1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 6, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 76.50 metres.

Medalists edit

Gold   Andrey Abduvaliyev
Tajikistan (TJK)
Silver   Igor Astapkovich
Belarus (BLR)
Bronze   Tibor Gécsek
Hungary (HUN)

Schedule edit

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
05.08.1995 – 11:00h 05.08.1995 – 13:00h
Final Round
06.08.1995 – 14:15h

Abbreviations edit

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records edit

Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships
World Record   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m August 30, 1986   Stuttgart, West Germany
Event Record   Sergey Litvinov (URS) 83.06 m September 1, 1987   Rome, Italy
Season Best   Igor Astapkovich (BLR) 82.60 m May 29, 1995   Szombathely, Hungary

Qualification edit

Group A edit

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 2   Igor Astapkovich (BLR) 79.12 79.12 m
2 4   Lance Deal (USA) 76.38 76.70 76.70 m
3 5   Tibor Gécsek (HUN) 76.64 76.64 m
4 7   Aleksandr Seleznyov (RUS) 72.76 76.16 74.04 76.16 m
5 8   Ilya Konovalov (RUS) 75.58 75.58 m
6 12   Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) 72.32 74.48 74.30 74.48 m
7 18   Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) X 71.82 72.60 72.60 m
8 19   Plamen Minev (BUL) 70.94 72.60 67.90 72.60 m
9 20   Per Karlsson (SWE) X 70.54 72.48 72.48 m
10 21   Mika Laaksonen (FIN) 71.46 71.72 72.20 72.20 m
11 22   Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) 71.08 71.84 71.30 71.84 m
12 24   Zoltán Fábián (HUN) 69.36 71.06 71.02 71.06 m
13 26   Gilles Dupray (FRA) 68.98 70.46 69.64 70.46 m
14 27   Claus Dethloff (GER) 67.14 69.64 X 69.64 m
15 30   José Manuel Perez (ESP) 68.42 67.10 65.28 68.42 m
16 33   Pavel Sedláček (CZE) X 66.14 67.94 67.94 m
17 34   Peter Vivian (GBR) X 67.28 65.90 67.28 m
18 36   Vitaliy Khozhatelev (UZB) 65.60 66.46 65.82 66.46 m
19 39   Waleed Al-Bekheet (KUW) X 59.22 61.50 61.50 m
20 41   Agustin Jarina (PHI) 49.98 49.94 49.98 m
  Hristos Polihroniou (GRE) X X X NM
  Heinz Weis (GER) DNS

Group B edit

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1   Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK) 75.50 79.18 79.18 m
2 3   Balázs Kiss (HUN) 78.04 78.04 m
3 6   Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) 74.00 76.26 76.26 m
4 9   Sergey Alay (BLR) 74.38 75.36 X 75.36 m
5 10   Vadim Kolesnik (UKR) X 74.86 X 74.86 m
6 11   Marko Wahlman (FIN) 74.60 X 73.64 74.60 m
7 13   Tore Gustafsson (SWE) 72.64 71.92 74.44 74.44 m
8 14   Sean Carlin (AUS) 73.02 71.84 73.86 73.86 m
9 15   Christophe Épalle (FRA) 72.04 73.62 72.02 73.62 m
10 16   Karsten Kobs (GER) 72.96 X X 72.96 m
11 17   Jüri Tamm (EST) 71.06 X 72.66 72.66 m
12 23   Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) 71.78 X 71.22 71.78 m
13 25   Lasse Akselin (FIN) 70.82 70.22 X 70.82 m
14 28   Kevin McMahon (USA) 68.40 69.14 67.58 69.14 m
15 29   Jan Bielecki (DEN) 68.80 X X 68.80 m
16 31   Hakim Toumi (ALG) 68.36 62.68 66.40 68.36 m
17 32   Roman Linscheid (IRL) 68.14 68.34 68.08 68.34 m
18 35   Koji Murofushi (JPN) 67.06 X X 67.06 m
19 37   Andrés Charadia (ARG) 66.34 65.78 64.88 66.34 m
20 38   Cherif El Hennawi (EGY) X 63.68 65.66 65.66 m
21 40   Brentt Jones (NFK) 50.52 49.44 46.80 50.52 m
  Alberto Sánchez (CUB) X X X NM

Final edit

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK) 77.68 79.10 78.22 80.12 79.00 81.56 81.56 m
    Igor Astapkovich (BLR) X 79.02 79.98 81.10 80.58 80.26 81.10 m
    Tibor Gécsek (HUN) 79.20 80.40 77.94 80.98 X X 80.98 m
4   Balázs Kiss (HUN) 79.02 77.84 78.70 78.18 77.46 X 79.02 m
5   Lance Deal (USA) X 73.12 76.24 77.86 78.12 78.66 78.66 m
6   Sergey Alay (BLR) 74.26 75.68 76.66 71.84 75.38 75.74 76.66 m
7   Ilya Konovalov (RUS) 75.84 75.52 76.50 X 72.46 76.46 76.50 m
8   Aleksandr Seleznyov (RUS) 76.18 X X X X 72.02 76.18 m
9   Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) 75.98 X 75.18 75.98 m
10   Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) 73.32 75.52 74.10 75.52 m
11   Vadim Kolesnik (UKR) X 75.18 74.50 75.18 m
12   Marko Wahlman (FIN) 73.02 X 71.04 73.02 m

See also edit

References edit