Events at the 2011 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The Men's Hammer throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 & 29.
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip. The size of the ball varies between men's and women's competitions.
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.
Daegu Stadium, also known as the Blue Arc, is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 66,422 people, and parking for 3,550 cars. It is located approximately 11 kilometers or 20 minutes by car from Daegu Airport. It is managed by the Daegu Sports Facilities Management Center.
Koji Murofushi took the lead with his first throw, improving on each of his first three throws to 81.24. Primož Kozmus moved into second place with a second round 79.39 while Krisztián Pars made a minor improvement with every throw (except his failed fifth attempt), passing Kozmus on his fourth throw. Pars last throw was his best, but 81.18 was not quite enough to catch Murofushi.
Koji Alexander Murofushi is a former Japanese hammer thrower and sports scientist. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was the 2004 Olympic champion. In 2011, he was crowned world champion.
Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.
Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008, and 2012, winning the gold medal in 2012. He also won the 2012 and 2014 European championships.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Koji Murofushi ![]() | Krisztián Pars ![]() | Primož Kozmus ![]() |
World record | ![]() | 86.74 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 30 August 1986 |
Championship record | ![]() | 83.89 | Helsinki, Finland | 8 August 2005 |
World leading | ![]() | 81.73 | Yerino, Russia | 4 June 2011 |
African record | ![]() | 80.63 | Durban, South Africa | 15 April 2005 |
Asian record | ![]() | 84.86 | Prague, Czech Republic | 29 June 2003 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 82.52 | Milan, Italy | 7 September 1996 |
South American record | ![]() | 76.42 | Trieste, Italy | 25 July 2001 |
European record | ![]() | 86.74 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 30 August 1986 |
Oceanian record | ![]() | 79.29 | Varaždin, Croatia | 6 July 2002 |
A standard | B standard |
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78.00 m | 74.00 |
Date | Time | Round |
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August 27, 2011 | 20:30 | Qualification |
August 29, 2011 | 19:10 | Final |
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 77.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Koji Murofushi | ![]() | 78.56 | 78.56 | Q, SB | ||
2 | B | Pavel Kryvitski | ![]() | x | 76.80 | 78.16 | 78.16 | Q |
3 | B | Markus Esser | ![]() | 77.60 | 77.60 | Q | ||
4 | A | Krisztián Pars | ![]() | 77.21 | 77.21 | Q | ||
5 | A | Szymon Ziółkowski | ![]() | x | 77.19 | 77.19 | Q | |
6 | A | Dilshod Nazarov | ![]() | 75.34 | 75.17 | 76.93 | 76.93 | q |
7 | B | Yury Shayunou | ![]() | 76.74 | 76.63 | 76.07 | 76.74 | q |
8 | B | Nicola Vizzoni | ![]() | 75.41 | 76.30 | 76.74 | 76.74 | q |
9 | A | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen | ![]() | x | 75.09 | 76.60 | 76.60 | q, SB |
10 | B | Primož Kozmus | ![]() | 76.21 | 76.54 | 76.44 | 76.54 | q |
11 | B | Paweł Fajdek | ![]() | 75.83 | 76.10 | 75.66 | 76.10 | q |
12 | A | Kirill Ikonnikov | ![]() | 75.36 | x | x | 75.36 | q |
13 | A | Ali Al-Zinkawi | ![]() | 75.35 | x | x | 75.35 | |
14 | A | Kibwe Johnson | ![]() | 75.06 | x | x | 75.06 | |
15 | B | Sergej Litvinov | ![]() | 74.80 | x | 73.11 | 74.80 | |
16 | B | Kristóf Németh | ![]() | 73.36 | 74.09 | 73.87 | 74.09 | |
17 | B | Aleksei Sokirskiy | ![]() | x | x | 73.81 | 73.81 | |
18 | A | Eşref Apak | ![]() | 73.38 | 71.99 | x | 73.38 | |
19 | B | James Steacy | ![]() | 73.32 | 71.74 | x | 73.32 | |
20 | A | Igors Sokolovs | ![]() | 71.90 | 71.64 | 72.95 | 72.95 | |
21 | A | Marcel Lomnický | ![]() | 72.68 | 71.44 | 72.16 | 72.68 | |
22 | B | Libor Charfreitag | ![]() | x | 71.87 | 72.20 | 72.20 | |
23 | A | Valeriy Sviatokha | ![]() | x | x | 71.58 | 71.58 | |
24 | A | Eivind Henriksen | ![]() | 68.24 | 71.27 | 70.02 | 71.27 | |
25 | A | András Haklits | ![]() | x | 70.93 | x | 70.93 | |
26 | A | Dzmitry Marshin | ![]() | 70.04 | 68.94 | 68.99 | 70.04 | |
27 | B | Michael Mai | ![]() | 68.35 | x | 69.96 | 69.96 | |
28 | B | Fatih Eryildirim | ![]() | x | 69.37 | 69.04 | 69.37 | |
29 | A | Lee Yun-chul | ![]() | x | 67.14 | 68.98 | 68.98 | SB |
30 | A | Mostafa Al-Gamel | ![]() | x | 64.17 | 68.38 | 68.38 | |
31 | A | Kaveh Mousavi | ![]() | x | 68.01 | x | 68.01 | |
32 | B | Mattias Jons | ![]() | 67.93 | x | x | 67.93 | |
33 | B | Javier Cienfuegos | ![]() | x | 66.78 | 67.49 | 67.49 | |
34 | B | Juan Ignacio Cerra | ![]() | 63.04 | x | 64.27 | 64.27 | |
35 | B | Amanmurad Hommadov | ![]() | 61.31 | 59.94 | 62.97 | 62.97 |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Koji Murofushi | ![]() | 79.72 | 81.03 | 81.24 | 79.42 | 81.24 | 80.83 | 81.24 | SB |
![]() | Krisztián Pars | ![]() | 77.26 | 78.84 | 79.14 | 79.97 | 60.34 | 81.18 | 81.18 | SB |
![]() | Primož Kozmus | ![]() | 77.50 | 79.39 | 78.93 | x | 76.01 | 78.19 | 79.39 | SB |
4 | Markus Esser | ![]() | x | 78.56 | 76.71 | 75.01 | 79.12 | 77.88 | 79.12 | |
5 | Pavel Kryvitski | ![]() | 73.98 | 78.24 | 78.53 | x | 77.35 | x | 78.53 | |
6 | Kirill Ikonnikov | ![]() | x | x | 77.22 | x | 78.37 | 78.12 | 78.37 | |
7 | Szymon Ziółkowski | ![]() | 75.04 | 77.64 | 76.75 | x | 74.99 | 75.10 | 77.64 | |
8 | Nicola Vizzoni | ![]() | 77.04 | 76.31 | 76.94 | 76.01 | 75.82 | x | 77.04 | |
9 | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen | ![]() | 75.38 | 76.60 | 71.34 | 76.60 | SB | |||
10 | Dilshod Nazarov | ![]() | 75.05 | 74.34 | 76.58 | 76.58 | ||||
11 | Paweł Fajdek | ![]() | 74.86 | x | 75.20 | 75.20 | ||||
Yury Shayunou | ![]() | x | x | x | NM |
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