Host City: Athens. Greece |
Format: Qualifying Round (76.50 or top 12 to final) (Aug 2) |
Dates: August 1–10. 1997 |
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Nations participating: 198 |
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Athletes participating: 1882 |
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Main venue: Olympic Stadium
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Overview by IAAF |
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For the first time the title went to an athlete who did not represent the Soviet Union or one of its former constituent republics. Abduvaliyev. who placed fifth in 1991 for the USSR and was champion in 1993 and 1995 in the colours of Tajikistan. was making his international début for Uzbekistan but he met with disaster in the qualifying round and failed to reach the final. The qualification was led by Olympic Champion Kiss but he was unable to duplicate that 80m+ form in the final. which developed into a fascinating three-way battle. Weis. the 1991 bronze medallist. was the first to throw over 80m (80.24 in round 3) but in the next round European champion Sidorenko threw 80.38 – only for Weis to respond immediately with 80.52. Sidorenko regained the lead in round 5 with 80.76 but again was trumped by Weis’s 81.14. This exhilarating contest was not yet over. for with his final throw Skvaruk – previously languishing in sixth place with 78.04 – shot into the lead with 81.46. Sidorenko fell short but Weis was not to be denied: roaring the implement on. it landed at 81.78 and Germany had won its first global hammer title since the 1936 Olympics. |
These are the official results of the men's hammer throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens. Greece. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes. with the final held on Sunday 3 August 1997. |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships |
World Record |
Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.74 m |
August 30. 1986 |
Stuttgart. West Germany |
Event Record |
Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
83.06 m |
September 1. 1987 |
Rome. Italy |
Season Best |
Heinz Weis (GER) |
83.04 m |
June 29. 1997 |
Frankfurt. Germany |
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Hammer Throw |
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3 August |
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Event report men hammer throw final
The first round of the competition did not promise too much. All throwers were having problems. However, the early lead was taken by Vasiliy Sidorenko (Russia) by a throw of 78.26. Second spot was held by Balazs Kiss (Hungary) with 77.86. In the second round Sidorenko improved to 79.10 staying in the lead ahead of Kiss who threw 78.32 and Heinz Weis (Germany) with no result from round 1 casting 77.54 and moving to 3rd place. After the 2nd round already showing better marks coming, round 3 produced a new leader with Weis throwing 80.24. Sidorenko, now in 2nd place, also improved to 79.80. With Kiss failing this throw Igor Astapkovich (Belarus), with no marks in first 2 rounds, now moved to 4th with 78.12. In 4th round Astapkovich took the 3rd spot by releasing the hammer to 79.70. Kiss, just dropped out of the medal position, also improved to 79.32, but still with 4th place. In this very close competition Sidorenko took the lead again with his 80.76, a seasonal best for him. Even more exciting was that once more Weis, as the next thrower, was able to place a firm hand on the gold again by hitting 81.14. The last round saw an upset for the early leaders as Andrey Skvaruk (Ukraine), only in 6th position after 4 rounds with 78.04, bettered his mark by huge margin of 3m 42cm to 81.46, his best this year and only 26cm away from personal best. Both Kiss and Sidorenko were unable to answer on their last throws, but Heinz Weis was well prepared. He launched the hammer out to 81.76 to take the gold in one of the closest hammer competitions in years.
