Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 72.00 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: July 30, 1980 |
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Date Finished: July 31, 1980 |
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(Competitors: 17; Countries: 12; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva
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Overview by IAAF |
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The boycott again interfered with what would have been a great duel. Karl-Hans Riehm was undefeated in 1980 and threw 80.80 in Germany the day before the Olympic final. Both Litvinov (81.66) and Sedykh (80.38 and 80.64) had set word records earlier in 1980. Sedykh led the qualifiers with 78.22, beating his own Olympic record, as eight automatically qualified at 72m+. The thinness of the boycotted fields was shown by 69.38 being the cut-off mark for the final 12. Sedykh opened the final, spinning quickly and showing immense power as he accelerated the hammer through three turns, letting fly a killer blow. The ball and chain flew out well beyond 80m to be measured at a world record of 81.80. Tamm followed with a steady 77.84, and then Litvinov – spinning even faster than Sedykh – produced 80.64. The first three throws of the competition had determined the medals, as only Roland Steuk of the non-Soviets was able to throw further than 75m. Sedykh threw 81.46 in round 2, but videotape shows this quite clearly to have been a foot foul. Litvinov, trying too hard, had five fouls, while Tamm improved with his second throw to reach 78.96. Sedykh finished his day with four efforts over 80m. Five days later Sedykh met Riehm, who had reportedly thrown 83m in practice on the day of the Olympic final. The German won 80.78 to 80.54, and he ended 2-0 up on Sedykh for the season. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The Americans were not present because of the boycott, but in this event nobody noticed. Defending champion Yury Sedykh was the best thrower in the world and always seemed to come thru in major meets, having won the 1978 European Championship as well. He was favored but his Soviet teammates were formidable, led by Sergey Litvinov and Estonian Jüri Tamm. The only important missing athlete was West Germany's Karl-Hans Riehm, a previous world record holder, who was undefeated in the pre-Olympic year. Sedykh settled the competition quickly. He threw first in the final and unleashed a world record 81.80 (268-4½). It would stand up for the gold. Sedykh had four of the longest throws in the event. Litvinov won silver with his opening 80.64 (264-6¾) and then had five fouls. Tamm completed the second consecutive Soviet medal sweep. |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics |
World Record |
Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
81.66 m |
May 24, 1980 |
Sochi, Soviet Union |
Olympic Record |
Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
77.52 m |
July 28, 1976 |
Montréal, Canada |
Season Best |
Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
81.66 m |
May 24, 1980 |
Sochi, Soviet Union |
Standing records after the 1980 Summer Olympics |
World Record |
Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
81.80 m |
July 31, 1980 |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
Olympic Record |
Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
81.80 m |
July 31, 1980 |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
Season Best |
Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
81.80 m |
July 31, 1980 |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Results |
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Hammer Throw |
Men |
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Final |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
81.80 |
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Yuriy Sedykh |
Soviet Union |
URS |
11 Jun 55 |
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2 |
80.64 |
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Sergey Litvinov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
23 Jan 58 |
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3 |
78.96 |
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Jüri Tamm |
Soviet Union |
URS |
5 Feb 57 |
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4 |
77.54 |
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Roland Steuk |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Mar 59 |
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5 |
74.60 |
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Detlef Gerstenberg |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Mar 57 |
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6 |
74.04 |
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Emanuil Dulgherov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
7 Feb 55 |
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7 |
73.90 |
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Gianpaolo Urlando |
Italy |
ITA |
7 Jan 45 |
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8 |
73.74 |
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Ireneusz Golda |
Poland |
POL |
23 Jan 55 |
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9 |
71.96 |
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Harri Huhtala |
Finland |
FIN |
13 Aug 52 |
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10 |
71.38 |
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Juha Tiainen |
Finland |
FIN |
5 Dec 55 |
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11 |
68.68 |
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Armando Orozco |
Cuba |
CUB |
31 Jan 58 |
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12 |
68.16 |
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Jirí Chamrád |
Czech Republic |
CZE |
19 Jun 54 |
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Hammer Throw |
Men |
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Qualification |
30 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
78.22 |
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Yuriy Sedykh |
Soviet Union |
URS |
11 Jun 55 |
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2 |
76.24 |
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Jüri Tamm |
Soviet Union |
URS |
5 Feb 57 |
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3 |
75.24 |
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Sergey Litvinov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
23 Jan 58 |
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4 |
75.04 |
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Detlef Gerstenberg |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Mar 57 |
