2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 17. With reigning champion Ivan Tsikhan banned from competition for doping offences, the 2008 Olympic gold and silver medallists Primož Kozmus and Krisztián Pars were the favourites in the event. Pars entered the competition with a world-leading throw of 81.43 m and an 18 competition win-streak. Belarusian Yuriy Shayunov and Russian Aleksey Zagornyi, the only other athletes to have thrown over eighty metres twice that season prior to the championships, were identified as possible podium finishers. Nicola Vizzoni, Igor Sokolov, Olli-Pekka Karjalainen, Szymon Ziółkowski, Koji Murofushi, and Libor Charfreitag were all predicted to have an outside chance of a medal.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-15). Men's Hammer Throw - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. Archived 2009-09-08.

On the first day of competition, Kozmus was the first to pass the automatic qualifying mark of 77.50 m. Pars had the best effort of the day with 78.68 m, while former world champion Ziółkowski led group A with a throw of 77.89 m. Aspiring medallists Sokolov, Shayunov and Karjalainen all failed to progress to the final of the competition.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-15). Event Report - Men's Hammer Throw - Qualification . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. On the final day of the hammer throw, the favourite Kozmus delivered a best of 80.15 m to take the gold medal, Slovenia's first ever in the World Championships.Butcher, Mike (2009-08-17). For Kozmus, number 17 is lucky indeed . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Ziółkowski's 79.30 m, the best of his season, was enough to take the silver – his first medal at a major championships since 2005. The level of the competition, however, failed to live up to expectations: the world-leader Pars started poorly and, after a number of fouls, he never regained ground and finished in fourth place. Furthermore, the performance of bronze medallist Zagornyi (78.09) was the shortest-ever distance of a medal winner in championship history.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-17). Event Report - Men's Hammer Throw - Final . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.

Medalists GoldSilverBronze

Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best

Records World record86.74Stuttgart, West Germany30 August 1986Championship record83.89Helsinki, Finland8 August 2005World Leading81.43Veszprém, Hungary25 April 2009African record80.63Durban, South Africa15 April 2004Asian record84.86Prague, Czech Republic29 June 2003North American record82.52Milan, Italy7 September 1996South American record76.42Trieste, Italy25 July 2001European record86.74Stuttgart, West Germany30 August 1986Oceanian record79.29Varaždin, Croatia6 July 2002

Qualification standards A standardB standard 77.50m 74.30m

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 15, 2009 12:00 QualificationAugust 17, 2009 18:05 Final

Results

Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 77.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes B Krisztián Pars 72.94 78.68 78.68 Q A Szymon Ziółkowski 77.89 77.89 Q B Pavel Kryvitski 70.70 72.14 77.85 77.85 Q A Sergey Lytvynov Jr. 77.68 77.68 Q A Primož Kozmus 77.55 77.55 Q A Igor Vinichenko 77.54 77.54 Q A Nicola Vizzoni 76.71 76.95 76.95 q B Markus Esser 76.81 76.67 76.81 q A András Haklits 75.50 76.39 75.73 76.39 q 10 B Libor Charfreitag 69.71 75.39 76.29 76.29 q 11 A Dilshod Nazarov 73.84 74.73 75.83 75.83 q 12 B Aleksey Zagornyi 75.38 74.93 73.75 75.38 q 13 A Ali Al-Zinkawi 73.82 75.10 75.10 14 B Lukáš Melich 74.40 72.98 74.47 74.47 15 B Thomas J. Freeman 71.38 74.19 72.58 74.19 16 A Olli-Pekka Karjalainen 73.25 74.09 74.09 17 B Igors Sokolovs 73.96 73.97 73.12 73.97 18 B David Söderberg 73.69 73.14 73.56 73.69 19 B Jérôme Bortoluzzi 73.09 70.69 73.09 20 A Mohsen El Anany 71.42 72.68 72.05 72.68 21 A Michael Mai 72.58 67.47 72.58 22 B Olexiy Sokyrskiyy 70.67 72.56 72.56 23 B Alexandros Papadimitriou 72.02 72.02 24 B Javier Cienfuegos 69.60 71.63 72.01 72.01 25 B Dzmitry Shako 71.80 70.57 71.80 26 A Yury Shayunou 71.37 71.37 27 B Eşref Apak 70.70 70.70 28 A A. G. Kruger 67.40 70.19 70.19 29 A Artem Rubanko 69.81 69.81 30 B Juan Ignacio Cerra 66.77 67.98 69.37 69.37 31 B Bergur Ingi Pétursson 67.32 68.62 68.62 32 A Ainārs Vaičulens 65.70 66.89 66.89 33 A Amanmurad Hommadov 57.39 56.46 57.39 A Chris Harmse

Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Primož Kozmus 75.14 79.74 77.21 79.28 80.15 80.84 80.84 SB Szymon Ziółkowski 77.44 79.30 77.85 77.66 78.09 76.89 79.30 SB Aleksey Zagornyi 76.11 77.42 75.11 78.09 78.09 Krisztián Pars 75.51 77.45 77.45 Sergej Litvinov 74.50 74.49 75.88 76.58 76.00 74.45 76.58 Markus Esser 68.07 76.27 74.07 76.27 András Haklits 72.60 75.12 75.09 74.82 76.26 76.26 Pavel Kryvitski 73.72 72.73 76.00 76.00 Nicola Vizzoni 73.70 73.70 10 Libor Charfreitag 72.63 72.63 11 Dilshod Nazarov 71.69 71.69 Igor Vinichenko

Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), SB = Seasonal best

See also 2009 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

References General Hammer throw results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. hammerthrow.wz Specific