Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates8 April
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning distance80.26 m GR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Nick Miller  Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Matthew Denny  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Mark Dry  Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
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The men's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium in Queensland on 8 April 2018. [1]

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The winning margin was 5.38 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's hammer throw has been won by more than 5 metres at these games.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [2]

World record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)86.74 m Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Games record Flag of Australia.svg  Stuart Rendell  (AUS)77.53 m Melbourne, Australia 24 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Sunday 8 April 201814:00Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With sixteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final. [2]

Final

RankAthlete#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  Nick Miller  (ENG)63.60x76.4880.2679.75x80.26 GR , NR [UK]
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Matthew Denny  (AUS)xx73.8274.88x74.6174.88 PB
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Mark Dry  (SCO)69.0068.4468.7470.7871.3473.1273.12 SB
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Adam Keenan  (CAN)x68.29x70.4370.7572.1572.15
5Flag of England.svg  Taylor Campbell  (ENG)71.69xx71.1872.0371.4672.03
6Ulster banner.svg  Dempsey McGuigan  (NIR)67.0868.7367.8067.3370.2468.2770.24
7Flag of Wales 2.svg  Osian Jones  (WAL)69.4470.14x68.7969.44x70.14
8Flag of Australia.svg  Jack Dalton  (AUS)x68.28x62.96x66.3468.28=PB
9Flag of South Africa.svg  Tshepang Makhethe  (RSA)67.0567.99x—67.99
10Flag of Scotland.svg  Chris Bennett  (SCO)65.2264.29x65.22
11Flag of Australia.svg  Huw Peacock  (AUS)64.68x65.1965.19
12Flag of Cyprus.svg  Constantinos Stathelakos  (CYP)xx64.8764.87
13Flag of Jamaica.svg  Canigia Raynor  (JAM)64.36xx64.36
14Flag of Malaysia.svg  Jackie Siew Cheer Wong  (MAS)62.44x64.3564.35
15Flag of Cyprus.svg  Alexandros Poursanidis  (CYP)xx63.8663.86
16Flag of Kenya.svg  Dominic Ondigi Abunda  (KEN)60.1560.6461.3861.38 NR
Note

References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's hammer throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 Athletics | Men's Hammer Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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