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Final |
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1 |
Heinz Weis |
GER |
14 Jul 63 |
81.78 |
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2 |
Andriy Skvaruk |
UKR |
9 Mar 67 |
81.46 |
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3 |
Vasiliy Sidorenko |
RUS |
1 May 61 |
80.76 |
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4 |
Balázs Kiss |
HUN |
21 Mar 72 |
79.96 |
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5 |
Igor Astapkovich |
BLR |
4 Jan 63 |
79.70 |
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6 |
Ilya Konovalov |
RUS |
14 Mar 71 |
78.68 |
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7 |
Vadim Khersontsev |
RUS |
8 Jul 74 |
77.42 |
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8 |
Oleksandr Krykun |
UKR |
1 Mar 68 |
77.14 |
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9 |
Karsten Kobs |
GER |
16 Sep 71 |
76.12 |
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10 |
Koji Murofushi |
JPN |
8 Oct 74 |
74.82 |
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11 |
Raphaël Piolanti |
FRA |
14 Nov 67 |
74.08 |
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Ivan Tikhon |
BLR |
24 Jul 76 |
NM |
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Final 17:30 |
Team |
Dist. |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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1 |
Heinz Weis |
GER |
81.78m |
X |
77.54 |
80.24 |
80.52 |
81.14 |
81.78 |
2 |
Andrey Skvaruk |
UKR |
81.46m |
76.88 |
76.94 |
X |
78.04 |
X |
81.46 |
3 |
Vasiliy Sidorenko |
RUS |
80.76m |
78.26 |
79.10 |
79.80 |
80.38 |
80.76 |
78.32 |
4 |
Balazs Kiss |
HUN |
79.96m |
77.86 |
78.32 |
X |
79.32 |
79.96 |
79.28 |
5 |
Igor Astapkovich |
BLR |
79.70m |
X |
X |
78.12 |
79.70 |
77.94 |
78.72 |
6 |
Ilya Konovalov |
RUS |
78.68m |
75.18 |
76.60 |
76.46 |
77.36 |
78.12 |
78.68 |
7 |
Vadim Khersontsev |
RUS |
77.42m |
76.24 |
77.42 |
77.00 |
X |
X |
X |
8 |
Aleksandr Krykun |
UKR |
77.14m |
75.02 |
76.44 |
75.26 |
76.62 |
77.14 |
76.76 |
9 |
Karsten Kobs |
GER |
76.12m |
76.12 |
74.94 |
X |
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10 |
Koji Murofushi |
JPN |
74.82m |
74.82 |
74.50 |
X |
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11 |
Raphael Piolanti |
FRA |
74.08m |
74.08 |
73.26 |
73.44 |
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Ivan Tikhon |
BLR |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
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Event report men hammer throw qualification
Balazs Kiss (Hungary) showed best form in the hammer qualification with 80.46. Biggest upset was that Andrey Abduvaliyev of Uzbekistan (82.66 this year) was unable to get through to the final with 74.96. There were X others to break the qualification standard 76.50. Belarussian Igor Astapkovich 77.96, Russian Vasiliy Sidorenko 77.94, Ukrainian Andrey Skvaruk 77.94, German Heinz Weis 77.12. Japanese Kori Murofushi was the last one to go forward with 75.28. Other expected finalists who didn't make it, were Vadim Kolesnik of Ukraine (75.16), Enrico Sgrulletti of Italy (74.70) and Aleksandr Krasko of Belarus (70.84). Eduardo Acuna (Peru) broke the National Record with his 60.14.
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Qualification |
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2 August |
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Group A |
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1 |
Vasiliy Sidorenko |
RUS |
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77.94 |
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2 |
Andrey Skvaruk |
UKR |
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77.94 |
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3 |
Heinz Weis |
GER |
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77.12 |
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4 |
Raphael Piolanti |
FRA |
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76.12 |
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5 |
Aleksandr Krykun |
UKR |
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75.32 |
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6 |
Koji Murofushi |
JPN |
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75.28 |
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7 |
Holger Klose |
GER |
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75.16 |
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8 |
Andrey Abduvaliyev |
UZB |
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74.96 |
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9 |
Stuart Rendell |
AUS |
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74.28 |
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10 |
Pavel Sedlacek |
CZE |
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73.94 |
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11 |
Alexandros Papadimitriou |
GRE |
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73.92 |
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12 |
Marko Wahlman |
FIN |
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73.60 |
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13 |
Nicola Vizzoni |
ITA |
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73.42 |
