1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
| Events at the 1997 World Championships  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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.
Medalists
| Gold |  Heinz WeisGermany (GER) |
| Silver |  Andriy SkvarukUkraine (UKR) |
| Bronze |  Vasiliy SidorenkoRussia (RUS) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 02.08.1997 – 08:00h | 02.08.1997 – 10:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 03.08.1997 – 17:30h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
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 |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) | 74.42 | 77.94 | — | 77.94 m |
| 2 | 4 | Andriy Skvaruk (UKR) | X | 77.94 | — | 77.94 m |
| 3 | 5 | Heinz Weis (GER) | 75.86 | 77.12 | — | 77.12 m |
| 4 | 9 |  Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) | 74.42 | 75.04 | 76.12 | 76.12 m |
| 5 | 11 | Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) | 74.26 | 75.32 | 75.26 | 75.32 m |
| 6 | 12 |  Koji Murofushi (JPN) | 75.28 | 74.50 | 73.50 | 75.28 m |
| 7 | 13 | Holger Klose (GER) | 75.16 | X | 74.18 | 75.16 m |
| 8 | 15 |  Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB) | 68.92 | 74.30 | 74.96 | 74.96 m |
| 9 | 17 |  Stuart Rendell (AUS) | 74.28 | X | X | 74.28 m |
| 10 | 18 |  Pavel Sedláček (CZE) | 73.94 | 73.84 | 73.76 | 73.94 m |
| 11 | 19 |  Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE) | 73.92 | X | 73.48 | 73.92 m |
| 12 | 21 |  Marko Wahlman (FIN) | 73.00 | 72.22 | 73.60 | 73.60 m |
| 13 | 22 | Nicola Vizzoni (ITA) | 71.52 | 73.42 | 72.62 | 73.42 m |
| 14 | 23 |  Kevin McMahon (USA) | X | 66.92 | 72.42 | 72.42 m |
| 15 | 25 | Jud Logan (USA) | X | 70.66 | 71.92 | 71.92 m |
| 16 | 26 |  Zsolt Németh (HUN) | 71.80 | X | X | 71.80 m |
| 17 | 28 |  Maciej Pałyszko (POL) | 71.54 | 71.32 | 69.02 | 71.54 m |
| 18 | 31 | David Chaussinand (FRA) | 71.20 | 70.20 | 68.54 | 71.20 m |
| 19 | 33 |  Aleksandr Krasko (BLR) | 70.84 | X | X | 70.84 m |
| 20 | 38 | Nikolaos Gentekos (GRE) | 67.36 | 66.84 | — | 67.36 m |
| 21 | 40 |  Brentt Jones (GBR) | 49.30 | 53.04 | 52.60 | 53.04 m |
| 22 | 41 |  Enrique Reina (HON) | 47.92 | — | — | 47.92 m |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Balázs Kiss (HUN) | 80.46 | — | — | 80.46 m |
| 2 | 2 | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | 75.90 | 77.96 | — | 77.96 m |
| 3 | 6 | Vadim Khersontsev (RUS) | 76.44 | 75.58 | 75.12 | 76.44 m |
| 4 | 7 | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) | 75.86 | 76.36 | 74.18 | 76.36 m |
| 5 | 8 | Karsten Kobs (GER) | 72.96 | 76.20 | X | 76.20 m |
| 6 | 10 | Ivan Tikhon (BLR) | 75.08 | 75.74 | X | 75.74 m |
| 7 | 14 | Vadim Kolesnik (UKR) | 74.86 | 75.16 | 73.12 | 75.16 m |
| 8 | 16 | Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) | 74.70 | 73.50 | 72.84 | 74.70 m |
| 9 | 20 |  Jan Bielecki (DEN) | 71.70 | 73.36 | 73.82 | 73.82 m |
| 10 | 24 | Zoltán Fábián (HUN) | 69.68 | 71.92 | 72.12 | 72.12 m |
| 11 | 27 | Christos Polychroniou (GRE) | 71.56 | X | X | 71.56 m |
| 12 | 29 | David Popejoy (USA) | 71.52 | — | — | 71.52 m |
| 13 | 30 | Loris Paoluzzi (ITA) | 71.50 | X | X | 71.50 m |
| 14 | 32 | David Smith (GBR) | 70.94 | — | — | 70.94 m |
| 15 | 34 | Vladimír Maška (CZE) | X | X | 70.50 | 70.50 m |
| 16 | 35 |  Vítor Costa (POR) | 70.04 | 68.66 | X | 70.04 m |
| 17 | 36 |  Hakim Toumi (ALG) | 66.94 | 68.32 | 67.62 | 68.32 m |
| 18 | 37 |  Roman Linscheid (IRL) | X | X | 67.96 | 67.96 m |
| 19 | 39 |  Eduardo Acuña (PER) | X | 57.78 | 60.14 | 60.14 m |
| — | — | Christophe Épalle (FRA) | X | X | X | NM |
| — | — |  Naser Al Husaini (KUW) | X | X | X | NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Heinz Weis (GER) | X | 77.54 | 80.24 | 80.52 | 81.14 | 81.78 | 81.78 m | |
 | Andrey Skvaruk (UKR) | 76.88 | 76.94 | X | 78.04 | X | 81.46 | 81.46 m | |
 | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) | 78.26 | 79.10 | 79.80 | 80.38 | 80.76 | 78.32 | 80.76 m | |
| 4 | Balázs Kiss (HUN) | 77.86 | 78.32 | X | 79.32 | 79.96 | 79.28 | 79.96 m | |
| 5 | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | X | X | 78.12 | 79.70 | 77.94 | 78.72 | 79.70 m | |
| 6 | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) | 75.18 | 76.60 | 76.46 | 77.36 | 78.12 | 78.68 | 78.68 m | |
| 7 | Vadim Khersontsev (RUS) | 76.24 | 77.42 | 77.00 | X | X | X | 77.42 m | |
| 8 | Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) | 75.02 | 76.44 | 75.26 | 76.62 | 77.14 | 76.76 | 77.14 m | |
| 9 | Karsten Kobs (GER) | 76.12 | 74.94 | X | 76.12 m | ||||
| 10 | Koji Murofushi (JPN) | 74.82 | 74.50 | X | 74.82 m | ||||
| 11 | Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) | 74.08 | 73.26 | 73.44 | 74.08 m | ||||
| — | Ivan Tikhon (BLR) | X | X | X | NM | ||||
See also
- 1996 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Atlanta)
- 1997 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
- 1998 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Budapest)
- 2000 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Sydney)
References
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