Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue Stade de France, Paris, France
Date
  • 2 August 2024 (qualification)
    4 August 2024 (final)
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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.

Background

The men's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the second edition in 1900.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)LocationDate
World record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)86.74 [1] Stuttgart, West Germany30 August 1986
Olympic record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Litvinov  (URS)84.80 Seoul, South Korea26 September 1988
World leadingFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethan Katzberg  (CAN)84.38 [2] Nairobi, Kenya20 April 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics [3]
Area RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)
Africa ( records )Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Elgamel  (EGY)81.27
Asia ( records )Flag of Japan.svg  Koji Murofushi  (JPN)84.86
Europe ( records )Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuriy Sedykh  (URS)86.74 WR
North, Central America

and Caribbean ( records )

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ethan Katzberg  (CAN)84.38
Oceania ( records )Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stuart Rendell  (AUS)79.29
South America ( records )Flag of Brazil.svg  Wagner Domingos  (BRA)78.63

Qualification

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]

Results

Qualification

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]

Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 20:30 (UTC+2) in the evening. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "All time Top lists – Senior – Hammer throw men", World Athletics , 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Hammer throw men", World Athletics , 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Records – Hammer throw men". World Athletics . 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com , 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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