Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates15 August 2008 (qualification)
17 August 2008 (final)
Competitors33 from 26 nations
Winning distance82.02
Medalists
 Primož Kozmus  Slovenia
 Vadim Devyatovskiy[1]  Belarus
 Ivan Tsikhan[1]  Belarus
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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 women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's hammer throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 15 (qualifications) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium.[2]

The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 78.50 m (257 ft 7 in) (A standard) and 74.00 m (242 ft 9 in) (B standard).[3]

The original silver and bronze medalists, Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus, were disqualified in December 2008 for testing positive for abnormal levels of testosterone. The medals were awarded to Krisztián Pars of Hungary and Koji Murofushi of Japan respectively. Tsikhan announced that he and Devyatovskiy intended to appeal the IOC's decision.[4] In June 2010 the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the disqualifed Belarusians should get their original medals back due to errors at the Chinese medical lab.[1]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Friday, 15 August 2008 10:40Qualifications
Sunday, 17 August 2008 19:10Finals

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record Soviet Union Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m Stuttgart, Germany 30 August 1986
Olympic record  Sergey Litvinov (URS) 84.80 m Seoul, South Korea 26 September 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: 78.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Krisztián Pars Hungary x 80.07 80.07 Q
2 B Szymon Ziółkowski Poland 79.55 79.55 Q, SB
3 B Primož Kozmus Slovenia 79.44 79.44 Q
4 B Ivan Tsikhan Belarus 79.26 79.26 Q
5 A Koji Murofushi Japan 78.16 78.16 Q
6 A Markus Esser Germany x 77.00 77.60 77.60 q
7 A Andras Haklits Croatia 74.27 77.12 76.23 77.12 q
8 B Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Finland 75.49 x 77.07 77.07 q
9 B Vadim Devyatovskiy Belarus 73.39 76.56 76.95 76.95 q
10 B Libor Charfreitag Slovakia 76.03 x 76.61 76.61 q
11 B James Steacy Canada 76.32 x 75.01 76.32 q
12 A Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan 74.67 75.34 72.47 75.34 q
13 B Nicola Vizzoni Italy 72.82 x 75.01 75.01
14 A Yevhen Vynohradov Ukraine 73.41 74.49 x 74.49
15 B Artem Rubanko Ukraine 74.47 73.89 x 74.47
16 B Eşref Apak Turkey x 74.45 x 74.45
17 A Valeriy Sviatokha Belarus 74.41 x x 74.41
18 A Alexandros Papadimitriou Greece x 74.33 73.83 74.33
19 A Igors Sokolovs Latvia 73.72 71.50 x 73.72
20 B Ali Al-Zinkawi Kuwait x 73.62 x 73.62
21 A Kirill Ikonnikov Russia x 72.04 72.33 72.33
22 B Igor Vinichenko Russia x 72.05 x 72.05
23 A Miloslav Konopka Slovakia 71.76 71.96 x 71.96
24 A Ihor Tuhay Ukraine 71.89 x 70.56 71.89
25 A Bergur Ingi Pétursson Iceland 69.73 x 71.63 71.63
26 B Roman Rozna Moldova 71.33 69.99 70.23 71.33
27 B A.G. Kruger United States 70.58 71.21 x 71.21
28 B Dorian Çollaku Albania 69.14 69.84 70.98 70.98
29 A Lukas Melich Czech Republic 69.31 70.56 69.03 70.56
30 B Juan Ignacio Cerra Argentina x 70.16 x 70.16
A Mohsen El Anany Egypt x x x NM
B Amanmurad Hommadov Turkmenistan x x x NM
A Marco Lingua Italy x x x NM

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Final

The final was held on 17 August. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Primož Kozmus Slovenia 80.75 82.02 80.79 80.64 80.98 80.85 82.02 SB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Vadim Devyatovskiy Belarus 79.00 81.61 x x 80.86 x 81.61 [1]
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Tsikhan Belarus 78.49 80.56 79.59 78.89 81.51 80.87 81.51 [1]
4 Krisztián Pars Hungary 78.05 80.96 x 80.16 80.11 79.83 80.96
5 Koji Murofushi Japan 79.47 80.71 79.94 77.96 78.22 77.26 80.71
6 Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Finland 77.92 79.59 78.99 x 78.88 x 79.59 SB
7 Szymon Ziółkowski Poland 75.92 79.22 79.07 79.04 76.16 x 79.22
8 Libor Charfreitag Slovakia x 77.62 76.83 77.26 78.65 x 78.65
9 Markus Esser Germany 74.56 x 77.10 77.10
10 András Haklits Croatia x 75.78 76.58 76.58
11 Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan 72.97 76.54 x 76.54
12 James Steacy Canada 75.72 75.54 74.06 75.72

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Engeler, Elaine (June 10, 2010). "CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers". Associated Press.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Belarusian hammer throwers stripped of medals". 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-11.

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