The men's hammer throw event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 12 September 1979.Results at Tilastopaja
Results Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes Klaus Ploghaus 75.74 UR Manfred Hüning 75.68 Yuriy Sedykh 75.54 Roland Steuk 72.96 Orlando Bianchini 69.34 Emanuil Dyulgerov 66.48 Nicolae Bindar 65.96 Michel Decker 63.78 Juan Carlos Álvarez 61.50 One of the sources gives 61.08 metres 10 John McArdle 60.36 11 Gerardo Díaz 49.30
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