The men's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium in Queensland on 8 April 2018.
The winning margin was 5.38 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's hammer throw has been won by more than 5 metres at these games.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: World record86.74 mStuttgart, West Germany30 August 1986Games record77.53 mMelbourne, Australia24 March 2006
Schedule The schedule was as follows: Date Time Round Sunday 8 April 2018 14:00 Final All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results With sixteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.
Final Rank Athlete #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes 63.60 76.48 80.26 79.75 80.26 , 73.82 74.88 74.61 74.88 69.00 68.44 68.74 70.78 71.34 73.12 73.12 68.29 70.43 70.75 72.15 72.15 71.69 71.18 72.03 71.46 72.03 67.08 68.73 67.80 67.33 70.24 68.27 70.24 69.44 70.14 68.79 69.44 70.14 68.28 62.96 66.34 68.28 = 67.05 67.99 rowspan=8 colspan=3 67.99 10 65.22 64.29 65.22 11 64.68 65.19 65.19 12 64.87 64.87 13 64.36 64.36 14 62.44 64.35 64.35 15 63.86 63.86 16 60.15 60.64 61.38 61.38 Note Also a British record
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