1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw explained

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

The men's hammer throw at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 14 August 1971.

Medalists

Gold	Uwe Beyer
Silver	Reinhard Theimer
Bronze	Anatoliy Bondarchuk

Results

Final

14 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		72.36
	align=left		align=left		71.80
	align=left		align=left		71.40
4	align=left		align=left		70.64
5	align=left		align=left		70.54
6	align=left		align=left		69.74
7	align=left		align=left		69.74
8	align=left		align=left		67.50
9	align=left		align=left		67.00
10	align=left		align=left		66.96
11	align=left		align=left		64.94
	align=left		align=left		NM

Qualification

13 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		71.58	Q
2	align=left		align=left		71.44	Q
3	align=left		align=left		69.98	Q
4	align=left		align=left		69.42	Q
5	align=left		align=left		68.32	Q
6	align=left		align=left		68.24	Q
7	align=left		align=left		67.90	Q
8	align=left		align=left		67.02	Q
9	align=left		align=left		66.98	Q
10	align=left		align=left		66.90	Q
11	align=left		align=left		66.18	Q
12	align=left		align=left		66.02	Q
13	align=left		align=left		65.96
14	align=left		align=left		65.74
15	align=left		align=left		65.54
16	align=left		align=left		65.50
17	align=left		align=left		65.14
18	align=left		align=left		64.12
19	align=left		align=left		63.48
20	align=left		align=left		62.68
21	align=left		align=left		62.60
22	align=left		align=left		60.56
	align=left		align=left		NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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