Men's hammer throw at the 2013 World Championships Venue Luzhniki Stadium Dates 10 August (qualification) 12 August (final) Competitors 28 from 22 nations Winning distance 81.97 m (268 ft 11 in)
The men's hammer throw at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–12 August.[ 1]
Performances in the World Championships contributed to the final scoring of the 2013 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge – a first for the series. Paweł Fajdek was victorious in both the World Championships and the seasonal challenge[ 2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[ 3]
World record
Yuriy Sedykh (URS )
86.74
Stuttgart , West Germany
30 August 1986
Championship record
Ivan Tsikhan (BLR )
83.89
Helsinki , Finland
8 August 2005
World leading
Krisztián Pars (HUN )
81.02
Szczecin , Poland
15 June 2013
African record
Chris Harmse (RSA )
80.63
Durban , South Africa
15 April 2005
Asian record
Koji Murofushi (JPN )
84.86
Prague , Czech Republic
29 June 2003
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Lance Deal (USA )
82.52
Milan , Italy
7 September 1996
South American record
Juan Ignacio Cerra (ARG )
76.42
Trieste , Italy
25 July 2001
European record
Yuriy Sedykh (URS )
86.74
Stuttgart, West Germany
30 August 1986
Oceanian record
Stuart Rendell (AUS )
79.29
Varaždin , Croatia
6 July 2002
Qualification standards
A result[ 4]
B result
79.00
76.00
Schedule
All times are local times (UTC+4)
Results
KEY:
Q
Qualified
q
12 best performers
NR
National record
PB
Personal best
SB
Seasonal best
Qualification
Qualification: 77.00 m (Q ) and at least 12 best (q ) advanced to the final .[ 5]
Final
The final was started at 20:30.[ 6]
References
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