2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw explained

Event:	Men's hammer throw
Competition:	2018 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Location:	Berlin
Competitors:	30
Nations:	18
Win Value:	80.12
Win Label:	Winning distance
Gold:	Wojciech Nowicki
Silver:	Paweł Fajdek
Bronze:	Bence Halász
Gold Nation:	POL
Silver Nation:	POL
Bronze Nation:	HUN
Previous:	2016
Next:	2022

The men's hammer throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 August.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 European Athletics Championships
World record		86.74 m^[1]	Stuttgart, West Germany	30 August 1986
European record		86.74 m^[2]	Stuttgart, West Germany	30 August 1986
Championship record		86.74 m	Stuttgart, West Germany	30 August 1986
World Leading		81.85 m^[3]	Székesfehérvár, Hungary	2 July 2018
Europe Leading		81.85 m^[4]	Székesfehérvár, Hungary	2 July 2018

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
6 August 2018	16:05	Qualification
7 August 2018	18:45	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 76.00 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q)^{[5] [6] [7]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	B			74.61	77.86		77.86
2	A			76.81			76.81
3	B			74.34	76.47		76.47
4	A			76.03			76.03
5	A			73.72	75.61	72.87	75.61
6	B			74.54	74.36	75.14	75.14
7	A			75.10	73.51	74.31	75.10
8	B			72.26		75.08	75.08
9	A			72.53	74.67	74.31	74.67
10	B			72.40		74.18	74.18
11	B			73.79			73.79
12	A			72.06	73.35	73.19	73.19
13	A					73.07	73.07
14	B			72.97	70.97	71.85	72.97
15	A			72.76	71.27	71.94	72.76
16	A			72.73	72.12	72.33	72.73
17	B			72.70		71.88	72.70
18	A				71.41	72.19	72.19
19	A			71.55	71.35		71.55
20	A			70.86	71.34	68.75	71.34
21	B			70.77	71.03	69.58	71.03
22	B				66.10	70.70	70.70
23	B			69.57		70.59	70.59
24	A			70.57	70.34		70.57
25	A			67.81	70.39		70.39
26	B			69.02	69.66	68.85	69.66
27	A				69.19		69.19
28	B			69.18	68.15	67.21	69.18
29	B				68.29		68.29
30	B					67.56	67.56

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			77.19	80.00	80.12	79.00		78.81	80.12
			78.69				78.34	76.02	78.69
			77.15				77.36		77.36
				75.20		75.02	75.47	77.02	77.02
			76.05	76.71	76.86	74.58	75.89		76.86	NR
			73.85		74.05	75.12	75.79	75.23	75.79
			73.99	73.68	72.80	73.41	74.62	72.68	74.62
			72.72	74.47	73.76		73.06		74.47
			73.33		72.35				73.33
10			73.16						73.16
11					72.74				72.74
12				69.64	71.71				71.71

Notes and References

1. Web site: All Time Best . 4 July 2016 . International Association of Athletics Federations.
2. Web site: European Outdoor Records Men . 4 July 2016 . .
3. Web site: 2018 Top List . 4 July 2016 . International Association of Athletics Federations.
4. Web site: 2018 Top List . 4 July 2016 . International Association of Athletics Federations.
5. Web site: Qualification Group A results . 6 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180806190737/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM054901_C73R.pdf . 6 August 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
6. Web site: Qualification Group B results . 6 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180806190921/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM054902_C73R.pdf . 6 August 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
7. Web site: Qualification Summary results . 5 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180806190559/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM054900_C74B.pdf . 6 August 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
8. Web site: Final results . 5 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190408/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM054101_C73S.pdf . 7 August 2018 . dead . dmy-all .