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5 |
73.52 |
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Roland Steuk |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Mar 59 |
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6 |
72.46 |
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Harri Huhtala |
Finland |
FIN |
13 Aug 52 |
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7 |
72.28 |
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Armando Orozco |
Cuba |
CUB |
31 Jan 58 |
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8 |
72.20 |
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Gianpaolo Urlando |
Italy |
ITA |
7 Jan 45 |
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9 |
70.88 |
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Ireneusz Golda |
Poland |
POL |
23 Jan 55 |
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10 |
70.82 |
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Juha Tiainen |
Finland |
FIN |
5 Dec 55 |
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11 |
70.60 |
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Emanuil Dulgherov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
7 Feb 55 |
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12 |
69.38 |
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Jirí Chamrád |
Czech Republic |
CZE |
19 Jun 54 |
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13 |
69.16 |
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Peter Farmer |
United States |
USA |
25 Jun 52 |
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14 |
66.74 |
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Chris Black |
Great Britain |
GBR |
1 Jan 50 |
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15 |
64.22 |
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Paul Dickenson |
Great Britain |
GBR |
4 Dec 49 |
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16 |
63.94 |
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Sean Egan |
Ireland |
IRL |
18 Jan 56 |
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17 |
47.40 |
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Khaled Murad Ghaloum |
Kuwait |
KUW |
18 Jan 58 |
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Qualification
Final
Rank |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Distance |
Note |
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2 |
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Yury Sedykh (URS) |
78.22 |
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78.22 m |
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Jüri Tamm (URS) |
76.24 |
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76.24 m |
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3 |
Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
X |
75.24 |
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75.24 m |
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4 |
Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR) |
75.04 |
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75.04 m |
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Roland Steuk (GDR) |
X |
73.52 |
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73.52 m |
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6 |
Harri Huhtala (FIN) |
71.42 |
72.46 |
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72.46 m |
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7 |
Armando Orozco (CUB) |
X |
X |
72.28 |
72.28 m |
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8 |
Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) |
68.40 |
72.20 |
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72.20 m |
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9 |
Ireneusz Golda (POL) |
X |
69.98 |
70.88 |
70.88 m |
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10 |
Juha Tiainen (FIN) |
70.64 |
70.46 |
70.82 |
70.82 m |
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11 |
Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) |
X |
69.24 |
70.60 |
70.60 m |
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12 |
Jiří Chamrád (TCH) |
X |
67.44 |
69.38 |
69.38 m |
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13 |
Peter Farmer (AUS) |
68.52 |
69.16 |
X |
69.16 m |
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14 |
Chris Black (GBR) |
66.02 |
66.74 |
X |
66.74 m |
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15 |
Paul Dickenson (GBR) |
X |
64.22 |
63.90 |
64.22 m |
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16 |
Seán Egan (IRL) |
63.34 |
63.94 |
X |
63.94 m |
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17 |
Khaled Murad Ghaloum (KUW) |
X |
47.40 |
47.00 |
47.40 m |
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Rank |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Distance |
Note |
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2 |
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Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
81.80 |
81.46 |
79.68 |
X |
80.98 |
80.70 |
81.80 m |
WR |
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Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
80.64 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
80.64 m |
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Jüri Tamm (URS) |
77.84 |
78.96 |
77.92 |
77.26 |
X |
76.86 |
78.96 m |
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Roland Steuk (GDR) |
74.34 |
76.00 |
75.58 |
77.26 |
77.54 |
X |
77.54 m |
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Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR) |
73.64 |
74.60 |
73.98 |
X |
X |
73.40 |
74.60 m |
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6 |
Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) |
70.14 |
71.34 |
71.82 |
71.34 |
74.04 |
X |
74.04 m |
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7 |
Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) |
73.60 |
73.90 |
73.18 |
73.30 |
X |
X |
73.90 m |
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8 |
Ireneusz Golda (POL) |
72.38 |
73.74 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
73.74 m |
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9 |
Harri Huhtala (FIN) |
69.78 |
X |
71.82 |
71.96 |
71.82 |
71.02 |
71.96 m |
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10 |
Juha Tiainen (FIN) |
X |
71.38 |
71.08 |
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71.38 m |
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11 |
Armando Orozco (CUB) |
X |
67.76 |
68.68 |
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68.68 m |
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12 |
Jiří Chamrád (TCH) |
68.16 |
65.94 |
66.58 |
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68.16 m |
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