Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
| Men's hammer throw at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||
| Date | July 30 | ||||||
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| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | |||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | |||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | |||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | |||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 30, 1928.
Sixteen hammer throwers from eleven nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Pat O'Callaghan Ireland |
Ossian Skiöld Sweden |
Edmund Black United States |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 57.77 |  Patrick Ryan |
New York (USA) | August 17, 1913 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 54.74 | Matt McGrath |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
Results
Qualification
The best six throwers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.
Group 1
| Place | Athlete | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmund Black (USA) | 49.03 | 2 | Q |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Armando Poggioli (ITA) | 46.96 | 5 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Connor (USA) | 46.75 | 6 | Q |
| 4 |  Federico Kleger (ARG) | 46.61 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Ricardo Bayer (CHI) | 46.34 | 8 | |
| 6 |  Henk Kamerbeek (NED) | 46.02 | 10 | |
| 7 | Carl Johan Lind (SWE) | 44.46 | 14 | |
| 8 |  Harald Stenerud (NOR) | 41.06 | 16 |
Group 2
| Place | Athlete | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ossian Skiöld (SWE) | 51.29 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Pat O'Callaghan (IRL) | 47.49 | 3 | Q |
| 3 | Don Gwinn (USA) | 47.15 | 4 | Q |
| 4 |  Erik Eriksson (FIN) | 46.22 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Malcolm Nokes (GBR) | 45.37 | 11 | |
| 6 | Kenneth Caskey (USA) | 44.80 | 12 | |
| 7 | Camillo Zemi (ITA) | 44.47 | 13 | |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yoshio Okita (JPN) | 44.41 | 15 |
Final
The final was held on the same day.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | Final Width | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat O'Callaghan (IRL) | 47.49 | 51.39 | 51.39 |
| 2 | Ossian Skiöld (SWE) | 51.29 | 51.29 | |
| 3 | Edmund Black (USA) | 49.03 | 49.03 | |
| 4 | Armando Poggioli (ITA) | 46.96 | 48.37 | 48.37 |
| 5 | Don Gwinn (USA) | 47.15 | 47.15 | |
| 6 | Frank Connor (USA) | 46.75 | 46.75 |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2008.
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