1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw explained

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

The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on September 10, 1982. The qualification round was staged a day earlier, on September 9, 1982.

Medalists

Gold	Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union (URS)
Silver	Igor Nikulin Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze	Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union (URS)

Records

Standing records prior to the 1982 European Athletics Championships
	83.98 m	June 4, 1982
	77.28 m	September 2, 1978
Broken records during the 1982 European Athletics Championships
	77.58 m	September 9, 1982
	77.58 m	September 9, 1982
	81.66 m	September 10, 1982

Qualification

Q = automatic qualification; q = qualified by rank; DNS = did not start; NM = no mark; WR = world record; CR = championship record; AR = area record; NR = national record; PB = personal best; SB = season best

Final ranking

Rank	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance
1					77.58 m
2					77.58 m
3					75.86 m
4					74.32 m
5					74.10 m
6					74.06 m
7					73.92 m
8					73.88 m
9					73.48 m
10					72.98 m
11					72.76 m
12					72.62 m
13					71.16 m
14					71.04 m
15					70.62 m
16					70.06 m
17					69.78 m
18					69.76 m
19					69.24 m
20					66.96 m
-		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		81.66	80.48	80.96	79.36	81.62	80.94	81.66 m
		79.44	X	78.38	78.36	79.22	X	79.44 m
		76.88	76.72	78.66	78.10	X	77.90	78.66 m
4		76.58	73.76	75.82	74.60	74.98	76.56	76.58 m
5		76.12	X	72.82	74.96	73.60	74.30	76.12 m
6		X	75.32	74.62	X	74.76	X	75.32 m
7		74.76	74.50	72.50	X	72.22	X	74.76 m
8		X	74.52	74.52	X	71.78	X	74.52 m

9								74.08 m
10								73.74 m
11								73.72 m
12								72.12 m

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.