1986 in hammer throw explained

This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1986 in the Men's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 30, 1986. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. Soviet Union's Yuriy Sedykh broke his own world record twice during the 1986 season.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1986 season in track and field
		86.34 m	July 3, 1984
Standing records after to the 1986 season in track and field
		86.66 m	June 22, 1986	Tallinn, Soviet Union
		86.74 m	August 30, 1986

1986 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	86.74 m			1986-08-30	WR
2	86.04 m			1986-07-03	PB
3	82.34 m			1986-07-03
4	82.24 m		Klaipėda, Soviet Union	1986-08-24	NR
5	81.70 m			1986-08-16
6	81.32 m			1986-05-24	PB
7	80.88 m		Walnut, United States	1986-04-27	PB
			Leselidze, Soviet Union	1986-05-18
9	80.70 m		Tiraspol, Soviet Union	1986-08-10	PB
10	80.68 m		Minsk, Soviet Union	1986-06-01	PB
11	80.60 m			1986-08-16	PB
12	80.38 m			1986-07-02
13	80.30 m			1986-08-20
14	80.20 m		Volgograd, Soviet Union	1986-09-06	PB
15	79.92 m			1986-08-15	PB
16	79.84 m		Minsk, Soviet Union	1986-08-31	PB
17	79.70 m			1986-05-24	PB
18	79.66 m		Klaipėda, Soviet Union	1986-08-24	PB
19	79.32 m			1986-05-19
20	79.30 m		Minsk, Soviet Union	1986-06-01
21	79.12 m			1986-08-11	PB
22	79.00 m		Lipetsk, Soviet Union	1986-07-19	PB
23	78.92 m		Yalta, Soviet Union	1986-10-12	PB
24	78.64 m		Yalta, Soviet Union	1986-10-12	PB
25	78.64 m		Indianapolis,Indiana	1986-06-03

References

• digilander.libero
• apulanta
• hammerthrow.wz