Men's hammer throw at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France |
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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
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 | mixed | women |
Road events | |||
Marathon | men | women | |
20 km walk | men | women | |
Marathon walk relay | mixed | ||
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 at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 2 and 4 August 2024. This will be the 29th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The men's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the second edition in 1900.
Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
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World record | ![]() | 86.74 [1] | Stuttgart, West Germany | 30 August 1986 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 84.80 | Seoul, South Korea | 26 September 1988 |
World leading | ![]() | 84.38 [2] | Nairobi, Kenya | 20 April 2024 |
Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) |
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Africa ( records ) | ![]() | 81.27 |
Asia ( records ) | ![]() | 84.86 |
Europe ( records ) | ![]() | 86.74 WR |
North, Central America and Caribbean ( records ) | ![]() | 84.38 |
Oceania ( records ) | ![]() | 79.29 |
South America ( records ) | ![]() | 78.63 |
For the men's hammer throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 78.20 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. [4] [5]
The qualification is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 10:10 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:35 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking. [6]
The final is scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 20:30 (UTC+2) in the evening. [6]
The men's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 2 and 4 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. Approximately 35 athletes were expected to compete; the exact number was dependent on how many nations used universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking. 31 athletes from 21 nations competed. Wojciech Nowicki of Poland won the gold medal, adding to his 2016 bronze to become the 15th man to earn multiple hammer throw medals. It was Poland's second gold medal in the event, after Szymon Ziółkowski's 2000 victory. Nowicki's countryman Paweł Fajdek took bronze. Between them was Norwegian thrower Eivind Henriksen, with his silver being Norway's first-ever Olympic medal in the men's hammer.
The men's 200 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 5 and 8 August 2024. This will be the 29th time that the men's 200 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
The men's 400 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 4 and 7 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the men's 400 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
The men's 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 7 and 10 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the men's 800 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
The men's 1500 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 2 and 6 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the men's 1500 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 45 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
The men's 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 7 and 10 August 2024. This will be the 26th time that the men's 5000 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 43 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 5 and 7 August 2024. This will be 24th time that the men's 3000 metres steeplechase is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 36 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.
The women's hammer throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 4 and 6 August 2024. This will be the 7th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The women's pole vault at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 5 and 7 August 2024. This will be the seventh time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The women's shot put at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 8 and 9 August 2024. This will be the 20th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The women's high jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 2 and 4 August 2024. This will be the 23rd time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The women's long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 6 and 8 August 2024. This will be the 20th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The women's triple jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This will be the eighth time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The women's discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 2 and 5 August 2024. This will be the 23th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The men's high jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 7 and 10 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The men's pole vault at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 3 and 5 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The men's long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 4 and 6 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The men's triple jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 7 and 9 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The men's shot put at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.
The men's discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 5 and 7 August 2024. This will be the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.