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The Men's Hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

 event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 & 29.

Koji Murofushi

Koji Murofushi

is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was olympic champion during the Athens Olympics. In 2011, He was crowned world champion.-Career:...

 took the lead with his first throw, improving on each of his first three throws to 81.24. Primož Kozmus

Primož Kozmus

Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,...

 moved into second place with a second round 79.39 while Krisztián Pars

Krisztián Pars

Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved...

 made a minor improvement with every throw (except his failed fifth attempt), passing Kozmus on his fourth throw. Pars last throw was his best, but 81.18 was not quite enough to catch Murofushi.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Koji Murofushi Koji Murofushi is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was olympic champion during the Athens Olympics. In 2011, He was crowned world champion.-Career:... '	Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved... '	Primož Kozmus Primož Kozmus Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,... '

Records

World record		86.74	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	30 August 1986
Championship record		83.89	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	8 August 2005
World leading		81.73	Yerino, Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	4 June 2011
African record		80.63	Durban Durban Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...	15 April 2005
Asian record		84.86	Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	29 June 2003
North, Central American and Caribbean record		82.52	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	7 September 1996
South American record		76.42	Trieste Trieste Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city... , Italy	25 July 2001
European record		86.74	Stuttgart, West Germany	30 August 1986
Oceanian record		79.29	Varazdin Varaždin Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...	6 July 2002

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
78.00 m	74.00

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 27, 2011	20:30	Qualification
August 29, 2011	19:10	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 77.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Koji Murofushi Koji Murofushi is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was olympic champion during the Athens Olympics. In 2011, He was crowned world champion.-Career:...		78.56			78.56	Q, SB
2	B	Pavel Kryvitski Pavel Kryvitski Pavel Kryvitski is a male hammer thrower from Belarus. He set his personal best in the men's hammer throw event on July 19, 2008 in Minsk.-Achievements:-References:...			76.80	78.16	78.16	Q
3	B	Markus Esser Markus Esser Markus Esser is a male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günter Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus....		77.60			77.60	Q
4	A	Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved...		77.21			77.21	Q
5	A	Szymon Ziółkowski			77.19		77.19	Q
6	A	Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Nazarov is a Tajikistani athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. He has represented his country at the Olympic Games on two occasions...		75.34	75.17	76.93	76.93	q
7	B	Yury Shayunou Yury Shayunou Yury Shayunou is a Belarussian hammer thrower, coached by his father Victor Shayunou. Yury Shayunou has a personal best of 80.72 meters with the 7.26 kg implement, achieved on July 6, 2009 in Minsk at the Romuald Klim Trophy...		76.74	76.63	76.07	76.74	q
8	B	Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years after at the 2010 European Athletics Championships...		75.41	76.30	76.74	76.74	q
9	A	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen is a Finnish hammer thrower.The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres . His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti....			75.09	76.60	76.60	q, SB
10	B	Primož Kozmus Primož Kozmus Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,...		76.21	76.54	76.44	76.54	q
11	B	Paweł Fajdek Paweł Fajdek Paweł Fajdek is a Polish hammer thrower.-Career:Fajdek represented Poland at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, finishing just out of the podium in 4th despite throwing a new Polish junior record of 75.31 metres with the 6 kg under-20 implement...		75.83	76.10	75.66	76.10	q
12	A	Kirill Ikonnikov Kirill Ikonnikov Kirill Gennadiyevich Ikonnikov is a male hammer thrower from Russia. His personal best throw is 79.20 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy.-Achievements:-References:*...		75.36			75.36	q
13	A	Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi is a male hammer thrower from Kuwait. His personal best throw is 79.74 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Celje.-Achievements:-References:...		75.35			75.35
14	A	Kibwe Johnson Kibwe Johnson Kibwe Johnson is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. He has represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics twice ....		75.06			75.06
15	B	Sergej Litvinov		74.80		73.11	74.80
16	B	Kristóf Németh Kristóf Németh Kristóf Németh is a Hungarian hammer thrower.-Achievements:-References:...		73.36	74.09	73.87	74.09
17	B	Olexiy Sokyrskiyy				73.81	73.81
18	A	Esref Apak Esref Apak Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower.Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation...		73.38	71.99		73.38
19	B	James Steacy James Steacy James Steacy is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best is 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge. Four Time CIS national champion weight throw champion.-Achievements:-References:...		73.32	71.74		73.32
20	A	Igors Sokolovs Igors Sokolovs Igors Sokolovs is a Latvian hammer thrower.He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....		71.90	71.64	72.95	72.95
21	A	Marcel Lomnický		72.68	71.44	72.16	72.68
22	B	Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag Libor Charfreitag is a hammer thrower from Slovakia. His personal best throw is 81.81 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Prague.He was chosen Slovak athlete of the year in 2003...			71.87	72.20	72.20
23	A	Valeriy Sviatokha Valeriy Sviatokha Valeriy Sviatokha is a Belarusian hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 81.49 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Brest.He won the bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.-Achievements:-References:...				71.58	71.58
24	A	Eivind Henriksen		68.24	71.27	70.02	71.27
25	A	András Haklits András Haklits András Haklits is a Croatian hammer thrower. He represented Hungary until July 1998.He finished tenth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games...			70.93		70.93
26	A	Dzmitry Marshin		70.04	68.94	68.99	70.04
27	B	Michael Mai		68.35		69.96	69.96
28	B	Fatih Eryildirim			69.37	69.04	69.37
29	A	Lee Yun-Chul			67.14	68.98	68.98	SB
30	A	Mostafa Al-Gamel			64.17	68.38	68.38
31	A	Kaveh Mousavi			68.01		68.01
32	B	Mattias Jons Mattias Jons Mattias Jons is a Swedish hammer thrower.-Achievements:-References:...		67.93			67.93
33	B	Javier Cienfuegos Javier Cienfuegos Javier Cienfuegos Pinilla is a Spanish hammer thrower and the junior world record holder. Javier represents his club CA Playas de Castellón, and is coached by Raul Jimeno. His personal best and junior world record with the 6 kg hammer of 82,96, was set in Madrid June 17, 2009...			66.78	67.49	67.49
34	B	Juan Ignacio Cerra Juan Ignacio Cerra Juan Ignacio Cerra is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record....		63.04		64.27	64.27
35	B	Amanmurad Hommadov		61.31	59.94	62.97	62.97

