Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the 2014 Asian Games
Venue Incheon Asiad Main Stadium
Dates27 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
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The men's hammer throw event at the 2014 Asian Games was held at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, Incheon, South Korea on 27 September.

Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon, South Korea from 27 September to 3 October 2014. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women - matching the Olympic athletics programme. The 42 track and field events on the programme were hosted at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, while the road competitions took place around the city's marathon and racewalking course.

Incheon Asiad Main Stadium stadium

The Incheon Stadium, commonly known as the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, is a stadium located in Incheon, South Korea. Completed in July 2014, it is used mostly for athletics meets and was the main venue of the 2014 Asian Games. The stadium has been designed with an initial capacity of roughly 60,000 spectators. After the 2014 Asian Games, capacity was reduced to 30,000 spectators. The stadium has an oval running track enclosing a regulation-size soccer field. Outside, there's a tennis court, a subsidiary stadium, and the 1,415.13㎡ Yeonhui Cricket Ground.

South Korea Republic in East Asia

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying to the east of the Asian mainland. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia, under Gwanggaeto the Great. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone and has a predominantly mountainous terrain. It comprises an estimated 51.4 million residents distributed over 100,363 km2 (38,750 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of around 10 million.

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Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

DateTimeEvent
Saturday, 27 September 201418:50Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)86.74 Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Asian Record Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)84.86 Prague, Czech Republic 29 June 2003
Games Record Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)78.72 Busan, South Korea 8 October 2002

Results

Legend
RankAthleteAttemptResultNotes
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Dilshod Nazarov  (TJK)73.2773.8176.4976.8276.3276.1476.82
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Shizhu  (CHN)72.8472.5470.7673.6572.1873.3073.65
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wan Yong  (CHN)X73.4373.3372.9273.39X73.43
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Ali Al-Zinkawi  (KUW)69.3272.88XX69.66X72.88
5Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Suhrob Khodjaev  (UZB)X68.3970.2869.7271.4370.1971.43
6Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Yun-chul  (KOR)68.88X70.3669.47X69.0770.36
7Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Mergen Mämmedow  (TKM)66.50X66.9568.6868.0168.0368.68
8Flag of India.svg  Chandrodaya Narayan Singh  (IND)65.67X65.86X66.98X66.98
9Flag of Thailand.svg  Tantipong Phetchaiya  (THA)57.6057.1458.3258.32
Flag of Qatar.svg  Ashraf Amgad El-Seify  (QAT)XXXNM
Flag of Iran.svg  Reza Moghaddam  (IRI)XXXNM
Flag of Iran.svg  Kaveh Mousavi  (IRI)XXXNM

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