1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw explained

Event:	Men's hammer throw
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's hammer throw at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 19 and 20 September 1969.

Medalists

Gold	Anatoliy Bondarchuk
Silver	Romuald Klim
Bronze	Reinhard Theimer

Results

Final

20 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		74.68	WR
	align=left		align=left		72.74
	align=left		align=left		72.02
4	align=left		align=left		69.68
5	align=left		align=left		68.60
6	align=left		align=left		66.90
7	align=left		align=left		66.02
8	align=left		align=left		65.90
9	align=left		align=left		65.16
10	align=left		align=left		64.00
11	align=left		align=left		61.48
12	align=left		align=left		61.44

Qualification

19 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		71.06	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		69.98	Q
3	align=left		align=left		69.06	Q
4	align=left		align=left		68.50	Q
5	align=left		align=left		66.86	Q
6	align=left		align=left		66.72	Q
7	align=left		align=left		66.68	Q
8	align=left		align=left		64.74	Q
9	align=left		align=left		64.58	Q
10	align=left		align=left		63.20	Q
11	align=left		align=left		62.70	Q
12	align=left		align=left		62.08	Q
13	align=left		align=left		61.98
14	align=left		align=left		60.88
15	align=left		align=left		60.76
16	align=left		align=left		60.54
17	align=left		align=left		59.50
18	align=left		align=left		59.42
19	align=left		align=left		51.04

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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