Sport-Olympic.com

All Athletics Menu

1976 Olympic Games Montreal - Men's Hammer Throw

Print
Email

Details: Parent Category: Olympic Games (Athletics); Category: 1976 Olympic Games Montreal - (Athletics); Last Updated: 30 July 2016; Hits: 768

Tags:

Host City: Montréal, Canada

Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 69.00 metres advanced to the final.

Date Started: July 26, 1976

Date Finished: July 28, 1976

(Competitors: 20; Countries: 13; Finalists: 12)

Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec

Overview by IAAF

There were six prospective medal winners – all with bests further than 76m – making this a very open event. Sedykh and Riehm were considered the best candidates. Riehm led the qualifying with 74.46, but by the time he had thrown 75.00 in the first round of the final, all the medals were settled. Ahead of him in order of throwing were the three Soviets; Bondarchuk (75.48), Sedykh (75.64), and Spiridonov (75.74). In the next round the 21 year-old Sedykh exhibited enormous power and speed to reach 77.52. Spiridonov responded well, with three throws over 75m, but Sedykh was never in danger of being beaten. Bondarchuk provided the most exciting moment of the event when his hammer flew high and wide off to the left, bouncing on the track and fortunately missing officials and the 5000m heat runners.

Summary by Sports-reference.com

The two favorites were Soviet Yury Sedykh and German Karl-Hans Riehm, but the other Soviets and German Walter Schmidt were also threats. The Soviets were 1-2-3 in round one, led by Aleksey Spiridonov with 75.74 (248-6), Sedykh second with 75.64 (248-2), and defending gold medalist Anatoly Bondarchuk third with 75.48 (247-7¾). Sedykh threw 77.52 (254-4) in the second round, which would be the winning mark. Nobody could dislodge the Soviet trio, who swept the medals,

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Walter Schmidt (FRG)	79.30 m	Frankfurt, West Germany	14 August 1975
Olympic record	Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)	75.50 m	Munich, West Germany	7 September 1972

		Results

*Hammer Throw*	Men	Final	28 July

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	77.52	Yuriy Sedykh	Soviet Union	URS	11 Jun 55
2	76.08	Aleksey Spiridonov	Soviet Union	URS	20 Nov 51
3	75.48	Anatoliy Bondarchuk	Soviet Union	URS	31 May 40
4	75.46	Karl-Hans Riehm	West Germany	FRG	31 May 51
5	74.72	Walter Schmidt	West Germany	FRG	7 Aug 48
6	74.30	Jochen Sachse	East Germany	GDR	2 Oct 48
7	73.18	Chris Black	Great Britain	GBR	1 Jan 50
8	71.34	Edwin Klein	West Germany	FRG	19 Jun 48
9	70.44	Jacques Accambray	France	FRA	23 May 50
10	70.02	Manfred Seidel	Germany	GER	25 Aug 49
11	68.88	Shigenobu Murofushi	Japan	JPN	2 Oct 45
12	68.00	Peter Farmer	United States	USA	25 Jun 52
*Hammer Throw*	Men	Qualification	26 July

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	74.46	Karl-Hans Riehm	West Germany	FRG	31 May 51
2	71.46	Yuriy Sedykh	Soviet Union	URS	11 Jun 55
3	71.08	Anatoliy Bondarchuk	Soviet Union	URS	31 May 40
4	70.84	Manfred Seidel	Germany	GER	25 Aug 49
5	70.76	Chris Black	Great Britain	GBR	1 Jan 50
5	70.76	Walter Schmidt	West Germany	FRG	7 Aug 48
7	70.72	Jacques Accambray	France	FRA	23 May 50
8	70.64	Aleksey Spiridonov	Soviet Union	URS	20 Nov 51
9	70.64	Jochen Sachse	East Germany	GDR	2 Oct 48
10	69.92	Peter Farmer	United States	USA	25 Jun 52
11	68.84	Shigenobu Murofushi	Japan	JPN	2 Oct 45
12	68.72	Edwin Klein	West Germany	FRG	19 Jun 48
13	68.54	Gianpaolo Urlando	Italy	ITA	7 Jan 45
14	68.52	Paul Dickenson	Great Britain	GBR	4 Dec 49
15	67.74	Lawrence Hart	United States	USA	17 Sep 46
16	67.38	Murray Cheater	New Zealand	NZL	47
17	66.56	Edoardo Podberscek	Italy	ITA	2 May 49
18	66.14	Peter Sternad	Austria	AUT	8 Feb 46
19	65.68	Murray Keating	Canada	CAN	28 May 52
20	65.50	Kleanthis Ierisiotis	Greece	GRE	14 Mar 53

Detailed View

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 69.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Karl-Hans Riehm	West Germany	74.46	–	–	74.46	Q
2	A	Yuriy Sedykh	Soviet Union	71.46	–	–	71.46	Q
3	A	Anatoliy Bondarchuk	Soviet Union	71.08	–	–	71.08	Q
4	A	Manfred Seidel	East Germany	70.84	–	–	70.84	Q
5	A	Walter Schmidt	West Germany	70.76	–	–	70.76	Q
5	B	Chris Black	Great Britain	70.76	–	–	70.76	Q
7	B	Jacques Accambray	France	70.72	–	–	70.72	Q
8	A	Aleksey Spiridonov	Soviet Union	70.64	–	–	70.64	Q
8	A	Jochen Sachse	East Germany	X	70.64	–	70.64	Q
10	A	Peter Farmer	Australia	67.50	68.94	69.92	69.92	Q
11	B	Shigenobu Murofushi	Japan	66.22	68.84	68.24	68.84	q
12	A	Edwin Klein	West Germany	68.68	68.36	68.72	68.72	q
13	B	Giampaolo Urlando	Italy	X	66.18	68.54	68.54
14	A	Paul Dickenson	Great Britain	67.52	X	68.52	68.52
15	B	Larry Hart	United States	67.74	65.74	X	67.74
16	B	Murray Cheater	New Zealand	66.30	67.38	X	67.38
17	B	Edoardo Podberschek	Italy	66.56	66.28	X	66.56
18	B	Peter Sternad	Austria	65.80	66.08	66.14	66.14
19	B	Murray Keating	Canada	65.00	65.28	65.68	65.68
20	B	Kleanthis Ierissiotis	Greece	65.50	X	X	65.50

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Yuriy Sedykh	Soviet Union	75.64	77.52	X	X	75.58	76.40	77.52	OR
	Aleksey Spiridonov	Soviet Union	75.74	73.94	75.28	75.60	X	76.08	76.08
	Anatoliy Bondarchuk	Soviet Union	75.48	X	74.64	74.16	X	75.46	75.48
4	Karl-Hans Riehm	West Germany	75.00	73.08	X	75.46	75.42	74.62	75.46
5	Walter Schmidt	West Germany	72.58	74.72	74.36	73.52	74.72	72.42	74.72
6	Jochen Sachse	East Germany	71.90	72.84	72.80	73.14	74.30	73.70	74.30
7	Chris Black	Great Britain	70.56	72.38	73.18	X	69.54	X	73.18
8	Edwin Klein	West Germany	68.14	70.52	70.32	70.36	69.76	71.34	71.34
9	Jacques Accambray	France	X	67.52	70.44	N/A			70.44
10	Manfred Seidel	East Germany	69.66	X	70.02	N/A			70.02
11	Shigenobu Murofushi	Japan	X	68.62	68.88	N/A			68.88
12	Peter Farmer	Australia	67.98	67.92	68.00	N/A			68.00