1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on September 10, 1982. The qualification round was staged a day earlier, on September 9, 1982.

Medalists Gold Yuriy SedykhSoviet Union (URS)Silver Igor NikulinSoviet Union (URS)Bronze Sergey LitvinovSoviet Union (URS)

Records Standing records prior to the 1982 European Athletics Championships World Record 83.98 m June 4, 1982 Moscow, Soviet Union Championship Record 77.28 m September 2, 1978 Prague, Czechoslovakia Broken records during the 1982 European Athletics Championships Championship Record 77.58 m September 9, 1982 Athens, Greece Championship Record 77.58 m September 9, 1982 Athens, Greece Championship Record 81.66 m September 10, 1982 Athens, Greece

Qualification Q = automatic qualification; q = qualified by rank; DNS = did not start; NM = no mark; WR = world record; CR = championship record; AR = area record; NR = national record; PB = personal best; SB = season best

Final ranking RankAthleteAttemptsDistance123 1 77.58 m 2 77.58 m 3 75.86 m 4 74.32 m 5 74.10 m 6 74.06 m 7 73.92 m 8 73.88 m 9 73.48 m 10 72.98 m 11 72.76 m 12 72.62 m 13 71.16 m 14 71.04 m 15 70.62 m 16 70.06 m 17 69.78 m 18 69.76 m 19 69.24 m 20 66.96 m — X X X NM

Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123456 81.66 80.48 80.96 79.36 81.62 80.94 81.66 m 79.44 X 78.38 78.36 79.22 X 79.44 m 76.88 76.72 78.66 78.10 X 77.90 78.66 m 4 76.58 73.76 75.82 74.60 74.98 76.56 76.58 m 5 76.12 X 72.82 74.96 73.60 74.30 76.12 m 6 X 75.32 74.62 X 74.76 X 75.32 m 7 74.76 74.50 72.50 X 72.22 X 74.76 m 8 X 74.52 74.52 X 71.78 X 74.52 m 9 74.08 m 10 73.74 m 11 73.72 m 12 72.12 m

Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

(1) (2) (3) (1) (1) (2) (1) (2) (3) (1) (1) (3)

See also 1980 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Moscow) 1982 Hammer Throw Year Ranking 1983 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Helsinki) 1984 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Los Angeles) 1987 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Rome) 1988 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Seoul)

References

Results hammerthrow.wz