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Koji Murofushi Koji Murofushi is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was olympic champion during the Athens Olympics. In 2011, He was crowned world champion.-Career:...		79.72	81.03	81.24	79.42	81.24	80.83	81.24	SB
	Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved...		77.26	78.84	79.14	79.97	60.34	81.18	81.18	SB
	Primož Kozmus Primož Kozmus Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,...		77.50	79.39	78.93		76.01	78.19	79.39	SB
	Markus Esser Markus Esser Markus Esser is a male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günter Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus....			78.56	76.71	75.01	79.12	77.88	79.12
	Pavel Kryvitski Pavel Kryvitski Pavel Kryvitski is a male hammer thrower from Belarus. He set his personal best in the men's hammer throw event on July 19, 2008 in Minsk.-Achievements:-References:...		73.98	78.24	78.53		77.35		78.53
	Kirill Ikonnikov Kirill Ikonnikov Kirill Gennadiyevich Ikonnikov is a male hammer thrower from Russia. His personal best throw is 79.20 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy.-Achievements:-References:*...				77.22		78.37	78.12	78.37
	Szymon Ziółkowski		75.04	77.64	76.75		74.99	75.10	77.64
	Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni Nicola Vizzoni is a male hammer thrower from Italy. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and ten years after at the 2010 European Athletics Championships...		77.04	76.31	76.94	76.01	75.82		77.04
	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Olli-Pekka Karjalainen is a Finnish hammer thrower.The 1998 World Junior Champion, Karjalainen is the world junior record holder with 78.33 metres . His personal best throw is 83.30, achieved in July 2004 in Lahti....		75.38	76.60	71.34				76.60	SB
10	Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Nazarov is a Tajikistani athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. He has represented his country at the Olympic Games on two occasions...		75.05	74.34	76.58				76.58
11	Paweł Fajdek Paweł Fajdek Paweł Fajdek is a Polish hammer thrower.-Career:Fajdek represented Poland at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, finishing just out of the podium in 4th despite throwing a new Polish junior record of 75.31 metres with the 6 kg under-20 implement...		74.86		75.20				75.20

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Yury Shayunou

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External links

• Hammer throw results at IAAF website