The men's hammer throw was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 86.74 m Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986 World lead 84.25 m Birmingham, United Kingdom 11 August 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 81.27 m Cairo, Egypt 21 March 2014 Asian record 84.86 m Prague, Czech Republic 29 June 2003 European record 86.74 m Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 84.70 m Tokyo, Japan 16 September 2025 Oceanian record 79.29 m Varaždin, Croatia 6 July 2002 South American record 78.63 m Celje, Slovenia 19 June 2016
Qualification For the hammer throw, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 12 September at 19:23 (UTC+2).
PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 Merlin Hummel 81.46 x 81.44 x 81.46 m 2 Bence Halász 80.30 x x x 80.30 m 3 Mykhaylo Kokhan 73.18 78.50 78.90 77.60 78.90 m 4 Yann Chaussinand 78.36 x x x 78.36 m 5 Volodymyr Myslyvčuk 73.12 78.19 77.30 78.19 m6 Paweł Fajdek 73.98 76.11 x 76.11 m 7 Rudy Winkler 75.86 x 75.86 m — Ethan Katzberg x x
References