2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw explained

Event:	Men's hammer throw
Competition:	2019 World Championships
Venue:	Khalifa International Stadium
Dates:	1 October (qualification) 2 October (final)
Competitors:	31
Nations:	20
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	80.50
Gold:	Pawel Fajdek
Goldnoc:	POL
Silver:	Quentin Bigot
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Bence Halasz
Bronzenoc:	HUN
Bronze2:	Wojciech Nowicki
Bronzenoc2:	POL
Prev:	2017
Next:	2022

The men's hammer throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 1 to 2 October 2019.^[1]

Summary

The finals opened with all but two already over 74 metres, three throwers over 76 metres, Eivind Henriksen, Wojciech Nowicki and Quentin Bigot; Bence Halász at 78.18m and Pawel Fajdek at 79.34m all in the first round. The second round saw the rest of the field over 74, Bigot solidifying his hold on third with a 78.06m and Fajdek improving to 80.16m. In the third, Henriksen challenged the podium with a 77.38m. It took exactly 76 metres just to get three more throws. In the fourth round Nowicki upped his challenge to 77.42m, Bigot edged into silver position with a 78.19m and then Fajdek landed the winner . In the fifth round, Mykhaylo Kokhan threw a personal best 77.39m, then in the final frame, Nowicki dropped his best of 77.69m, originally not enough to get onto the podium.

However, after the competition, the Polish delegation protested the officials call on Halász in the first round, claiming his stepping outside of the circle, a foul, being missed. On further review, IAAF decided the officials acted improperly but the early call affected the rest of way Halász performed in the competition. Nowicki was awarded an additional bronze medal.^[2]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:^[3]

Record		Athlete		Date	Location
World	86.74	Yuriy Sedykh		30 Aug 1986	Stuttgart, Germany
Championship	83.38	Szymon Ziółkowski	Poland	5 Aug 2001	Edmonton, Canada
World leading	81.74	Wojciech Nowicki	Poland	2 Jul 2019	Poznań, Poland
African	81.27	Mostafa El Gamel	Egypt	21 Mar 2014	Cairo, Egyptz
Asian	84.86	Koji Murofushi	Japan	29 Jun 2003	Prague, Czech Republic
NACAC	82.52	Lance Deal	United States	7 Sep 1996	Milan, Italy
South American	78.63	Wagner Domingos	Brazil	19 Jun 2016	Celje, Slovenia
European	86.74	Yuriy Sedykh		30 Aug 1986	Stuttgart, Germany
Oceanian	79.29	Stuart Rendell	Australia	6 Jul 2002	Varaždin, Croatia

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:^[4]

Date	Time	Round
1 October	16:30	Qualification
2 October	21:40	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 76.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.^{[5] [6]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	B			79.24			79.24
2	A			77.89			77.89
3	A			77.44			77.44
4	B			76.00	74.03	77.06	77.06	,
5	A			74.87	75.06	76.90	76.90
6	B			76.90			76.90
7	B				76.56		76.56
8	B			76.21	75.48	76.46	76.46
9	A			74.96	75.90	76.36	76.36
10	A				76.36		76.36
11	A			71.74	75.38	76.28	76.28
12	A	Ashraf Amgad El-Seify		72.38	76.22		76.22	,
13	B			72.75	73.62	75.07	75.07
14	A	Conor McCullough		74.26	74.88	72.82	74.88
15	B			71.74	73.08	74.80	74.80
16	B			74.15	74.25	74.28	74.28
17	A			73.99	73.80	71.79	73.99
18	B			73.51	73.01		73.51
19	B			71.41	71.93	73.47	73.47
20	B			73.19	72.68		73.19
21	A	Diego del Real		71.90	73.15	71.62	73.15
22	A			72.69	72.36	73.05	73.05
23	A			72.96		72.81	72.96
24	A				68.52	72.85	72.85
25	B			71.71		72.68	72.68
26	B				70.58	72.41	72.41
27	A				72.16	71.26	72.16
28	B			71.69	71.59		71.69
29	B					71.28	71.28
30	A			68.99	70.45	68.16	70.45
31	A			70.07	70.17	68.40	70.17

Final

The final was started on 2 October at 21:40.^[7]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
			79.34	80.16	79.37	80.50			80.50
			76.34	78.06	77.89	78.19		74.87	78.19
			78.18				73.76		78.18
			76.25	76.50		77.42		77.69	77.69	^[8]
5			74.52	72.58	75.83	76.21	77.39	76.50	77.39
6			76.03		77.38		75.36	77.07	77.38
7			73.25	74.73	76.00	76.57	76.01	74.64	76.57
8			75.45	74.36	76.00	74.30	74.46	75.34	76.00
9			75.28	75.41	75.09				75.41
10			75.31						75.31
11			74.42	75.20	73.47				75.20
12				74.64	75.14				75.14

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hammer Throw Men − Qualification − Start List. IAAF. 30 September 2019. 30 September 2019.
2. Web site: Polish hammer throwers strike gold and bronze in Qatar. Telewizja Polska. S.A. tvpworld.com.
3. Web site: Hammer throw Men − Records. IAAF. 27 September 2019.
4. Web site: Men's hammer throw − Timetable. IAAF. 27 September 2019.
5. Web site: Qualification results.
6. Web site: Qualification summary.
7. Web site: Hammer Throw Men − Final − Results. IAAF. 2 October 2019. 3 October 2019.
8. News: Report: men's hammer throw − IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. 2 October 2019. 3 October 2019. IAAF.