1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw explained

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

The men's hammer throw at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 6 and 7 September 1974.

Medalists

Gold	Aleksey Spiridonov
Silver	Jochen Sachse
Bronze	Reinhard Theimer

Results

Final

7 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		74.20
	align=left		align=left		74.00
	align=left		align=left		71.62
4	align=left		align=left		71.18
5	align=left		align=left		71.04
6	align=left		align=left		70.58
7	align=left		align=left		70.04
8	align=left		align=left		68.50
9	align=left		align=left		68.48
10	align=left		align=left		68.44
11	align=left		align=left		67.82
12	align=left		align=left		65.54
13	align=left		align=left		65.52

Qualification

6 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		72.36	Q
2	align=left		align=left		72.32	Q
3	align=left		align=left		70.84	Q
4	align=left		align=left		70.64	Q
5	align=left		align=left		70.10	Q
6	align=left		align=left		69.76	Q
7	align=left		align=left		69.38	Q
8	align=left		align=left		69.28	Q
9	align=left		align=left		69.14	Q
10	align=left		align=left		69.06	Q
11	align=left		align=left		69.04	Q
12	align=left		align=left		68.48	Q
13	align=left		align=left		68.46	Q
14	align=left		align=left		67.76
15	align=left		align=left		67.44
16	align=left		align=left		66.62
17	align=left		align=left		66.44
18	align=left		align=left		65.54
19	align=left		align=left		65.12
20	align=left		align=left		64.98
21	align=left		align=left		64.80
22	align=left		align=left		62.12

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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