This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. The world record was broken five times during the 1980 season.

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field
World Record   Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) 80.32 m August 6, 1978   Heidenheim, West Germany
Standing records after to the 1980 season in track and field
World Record   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 80.38 m May 16, 1980   Leselidze, Soviet Union
  Jüri Tamm (URS) 80.46 m
  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 80.64 m
  Sergey Litvinov (URS) 81.66 m May 24, 1980   Sochi, Soviet Union
  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 81.80 m July 31, 1980   Moscow, Soviet Union

1980 World Year Ranking

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Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 81.80 m   Yuriy Syedikh (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 1980-07-31 WR
2 81.66 m   Sergey Litvinov (URS) Sochi, Soviet Union 1980-05-24 WR
3 80.80 m   Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) Rhede, West Germany 1980-07-30  
4 80.48 m   Boris Zaychuk (URS) Sochi, Soviet Union 1980-05-24  
5 80.46 m   Jüri Tamm (URS) Leselidze, Soviet Union 1980-05-16  
6 80.34 m   Igor Nikulin (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 1980-06-21  
7 78.94 m   Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR) Erfurt, East Germany 1980-05-18  
8 78.58 m   Aleksandr Kozlov (URS) Adler, Soviet Union 1980-05-24  
9 78.52 m   Aleksey Malyukov (URS) Adler, Soviet Union 1980-05-24  
10 77.96 m   Manfred Hüning (FRG) Rhede, West Germany 1980-07-30
11 77.84 m   Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) Pescara, Italy 1980-06-07  
12 77.80 m   Aleksandr Bunyeyev (URS) Cheboksary, Soviet Union 1980-05-31  
13 77.72 m   Roland Steuk (GDR) Cottbus, East Germany 1980-07-18
14 77.60 m   Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) Rome, Italy 1980-08-05  
15 77.42 m   Pavel Ryepin (URS) Leselidze, Soviet Union 1980-04-24  
16 77.16 m   Grigoriy Shevtsov (URS) Cheboksary, Soviet Union 1980-05-31  
17 77.02 m   Orlando Bianchini (ITA) Pescara, Italy 1980-06-07  
18 76.98 m   Olyeg Dyatlov (URS) Pyatigorsk, Soviet Union 1980-08-30  
19 76.58 m   Ireneusz Golda (POL) Poznan, Poland 1980-08-16  
20 76.02 m   Valentin Dmitryenko (URS) Nikolayev, Soviet Union 1980-06-13
  Tobias Stopat (GDR) Dresden, East Germany 1980-07-05  
22 75.94 m   Harri Huhtala (FIN) Karhula, Finland 1980-08-19  
23 75.88 m   Juha Tiainen (FIN) Helsinki, Finland 1980-08-30  
24 75.74 m   Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) Sofia, Bulgaria 1980-06-07  
25 75.68 m   Anatoliy Chyuzhas (URS) Gomel, Soviet Union 1980-05-22  

References

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