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 |
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Date Finished: July 28, 1976 |
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(Competitors: 20; Countries: 13; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
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Overview by IAAF |
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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. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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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 |
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Results |
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Hammer Throw |
Men |
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Final |
28 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
77.52 |
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Yuriy Sedykh |
Soviet Union |
URS |
11 Jun 55 |
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2 |
76.08 |
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Aleksey Spiridonov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
20 Nov 51 |
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3 |
75.48 |
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Anatoliy Bondarchuk |
Soviet Union |
URS |
31 May 40 |
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4 |
75.46 |
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Karl-Hans Riehm |
West Germany |
FRG |
31 May 51 |
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5 |
74.72 |
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Walter Schmidt |
West Germany |
FRG |
7 Aug 48 |
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6 |
74.30 |
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Jochen Sachse |
East Germany |
GDR |
2 Oct 48 |
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7 |
73.18 |
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Chris Black |
Great Britain |
GBR |
1 Jan 50 |
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8 |
71.34 |
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Edwin Klein |
West Germany |
FRG |
19 Jun 48 |
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9 |
70.44 |
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Jacques Accambray |
France |
FRA |
23 May 50 |
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10 |
70.02 |
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Manfred Seidel |
Germany |
GER |
25 Aug 49 |
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11 |
68.88 |
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Shigenobu Murofushi |
Japan |
JPN |
2 Oct 45 |
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12 |
68.00 |
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Peter Farmer |
United States |
USA |
25 Jun 52 |
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Hammer Throw |
Men |
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Qualification |
26 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
74.46 |
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Karl-Hans Riehm |
West Germany |
FRG |
31 May 51 |
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2 |
71.46 |
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Yuriy Sedykh |
Soviet Union |
URS |
11 Jun 55 |
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3 |
71.08 |
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Anatoliy Bondarchuk |
Soviet Union |
URS |
31 May 40 |
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4 |
70.84 |
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Manfred Seidel |
Germany |
GER |
25 Aug 49 |
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5 |
70.76 |
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Chris Black |
Great Britain |
GBR |
1 Jan 50 |
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5 |
70.76 |
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Walter Schmidt |
West Germany |
FRG |
7 Aug 48 |
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7 |
70.72 |
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Jacques Accambray |
France |
FRA |
23 May 50 |
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8 |
70.64 |
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Aleksey Spiridonov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
20 Nov 51 |
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9 |
70.64 |
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Jochen Sachse |
East Germany |
GDR |
2 Oct 48 |
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10 |
69.92 |
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Peter Farmer |
United States |
USA |
25 Jun 52 |
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11 |
68.84 |
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Shigenobu Murofushi |
Japan |
JPN |
2 Oct 45 |
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12 |
68.72 |
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Edwin Klein |
West Germany |
FRG |
19 Jun 48 |
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13 |
68.54 |
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Gianpaolo Urlando |
Italy |
ITA |
7 Jan 45 |
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14 |
68.52 |
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Paul Dickenson |
Great Britain |
GBR |
4 Dec 49 |
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15 |
67.74 |
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Lawrence Hart |
United States |
USA |
17 Sep 46 |
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16 |
67.38 |
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Murray Cheater |
New Zealand |
NZL |
47 |
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17 |
66.56 |
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Edoardo Podberscek |
Italy |
ITA |
2 May 49 |
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18 |
66.14 |
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Peter Sternad |
Austria |
AUT |
8 Feb 46 |
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19 |
65.68 |
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Murray Keating |
Canada |
CAN |
28 May 52 |
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20 |
65.50 |
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Kleanthis Ierisiotis |
Greece |
GRE |
14 Mar 53 |
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Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 69.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Notes |
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Karl-Hans Riehm |
West Germany |
74.46 |
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74.46 |
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Yuriy Sedykh |
Soviet Union |
71.46 |
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71.46 |
Q |
3 |
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Anatoliy Bondarchuk |
Soviet Union |
71.08 |
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– |
71.08 |
Q |
4 |
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Manfred Seidel |
East Germany |
70.84 |
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70.84 |
Q |
5 |
A |
Walter Schmidt |
West Germany |
70.76 |
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70.76 |
Q |
5 |
B |
Chris Black |
Great Britain |
70.76 |
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70.76 |
Q |
7 |
B |
Jacques Accambray |
France |
70.72 |
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70.72 |
Q |
8 |
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Aleksey Spiridonov |
Soviet Union |
70.64 |
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70.64 |
Q |
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Jochen Sachse |
East Germany |
X |
70.64 |
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70.64 |
Q |
10 |
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Peter Farmer |
Australia |
67.50 |
68.94 |
69.92 |
69.92 |
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11 |
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Shigenobu Murofushi |
Japan |
66.22 |
68.84 |
68.24 |
68.84 |
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12 |
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Edwin Klein |
West Germany |
68.68 |
68.36 |
68.72 |
68.72 |
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13 |
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Giampaolo Urlando |
Italy |
X |
66.18 |
68.54 |
68.54 |
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14 |
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Paul Dickenson |
Great Britain |
67.52 |
X |
68.52 |
68.52 |
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15 |
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Larry Hart |
United States |
67.74 |
65.74 |
X |
67.74 |
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16 |
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Murray Cheater |
New Zealand |
66.30 |
67.38 |
X |
67.38 |
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17 |
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Edoardo Podberschek |
Italy |
66.56 |
66.28 |
X |
66.56 |
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18 |
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Peter Sternad |
Austria |
65.80 |
66.08 |
66.14 |
66.14 |
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19 |
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Murray Keating |
Canada |
65.00 |
65.28 |
65.68 |
65.68 |
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20 |
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Kleanthis Ierissiotis |
Greece |
65.50 |
X |
X |
65.50 |
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Final
Notes |
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Yuriy Sedykh |
Soviet Union |
75.64 |
77.52 |
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75.58 |
76.40 |
77.52 |
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Aleksey Spiridonov |
Soviet Union |
75.74 |
73.94 |
75.28 |
75.60 |
X |
76.08 |
76.08 |
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Anatoliy Bondarchuk |
Soviet Union |
75.48 |
X |
74.64 |
74.16 |
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75.46 |
75.48 |
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Karl-Hans Riehm |
West Germany |
75.00 |
73.08 |
X |
75.46 |
75.42 |
74.62 |
75.46 |
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Walter Schmidt |
West Germany |
72.58 |
74.72 |
74.36 |
73.52 |
74.72 |
72.42 |
74.72 |
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Jochen Sachse |
East Germany |
71.90 |
72.84 |
72.80 |
73.14 |
74.30 |
73.70 |
74.30 |
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Chris Black |
Great Britain |
70.56 |
72.38 |
73.18 |
X |
69.54 |
X |
73.18 |
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Edwin Klein |
West Germany |
68.14 |
70.52 |
70.32 |
70.36 |
69.76 |
71.34 |
71.34 |
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9 |
Jacques Accambray |
France |
X |
67.52 |
70.44 |
N/A |
70.44 |
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10 |
Manfred Seidel |
East Germany |
69.66 |
X |
70.02 |
N/A |
70.02 |
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11 |
Shigenobu Murofushi |
Japan |
X |
68.62 |
68.88 |
N/A |
68.88 |
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12 |
Peter Farmer |
Australia |
67.98 |
67.92 |
68.00 |
N/A |
68.00 |
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