The men's hammer throw at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 23 & 25 July. [1] [2] The final was won by American Conor McCullough. A six-kilogram ball was used throughout the competition.
The men's hammer throw at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 23 & 25 July. [1] [2] The final was won by American Conor McCullough. A six-kilogram ball was used throughout the competition.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Conor McCullough  | Ákos Hudi  | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry  |
Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Distance | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World junior record | Javier Cienfuegos |  | 82.97 | Madrid | June 17, 2009 |
| Championship record | Yevgeniy Aydamirov |  | 78.42 | Beijing | August 28, 2006 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Distance | WJR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 25 | Final | Conor McCullough | | 80.79 | CR |
25 July
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Conor McCullough | | 77.59 | 80.79 | 80.18 | 78.05 | 80.69 | x | 80.79 | (CR), (NJR) |
 | Ákos Hudi | | 78.37 | x | 74.15 | 77.28 | 76.56 | 75.33 | 78.37 | |
 | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry | | 76.38 | 76.66 | 74.70 | 75.23 | 76.54 | 76.05 | 76.66 | (PB) |
| 4 | Bartłomiej Krupa |  | 74.43 | 68.56 | x | 69.05 | 72.36 | x | 74.43 | (PB) |
| 5 | Dániel Szabó | | x | 71.16 | 74.41 | x | 70.85 | x | 74.41 | |
| 6 | Pavel Bareisha |  | 72.41 | x | x | 73.23 | x | 71.99 | 73.23 | (PB) |
| 7 | Quentin Bigot |  | 70.22 | 68.45 | 69.40 | 70.18 | 69.02 | 71.51 | 71.51 | |
| 8 | Paul Hützen |  | x | 67.03 | 67.22 | 64.07 | x | x | 67.22 | |
| 9 | Marcin Pastuszko | | x | 67.22 | x | 67.22 | ||||
| 10 | Justin Welch | | 67.20 | x | x | 67.20 | ||||
| 11 | Edgards Gailis |  | 67.02 | 66.46 | x | 67.02 | ||||
| 12 | Tomáš Kružliak |  | 66.02 | x | 66.54 | 66.54 | ||||
Key: CR = Championship record, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best
23 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Conor McCullough | | 76.05 | - | - | 76.05 | Q |
| 2 | Bartłomiej Krupa | | x | 71.55 | - | 71.55 | Q |
| 3 | Dániel Szabó | | 60.24 | x | x | 70.89 | q |
| 4 | Edgars Gailis | | 68.13 | x | 67.34 | 68.13 | q |
| 5 | Tomáš Kružliak | | x | 64.54 | 67.50 | 67.50 | q |
| 6 | Harinder Singh |  | 63.82 | 66.57 | 65.51 | 66.57 | |
| 7 | Serghei Marghiev |  | 63.78 | x | 66.56 | 66.56 | |
| 8 | Tristan Schwandke | | x | x | 66.12 | 66.12 | |
| 9 | Servando Rivas | | 62.36 | 65.71 | 64.42 | 65.71 | |
| 10 | Pedro Martín | | 65.54 | 65.38 | 61.80 | 65.54 | |
| 11 | Mikko Koskiranta |  | 60.80 | 63.71 | 64.99 | 64.99 | |
| 12 | Zdravko Dimitrov |  | x | 63.98 | 64.75 | 64.75 | |
| 13 | Simone Falloni |  | 64.49 | 63.35 | 60.24 | 64.49 | |
| 14 | Abdulhamed Mohammad |  | 62.98 | x | 64.36 | 64.36 | |
| 15 | Elias Håkansson |  | - | 62.72 | x | 62.72 | |
| 16 | Cheng Tzu-Chi |  | 60.49 | 60.18 | x | 60.49 | |
| 17 | Enrique Gaitán |  | x | x | 54.12 | 54.12 | |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Ákos Hudi | | 76.62 | - | - | 76.62 | Q |
| 2 | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry | | 73.23 | - | - | 73.23 | Q |
| 3 | Pavel Bareisha |  | 68.33 | 72.35 | - | 72.35 | Q |
| 4 | Quentin Bigot | | 69.01 | 69.25 | 70.41 | 70.41 | q |
| 5 | Marcin Pastuszko | | x | 68.52 | 67.29 | 68.52 | q |
| 6 | Justin Welch | | 67.46 | x | x | 67.46 | q |
| 7 | Paul Hützen | | 66.82 | x | 63.97 | 66.82 | q |
| 8 | Joelvis Hernández |  | x | x | 66.32 | 66.32 | |
| 9 | Alexandru Mehes |  | 62.06 | 62.03 | 65.35 | 65.35 | |
| 10 | Juho Saarikoski | | 63.76 | x | 63.10 | 63.76 | |
| 11 | Özkan Baltaci |  | x | 61.95 | x | 61.95 | |
| 12 | Anastas Papazov | | 61.52 | 58.65 | x | 61.52 | |
| 13 | Demetris Elia |  | 70.17 | 70.89 | 69.95 | 60.24 | |
| 14 | Ryota Kashimura |  | x | x | 58.91 | 58.91 | |
| 15 | Kevin Bowman |  | x | x | 54.51 | 54.51 | |
| Martin Lehemets |  | x | x | x | NM | ||
| Pezhman Ghalehnoei |  | x | x | x | NM | ||
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.
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