1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
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The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany was held on August 30, 1986. The qualification round was staged a day earlier, on August 29, 1986.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Yuriy SedykhSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Igor Nikulin Soviet Union (URS) |
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 1986 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.66 m | June 22, 1986 | Tallinn, Soviet Union
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| Championship Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
81.66 m | September 10, 1982 |  Athens, Greece
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| Broken records during the 1986 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| Championship Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
82.90 m | August 29, 1986 |  Stuttgart, West Germany
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| Championship Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
83.94 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany
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| Championship Record | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
85.74 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany
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| World Record Event Record |
Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany
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Qualification edit
- Qualification Distance = 76.00 metres (or top 12 to final)
Overall Ranking edit
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | B | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
82.90 m | CR | |||
| 2 | A | Igor Nikulin (URS) |
77.54 m | ||||
| 3 | B |  Johann Lindner (AUT) |
77.48 m | ||||
| 4 | A | Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
77.32 m | ||||
| 5 | B | Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) |
77.30 m | ||||
| 6 | B |  Günther Rodehau (GDR) |
77.12 m | ||||
| 7 | A |  Harri Huhtala (FIN) |
77.04 m | ||||
| 8 | A | Ralf Haber (GDR) |
76.84 m | ||||
| 9 | A | Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
76.34 m | ||||
| 10 | B | Jörg Schäfer (FRG) |
76.24 m | ||||
| 11 | A |  Tore Gustafsson (SWE) |
75.78 m | ||||
| 12 | A | Matthias Moder (GDR) |
75.46 m | ||||
| 13 | A | Michael Beierl (AUT) |
75.38 m | ||||
| 14 | A |  Ivan Tanev (BUL) |
75.02 m | ||||
| 15 | B | Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) |
73.80 m | ||||
| 16 | B |  Dave Smith (GBR) |
73.58 m | ||||
| 17 | B |  Henryk Królak (POL) |
71.76 m | ||||
| 18 | B | Juha Tiainen (FIN) |
71.16 m | ||||
| 19 | B |  Walter Ciofani (FRA) |
70.84 m | ||||
| 20 | A | Kjell Bystedt (SWE) |
68.32 m | ||||
| 21 | B |  Raúl Jimeno (ESP) |
65.62 m | ||||
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Yuri Sedykh (URS) |
83.94 | 85.28 | 85.46 | 86.74 | 86.68 | 86.62 | 86.74 m | WR |
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Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
85.74 | 81.60 | X | X | 82.12 | 80.44 | 85.74 m | |
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Igor Nikulin (URS) |
79.44 | 81.04 | X | X | 82.00 | 79.96 | 82.00 m | |
| 4 | Günther Rodehau (GDR) |
78.14 | 77.44 | 79.10 | 79.84 | 79.66 | 74.34 | 79.84 m | |
| 5 | Jörg Schäfer (FRG) |
X | 73.32 | 76.34 | 77.16 | 79.68 | 79.36 | 79.68 m | |
| 6 | Ralf Haber (GDR) |
77.06 | 77.02 | X | 76.76 | 78.74 | 78.40 | 78.74 m | |
| 7 | Matthias Moder (GDR) |
78.70 | X | 78.50 | 77.90 | 77.12 | 73.98 | 78.70 m | |
| 8 | Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
76.12 | X | X | X | 77.12 | X | 77.12 m | |
| 9 | Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) |
75.36 m | |||||||
| 10 | Harri Huhtala (FIN) |
74.94 m | |||||||
| 11 | Johann Lindner (AUT) |
74.32 m | |||||||
| 12 | Tore Gustafsson (SWE) |
69.94 m | |||||||
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
Austria (2)
Bulgaria (2)
East Germany (3)
Finland (2)
France (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
United Kingdom (1)
West Germany (3)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 443–451, retrieved 13 August 2014