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14 |
Kevin McMahon |
USA |
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72.42 |
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15 |
Jud Logan |
USA |
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71.92 |
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16 |
Zsolt Nemeth |
HUN |
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71.80 |
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17 |
Maciej Palyszko |
POL |
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71.54 |
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18 |
David Chaussinand |
FRA |
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71.20 |
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19 |
Aleksandr Krasko |
BLR |
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70.84 |
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20 |
Nikolaos Gentekos |
GRE |
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67.36 |
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21 |
Brentt Jones |
NFI |
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53.04 |
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22 |
Enrique Reina |
HON |
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47.92 |
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Group B |
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1 |
Balazs Kiss |
HUN |
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80.46 |
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2 |
Igor Astapkovich |
BLR |
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77.96 |
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3 |
Vadim Khersontsev |
RUS |
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76.44 |
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4 |
Ilya Konovalov |
RUS |
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76.36 |
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5 |
Karsten Kobs |
GER |
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76.20 |
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6 |
Ivan Tikhon |
BLR |
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75.74 |
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7 |
Vadim Kolesnik |
UKR |
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75.16 |
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8 |
Enrico Sgrulletti |
ITA |
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74.70 |
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9 |
Jan Bielecki |
DEN |
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73.82 |
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10 |
Zoltan Fabian |
HUN |
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72.12 |
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11 |
Christos Polychroniou |
GRE |
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71.56 |
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12 |
David Popejoy |
USA |
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71.52 |
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13 |
Loris Paoluzzi |
ITA |
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71.50 |
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14 |
David Smith |
GBR |
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70.94 |
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15 |
Vladimir Maska |
CZE |
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70.50 |
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16 |
Vitor Costa |
POR |
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70.04 |
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17 |
Hakim Toumi |
ALG |
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68.32 |
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18 |
Roman Linscheid |
IRL |
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67.96 |
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19 |
Eduardo Acuna |
PER |
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60.14 |
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Christophe Epalle |
FRA |
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NM |
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Naser Al Husaini |
KUW |
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NM |
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Group A 8:00 |
Team |
Dist. |
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3 |
1 |
Vasiliy Sidorenko |
RUS |
77.94m |
74.42 |
77.94 |
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Andrey Skvaruk |
UKR |
77.94m |
X |
77.94 |
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3 |
Heinz Weis |
GER |
77.12m |
75.86 |
77.12 |
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4 |
Raphael Piolanti |
FRA |
76.12m |
74.42 |
75.04 |
76.12 |
5 |
Aleksandr Krykun |
UKR |
75.32m |
74.26 |
75.32 |
75.26 |
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Koji Murofushi |
JPN |
75.28m |
75.28 |
74.50 |
73.50 |
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Holger Klose |
GER |
75.16m |
75.16 |
X |
74.18 |
8 |
Andrey Abduvaliyev |
UZB |
74.96m |
68.92 |
74.30 |
74.96 |
9 |
Stuart Rendell |
AUS |
74.28m |
74.28 |
X |
X |
10 |
Pavel Sedlacek |
CZE |
73.94m |
73.94 |
73.84 |
73.76 |
11 |
Alexandros Papadimitriou |
