Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw


The Men's hammer throw competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada took place on 26–28 July.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record79.30 mFrankfurt, West Germany14 August 1975
Olympic record75.50 mMunich, West Germany7 September 1972

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 69.00m or at least best 12 qualified.
RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
A74.4674.46Q
A71.4671.46Q
A71.0871.08Q
A70.8470.84Q
A70.7670.76Q
B70.7670.76Q
B70.7270.72Q
A70.6470.64Q
A70.6470.64Q
10A67.5068.9469.9269.92Q
11B66.2268.8468.2468.84q
12A68.6868.3668.7268.72q
13B66.1868.5468.54
14A67.5268.5268.52
15B67.7465.7467.74
16B66.3067.3867.38
17B66.5666.2866.56
18B65.8066.0866.1466.14
19B65.0065.2865.6865.68
20B65.5065.50

Final