This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2003 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. One of the main event during this season were the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 7, 2002. The women had their final two days later, on August 9, 2002.

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Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field
World Record   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m August 30, 1986   Stuttgart, West Germany

2002 World Year Ranking

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Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 83.43 m   Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS) Adler, Russia 2002-02-10 PB
2 83.33 m   Koji Murofushi (JPN) Doha, Qatar 2002-05-15
3 82.97 m   Adrián Annus (HUN) Szombathely, Hungary 2002-07-14
4 82.62 m   Andriy Skvaruk (UKR) Koncha-Zaspa, Ukraine 2002-04-27 PB
5 82.45 m   Tibor Gécsek (HUN) Szombathely, Hungary 2002-07-14
6 82.23 m   Vladyslav Piskunov (UKR) Koncha-Zaspa, Ukraine 2002-04-27 PB
7 81.97 m   Igor Astapkovich (BLR) Gomel, Belarus 2002-05-25
8 81.81 m   Ilya Konovalov (RUS) Cheboksary, Russia 2002-07-13
9 81.70 m   Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN) Lahti, Finland 2002-06-16 PB
10 81.59 m   Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) Szombathely, Hungary 2002-07-14 PB
11 81.49 m   Karsten Kobs (GER) Dortmund, Germany 2002-06-08
12 81.05 m   Christophe Épalle (FRA) L'Aigle, France 2002-04-28
13 80.78 m   Balázs Kiss (HUN) Yokohama, Japan 2002-09-16
14 80.68 m   David Chaussinand (FRA) Réduit, Mauritius 2002-04-21
15 80.41 m   Nicolas Figère (FRA) Saint-Étienne, France 2002-07-13
16 80.21 m   Alexandra Papageorgiou (GRE) Munich, Germany 2002-08-07
17 80.19 m   Chris Harmse (RSA) Pretoria, South Africa 2002-04-12 PB
18 80.18 m   Artem Rubanko (UKR) Kyiv, Ukraine 2002-03-29 PB
19 80.08 m   Hristos Polihroniou (GRE) Athens, Greece 2002-04-29 PB
20 79.98 m   Miloslav Konopka (SVK) Pretoria, South Africa 2002-04-12 PB
21 79.82 m   Vadym Hrabovoyy (UKR) Bila Tserkva, Ukraine 2002-05-15 PB
22 79.78 m   Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) Athens, Greece 2002-06-10
23 79.30 m   András Haklits (CRO) Athens, Georgia, USA 2002-06-08 PB
24 79.29 m   Stuart Rendell (AUS) Varaždin, Croatia 2002-07-06 NR
25 79.20 m   Libor Charfreitag (SVK) Munich, Germany 2002-08-07 PB

Women

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Records

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Standing records prior to the 2002 season in track and field
World Record   Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 76.07 m August 29, 1999   Rüdlingen, Switzerland

2002 World Year Ranking

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Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 73.07 m   Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) Annecy, France 2002-06-23
2 72.60 m   Kamila Skolimowska (POL) Bydgoszcz, Poland 2002-06-08 PB
3 72.54 m   Manuela Montebrun (FRA) Aunay-sur-Odon, France 2002-06-15 PB
4 72.01 m   Anna Mahon (USA) Walnut, United States 2002-07-27 PB
5 71.47 m   Yipsi Moreno (CUB) Madrid, Spain 2002-07-03 PB
6 71.10 m   Gu Yuan (CHN) Colombo, Sri Lanka 2002-08-09 PB
7 70.62 m   Yunaika Crawford (CUB) Madrid, Spain 2002-07-03 PB
8 70.11 m   Olga Tsander (BLR) Bydgoszcz, Poland 2002-06-08 PB
9 69.65 m   Bronwyn Eagles (AUS) Adelaide, Australia 2002-03-23
10 68.70 m   Iryna Sekachova (UKR) Koncha-Zaspa, Ukraine 2002-05-23
11 68.54 m   Ester Balassini (ITA) Ancona, Italy 2002-07-10 PB
12 68.43 m   Vânia Silva (POR) Madrid, Spain 2002-07-03 PB
13 68.28 m   Sini Pöyry (FIN) Helsinki, Finland 2002-06-12 PB
14 68.23 m   Clarissa Claretti (ITA) Macareta, Italy 2002-07-28 PB
15 68.22 m   Martina Hrašnová (SVK) Schwechat, Austria 2002-05-19
16 68.17 m   Susanne Keil (GER) Bad Köstritz, Germany 2002-09-08 PB
17 68.06 m   Liu Yinghui (CHN) Shanghai, PR China 2002-05-18 PB
18 68.05 m   Dawn Ellerbe (USA) Philadelphia, United States 2002-04-27
19 68.03 m   Florence Ezeh (FRA) Munich, Germany 2002-08-09 PB
20 67.87 m   Brooke Krueger (AUS) Szombathely, Hungary 2002-07-14 PB
21 67.57 m   Andrea Bunjes (GER) Stadsteinach, Germany 2002-07-27 PB
22 67.40 m   Alla Davydova (RUS) Cheboksary, Russia 2002-07-13
23 67.36 m   Aldenay Vasallo (CUB) Madrid, Spain 2002-07-03 PB
24 67.35 m   Yelena Konevtseva (RUS) Cheboksary, Russia 2002-07-13 PB
25 67.31 m   Agnieszka Pogroszewska (POL) Gdańsk, Poland 2002-07-27

References

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