2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–12 August.[1]

Men's hammer throw
at the 2013 World Championships
VenueLuzhniki Stadium
Dates10 August (qualification)
12 August (final)
Competitors28 from 22 nations
Winning distance81.97 m (268 ft 11 in)
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Performances in the World Championships contributed to the final scoring of the 2013 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge – a first for the series. Paweł Fajdek was victorious in both the World Championships and the seasonal challenge[2]

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[3]

World record   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Championship record   Ivan Tsikhan (BLR) 83.89 Helsinki, Finland 8 August 2005
World leading   Krisztián Pars (HUN) 81.02 Szczecin, Poland 15 June 2013
African record   Chris Harmse (RSA) 80.63 Durban, South Africa 15 April 2005
Asian record   Koji Murofushi (JPN) 84.86 Prague, Czech Republic 29 June 2003
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Lance Deal (USA) 82.52 Milan, Italy 7 September 1996
South American record   Juan Ignacio Cerra (ARG) 76.42 Trieste, Italy 25 July 2001
European record   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Oceanian record   Stuart Rendell (AUS) 79.29 Varaždin, Croatia 6 July 2002

Qualification standards edit

A result[4] B result
79.00 76.00

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
10 August 2013 17:05 Qualification
12 August 2013 20:30 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results edit

KEY: Q Qualified q 12 best performers NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Qualification edit

Qualification: 77.00 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the final.[5]

Rank Group Name Nationality No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Mark Notes
1 A Krisztián Pars   Hungary (HUN) 75.21 79.06 79.06 Q
2 A Lukáš Melich   Czech Republic (CZE) 78.52 78.52 Q
3 B Primož Kozmus   Slovenia (SLO) 78.10 78.10 Q
DQ B Dilshod Nazarov   Tajikistan (TJK) 71.70 77.93 77.93 Doping
4 B Sergej Litvinov   Russia (RUS) 75.08 74.20 77.41 77.41 q
5 A Marcel Lomnický   Slovakia (SVK) 74.11 76.97 76.60 76.97 q
6 B Szymon Ziółkowski   Poland (POL) 76.19 76.85 75.15 76.85 q
7 A Koji Murofushi   Japan (JPN) 74.10 x 76.27 76.27 q
8 A Paweł Fajdek   Poland (POL) x 76.17 75.18 76.17 q
9 B Markus Esser   Germany (GER) 70.44 72.54 75.90 75.90 q
10 B Nicola Vizzoni   Italy (ITA) 74.65 74.02 75.38 75.38 q
11 B Yury Shayunou   Belarus (BLR) x 74.15 75.18 75.18 q
12 B Quentin Bigot   France (FRA) 73.69 70.46 74.98 74.98
DQ B Pavel Kryvitski   Belarus (BLR) 74.45 x x 74.45 Doping
13 B Ákos Hudi   Hungary (HUN) 70.56 74.30 73.72 74.30
14 A Mattias Jons   Sweden (SWE) 73.47 x x 73.47
15 A A. G. Kruger   United States (USA) x 73.35 73.23 73.35
16 A Yevhen Vynohradov   Ukraine (UKR) 71.05 x 72.90 72.90
17 B Igors Sokolovs   Latvia (LAT) 72.78 x x 72.78
18 B Dzmitry Marshin   Azerbaijan (AZE) 72.43 x x 72.43
19 A Valeriy Sviatokha   Belarus (BLR) x 70.35 72.05 72.05
20 A Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud   Egypt (EGY) 70.11 71.88 x 71.88
21 A Roberto Janet   Cuba (CUB) 71.73 x 69.07 71.73
22 B Chris Harmse   South Africa (RSA) 71.42 x x 71.42
23 A Javier Cienfuegos   Spain (ESP) 70.79 70.05 x 70.79
24 A Mohamed Ashraf Amjad Al-Saifi   Qatar (QAT) 69.70 x x 69.70
25 B Aleksey Korolev   Russia (RUS) 69.69 x x 69.69
A Aleksey Zagornyi   Russia (RUS) x x x NM
A Ali Al-Zinkawi   Kuwait (KUW) DNS

Final edit

The final was started at 20:30.[6]

Rank Name Nationality No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Mark Notes
  Paweł Fajdek   Poland (POL) 81.97 80.92 x 78.41 x 79.57 81.97 WL, PB
  Krisztián Pars   Hungary (HUN) 80.30 79.47 79.61 78.90 79.02 x 80.30
  Lukáš Melich   Czech Republic (CZE) 70.66 77.11 79.36 76.88 x 75.52 79.36
4 Primož Kozmus   Slovenia (SLO) 77.80 79.21 79.22 78.26 x x 79.22
DQ Dilshod Nazarov   Tajikistan (TJK) 72.45 x 75.89 77.69 78.31 77.27 77.84 78.31 Doping
5 Koji Murofushi   Japan (JPN) 78.03 75.38 77.17 77.63 77.92 76.03 78.03 SB
6 Nicola Vizzoni   Italy (ITA) 75.33 77.61 75.29 x 75.42 x 77.61 SB
7 Marcel Lomnický   Slovakia (SVK) 76.62 x 77.57 x 76.46 76.48 77.57
8 Szymon Ziółkowski   Poland (POL) 75.93 76.84 76.50 76.84
9 Markus Esser   Germany (GER) 74.07 76.25 x 76.25
10 Sergej Litvinov   Russia (RUS) 75.90 x x 75.90
11 Yury Shayunou   Belarus (BLR) 73.68 x 72.64 73.68

References edit

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ 2013 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  3. ^ "Records & Lists – Hammer Throw". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ^ IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, archived from the original on 16 August 2013, retrieved 8 August 2013
  5. ^ Qualification Results
  6. ^ Final Results

External links edit