This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1996 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States, where the final was held on July 28, 1996.

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Standing records prior to the 1996 season in track and field
World Record   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m August 30, 1986   Stuttgart, West Germany


1996 World Year Ranking

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Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 82.52 m   Lance Deal (USA) Milan, Italy 07.09.1996 NR
2 81.76 m   Balázs Kiss (HUN) Nice, France 10.07.1996
3 81.76 m   Igor Astapkovich (BLR) Stayki, Belarus 13.07.1996
4 81.56 m   Sergey Gavrilov (RUS) Rostov, Russia 16.06.1996 PB
5 80.90 m   Heinz Weis (GER) Dortmund, Germany 20.07.1996
6 80.68 m   Vadim Khersontsev (RUS) Sankt Peterburg, Russia 13.05.1996 PB
7 80.52 m   Andrey Skvaruk (UKR) Budapest, Hungary 20.06.1996
8 80.02 m   Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) Atlanta, United States 28.07.1996
9 79.56 m   Pavel Sedláček (CZE) Prague, Czech Republic 08.09.1996 PB
10 79.52 m   Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) Nice, France 10.07.1996 PB
11 79.46 m   Ilya Konovalov (RUS) Sankt Peterburg, Russia 03.07.1996
12 78.94 m   Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) Grosseto, Italy 12.09.1996
13 78.92 m   Karsten Kobs (GER) Köln, Germany 22.06.1996 PB
14 78.82 m   Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) Sankt Peterburg, Russia 03.07.1996
15 78.72 m   Tore Gustafsson (SWE) Santa Cruz, United States 18.05.1996
16 78.38 m   Sergey Vasilyev (RUS) Rostov, Russia 16.06.1996 PB
17 78.34 m   Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) Évry-Bondoufle, France 22.06.1996
18 78.18 m   Sergey Alay (BLR) Stayki, Belarus 13.07.1996
19 78.06 m   Marko Wahlman (FIN) Tampere, Finland 20.08.1996
20 77.84 m   Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE) Athens, Greece 15.06.1996 PB
21 77.50 m   Alberto Sánchez (CUB) Havana, Cuba 23.06.1996
22 77.48 m   Zsolt Németh (HUN) Zalaegerszeg, Hungary 01.06.1996 PB
23 77.38 m   Christophe Épalle (FRA) Sotteville-les-Rouen, France 05.05.1996
24 77.36 m   Hristos Polihroniou (GRE) Athens, Greece 15.06.1996 PB
25 77.12 m   Igor Nikulin (RUS) Sankt Peterburg, Russia 03.07.1996


Women

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Records

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Standing records prior to the 1996 season in track and field
World Record   Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 68.16 m June 18, 1995   Moscow, Russia
Broken records during the 1996 season in track and field
World Record   Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 69.46 m June 22, 1996   Sydney, Australia


1996 World Year Ranking

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Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 69.46 m   Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) Sydney, Australia 17.02.1996 WR
2 69.42 m   Mihaela Melinte (ROU) Cluj-Napoca, Romania 12.05.1996 PB
3 67.48 m   Alla Davydova (RUS) Moscow, Russia 13.05.1996 PB
4 66.14 m   Sviatlana Sudak (BLR) Halle, Germany 11.05.1996
5 65.02 m   Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) Minsk, Belarus 01.06.1996 PB
6 63.76 m   Dawn Ellerbe (USA) Eugene, United States 01.06.1996 PB
7 62.86 m   Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) Sydney, Australia 11.02.1996
8 62.06 m   Caroline Fournier (MRI) Montgeron, France 30.06.1996 NR
9 61.86 m   Simone Mathes (GER) Halle, Germany 11.05.1996
10 61.84 m   Viktoriya Polyanskaya (RUS) Sochi, Russia 10.02.1996 PB
11 61.34 m   Lorraine Shaw (GBR) Edinburgh, Scotland 04.05.1996
12 61.24 m   Oksana Lobzova (RUS) Moscow, Russia 11.06.1996 PB
13 61.16 m   Inga Beyer (GER) Trier, Germany 01.06.1996 PB
14 61.02 m   Veronika Ushakova (RUS) Sochi, Russia 17.02.1996 PB
15 60.94 m   Lisa Misipeka (ASA) Eugene, United States 01.06.1996 PB
16 60.66 m   Paulette Mitchell (USA) Lincoln, United States 20.05.1996 PB
17 60.64 m   Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS) Rostov, Russia 16.06.1996
18 60.52 m   Leslie Coons (USA) Los Angeles, United States 04.05.1996 PB
19 60.04 m   Theresa Findlay (PAN) Eugene, United States 01.06.1996 NR
20 59.54 m   Lyn Sprules (GBR) Colchester, United Kingdom 26.08.1996 PB
21 59.44 m   Windy Dean (USA) Eugene, United States 01.06.1996 PB
22 59.40 m   Kirsten Münchow (GER) Dortmund, Germany 20.07.1996 PB
23 59.16 m   Natalya Panarina (RUS) Yekaterinburg, Russia 01.06.1996 PB
24 59.14 m   Bianca Achilles (GER) Hagen-Dahl, Germany 19.10.1996 PB
25 59.12 m   Aya Suzuki (JPN) Osaka, Japan 06.06.1996


References

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