GRE |
73.92m |
73.92 |
X |
73.48 |
12 |
Marko Wahlman |
FIN |
73.60m |
73.00 |
72.22 |
73.60 |
13 |
Nicola Vizzoni |
ITA |
73.42m |
71.52 |
73.42 |
72.62 |
14 |
Kevin McMahon |
USA |
72.42m |
X |
66.92 |
72.42 |
15 |
Jud Logan |
USA |
71.92m |
X |
70.66 |
71.92 |
16 |
Zsolt Nemeth |
HUN |
71.80m |
71.80 |
X |
X |
17 |
Maciej Palyszko |
POL |
71.54m |
71.54 |
71.32 |
69.02 |
18 |
David Chaussinand |
FRA |
71.20m |
71.20 |
70.20 |
68.54 |
19 |
Aleksandr Krasko |
BLR |
70.84m |
70.84 |
X |
X |
20 |
Nikolaos Gentekos |
GRE |
67.36m |
67.36 |
66.84 |
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21 |
Brentt Jones |
NFI |
53.04m |
49.30 |
53.04 |
52.60 |
22 |
Enrique Reina |
HON |
47.92m |
47.92 |
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Group B 10:00 |
Team |
Dist. |
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2 |
3 |
1 |
Balazs Kiss |
HUN |
80.46m |
80.46 |
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2 |
Igor Astapkovich |
BLR |
77.96m |
75.90 |
77.96 |
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Vadim Khersontsev |
RUS |
76.44m |
76.44 |
75.58 |
75.12 |
4 |
Ilya Konovalov |
RUS |
76.36m |
75.86 |
76.36 |
74.18 |
5 |
Karsten Kobs |
GER |
76.20m |
72.96 |
76.20 |
X |
6 |
Ivan Tikhon |
BLR |
75.74m |
75.08 |
75.74 |
X |
7 |
Vadim Kolesnik |
UKR |
75.16m |
74.86 |
75.16 |
73.12 |
8 |
Enrico Sgrulletti |
ITA |
74.70m |
74.70 |
73.50 |
72.84 |
9 |
Jan Bielecki |
DEN |
73.82m |
71.70 |
73.36 |
73.82 |
10 |
Zoltan Fabian |
HUN |
72.12m |
69.68 |
71.92 |
72.12 |
11 |
Christos Polychroniou |
GRE |
71.56m |
71.56 |
X |
X |
12 |
David Popejoy |
USA |
71.52m |
71.52 |
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13 |
Loris Paoluzzi |
ITA |
71.50m |
71.50 |
X |
X |
14 |
David Smith |
GBR |
70.94m |
70.94 |
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15 |
Vladimir Maska |
CZE |
70.50m |
X |
X |
70.50 |
16 |
Vitor Costa |
POR |
70.04m |
70.04 |
68.66 |
X |
17 |
Hakim Toumi |
ALG |
68.32m |
66.94 |
68.32 |
67.62 |
18 |
Roman Linscheid |
IRL |
67.96m |
X |
X |
67.96 |
19 |
Eduardo Acuna |
PER |
60.14m |
X |
57.78 |
60.14 |
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Christophe Epalle |
FRA |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
- |
Naser Al Husaini |
KUW |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
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Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 |
1 |
Brentt Jones |
NFI |
52.44 |
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Heinz Weis |
GER |
83.04 |
83.04 |
3 |
Pavel Sedlácek |
CZE |
79.56 |
77.24 |
4 |
Vasiliy Sidorenko |
RUS |
82.54 |
77.40 |
5 |
Alexandros Papadimitriou |
GRE |
74.46 |
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Kevin McMahon |
USA |
73.46 |
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7 |
Andrey Abduvaliyev |
UZB |
83.46 |
82.66 |
8 |
Maciej Palyszko |
POL |
71.24 |
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David Chaussinand |
FRA |
77.24 |
77.24 |
10 |
Stuart Rendell |
AUS |
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11 |
Aleksandr Krasko |
BLR |
80.78 |
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12 |
Oleksandr Krykun |
UKR |
80.36 |
74.00 |
13 |
Enrique Reina |
HON |
54.36 |
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14 |
Holger Klose |
GER |
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15 |
Jud Logan |
USA |
81.88 |
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16 |
Koji Murofushi |
JPN |
75.72 |
75.72 |
17 |
Nicola Vizzoni |
ITA |
77.10 |
77.10 |
18 |
Zsolt Németh |
HUN |
77.48 |
76.04 |
19 |
Raphaël Piolanti |
FRA |
79.68 |
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20 |
Nikólaos Yedékos |
GRE |
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21 |
Marko Wahlman |
FIN |
74.60 |
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22 |
Andriy Skvaruk |
UKR |
81.72 |
74.70 |
Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 |
1 |
Christophe Épalle |
FRA |
79.98 |
78.44 |
2 |
Vladimír Maška |
CZE |
77.06 |
77.06 |
3 |
Zoltán Fábián |
HUN |
71.06 |
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4 |
Ivan Tikhon |
BLR |
77.46 |
77.46 |
5 |
Jan Bielecki |
DEN |
72.56 |
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6 |
David Popejoy |
USA |
72.46 |
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7 |
Karsten Kobs |
GER |
78.92 |
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8 |
Loris Paoluzzi |
ITA |
75.60 |
75.20 |
9 |
Eduardo Acuña |
PER |
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10 |
Vadim Kolesnik |
UKR |
79.62 |
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11 |
Enrico Sgrulletti |
ITA |
81.64 |
81.64 |
12 |
Vadim Khersontsev |
RUS |
80.68 |
78.26 |
13 |
Roman Linscheid |
IRL |
68.34 |
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14 |
Christos Polychroniou |
GRE |
77.36 |
75.58 |
15 |
Ilya Konovalov |
RUS |
79.66 |
78.92 |
16 |
Hakim Toumi |
ALG |
74.70 |
74.70 |
17 |
David Smith |
GBR |
75.10 |
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18 |
Vítor Costa |
POR |
70.72 |
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19 |
Balázs Kiss |
HUN |
82.90 |
82.90 |
20 |
Igor Astapkovich |
BLR |
84.62 |
82.44 |
21 |
Naser Al Husaini |
KUW |
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