677.1277.12 m
49Flag of France.svg  Raphaël Piolanti  (FRA)74.4275.0476.1276.12 m
511Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Krykun  (UKR)74.2675.3275.2675.32 m
612Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)75.2874.5073.5075.28 m
713Flag of Germany.svg  Holger Klose  (GER)75.16X74.1875.16 m
815Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Andrey Abduvaliyev  (UZB)68.9274.3074.9674.96 m
917Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stuart Rendell  (AUS)74.28XX74.28 m
1018Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavel Sedláček  (CZE)73.9473.8473.7673.94 m
1119Flag of Greece.svg  Alexandros Papadimitriou  (GRE)73.92X73.4873.92 m
1221Flag of Finland.svg  Marko Wahlman  (FIN)73.0072.2273.6073.60 m
1322Flag of Italy.svg  Nicola Vizzoni  (ITA)71.5273.4272.6273.42 m
1423Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin McMahon  (USA)X66.9272.4272.42 m
1525Flag of the United States.svg  Jud Logan  (USA)X70.6671.9271.92 m
1626Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Németh  (HUN)71.80XX71.80 m
1728Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Pałyszko  (POL)71.5471.3269.0271.54 m
1831Flag of France.svg  David Chaussinand  (FRA)71.2070.2068.5471.20 m
1933Flag of Belarus.svg  Aleksandr Krasko  (BLR)70.84XX70.84 m
2038Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolaos Gentekos  (GRE)67.3666.8467.36 m
2140Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brentt Jones  (GBR)49.3053.0452.6053.04 m
2241Flag of Honduras.svg  Enrique Reina  (HON)47.9247.92 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
11Flag of Hungary.svg  Balázs Kiss  (HUN)80.4680.46 m
22Flag of Belarus.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (BLR)75.9077.9677.96 m
36Flag of Russia.svg  Vadim Khersontsev  (RUS)76.4475.5875.1276.44 m
47Flag of Russia.svg  Ilya Konovalov  (RUS)75.8676.3674.1876.36 m
58Flag of Germany.svg  Karsten Kobs  (GER)72.9676.20X76.20 m
610Flag of Belarus.svg  Ivan Tikhon  (BLR)75.0875.74X75.74 m
714Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vadim Kolesnik  (UKR)74.8675.1673.1275.16 m
816Flag of Italy.svg  Enrico Sgrulletti  (ITA)74.7073.5072.8474.70 m
920Flag of Denmark.svg  Jan Bielecki  (DEN)71.7073.3673.8273.82 m
1024Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Fábián  (HUN)69.6871.9272.1272.12 m
1127Flag of Greece.svg  Christos Polychroniou  (GRE)71.56XX71.56 m
1229Flag of the United States.svg  David Popejoy  (USA)71.5271.52 m
1330Flag of Italy.svg  Loris Paoluzzi  (ITA)71.50XX71.50 m
1432Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Smith  (GBR)70.9470.94 m
1534Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vladimír Maška  (CZE)XX70.5070.50 m
1635Flag of Portugal.svg  Vítor Costa  (POR)70.0468.66X70.04 m
1736Flag of Algeria.svg  Hakim Toumi  (ALG)66.9468.3267.6268.32 m
1837Flag of Ireland.svg  Roman Linscheid  (IRL)XX67.9667.96 m
1939Flag of Peru.svg  Eduardo Acuña  (PER)X57.7860.1460.14 m
Flag of France.svg  Christophe Épalle  (FRA)XXXNM
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Naser Al Husaini  (KUW)XXXNM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)X77.5480.2480.5281.1481.7881.78 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ukraine.svg  Andrey Skvaruk  (UKR)76.8876.94X78.04X81.4681.46 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Vasiliy Sidorenko  (RUS)78.2679.1079.8080.3880.7678.3280.76 m
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Balázs Kiss  (HUN)77.8678.32X79.3279.9679.2879.96 m
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Igor Astapkovich  (BLR)XX78.1279.7077.9478.7279.70 m
6Flag of Russia.svg  Ilya Konovalov  (RUS)75.1876.6076.4677.3678.1278.6878.68 m
7Flag of Russia.svg  Vadim Khersontsev  (RUS)76.2477.4277.00XXX77.42 m
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Krykun  (UKR)75.0276.4475.2676.6277.1476.7677.14 m
9Flag of Germany.svg  Karsten Kobs  (GER)76.1274.94X76.12 m
10Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)74.8274.50X74.82 m
11Flag of France.svg  Raphaël Piolanti  (FRA)74.0873.2673.4474.08 m
Flag of Belarus.svg  Ivan Tikhon  (BLR)XXXNM

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