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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15 August (qualifying) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium.[2] There were 33 competitors from 26 nations.[3] The event was won by Primož Kozmus of Slovenia, the nation's first medal in the event.

Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Primož Kozmus (2011)
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates15 August 2008 (qualifying)
17 August 2008 (final)
Competitors33 from 26 nations
Winning distance82.02
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Primož Kozmus
 Slovenia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vadim Devyatovskiy[1]
 Belarus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Tsikhan[1]
 Belarus
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2012 →

The original silver and bronze medalists, Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus, were disqualified in December 2008 for testing positive for abnormal levels of testosterone. The medals were awarded to Krisztián Pars of Hungary and Koji Murofushi of Japan respectively. Tsikhan announced that he and Devyatovskiy intended to appeal the IOC's decision.[4] In June 2010 the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the disqualified Belarusians should get their original medals back due to errors at the Chinese medical lab.[1]

Background

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This was the 25th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. Nine of the 12 finalists from the 2004 Games returned: gold medalist (and 2000 finalist) Koji Murofushi of Japan, bronze medalist Eşref Apak of Turkey, fourth-place finisher Vadim Devyatovskiy of Belarus, fifth-place finisher Krisztián Pars of Hungary, sixth-place finisher Primož Kozmus of Slovenia, seventh-place finisher Libor Charfreitag of Slovakia, tenth-place finisher Nicola Vizzoni of Italy, eleventh-place finisher Markus Esser of Germany, and Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus, who at the time was the 2004 silver medalist but who would later be stripped of that medal. Tsikhan was also the three-time reigning (2003, 2005, 2007) World Champion (though the 2005 result would be stripped), with Kozmus the runner-up and Charfreitag third. Szymon Ziółkowski of Poland, the 2000 Olympic and 2001 World champion (and 2005 World Champion after Tsikhan's win was vacated), returned after not making the final in 2004.[3]

Egypt, Iceland, Latvia, and Turkmenistan each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the 24th time, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 78.50 m (257 ft 7 in) (A standard) and 74.00 m (242 ft 9 in) (B standard).[5] Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard in the same qualifying period.[6] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Competition format

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The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 78.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[3][7]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 Stuttgart, Germany 30 August 1986
Olympic record   Sergey Litvinov (URS) 84.80 Seoul, South Korea 26 September 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Schedule

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All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Friday, 15 August 2008 10:40 Qualifying
Sunday, 17 August 2008 19:10 Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Qualification: 78.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 A Krisztián Pars   Hungary X 80.07 – 80.07 Q
2 B Szymon Ziółkowski   Poland 79.55 – – 79.55 Q, SB
3 B Primož Kozmus   Slovenia 79.44 – – 79.44 Q
4 B Ivan Tsikhan   Belarus 79.26 – – 79.26 Q
5 A Koji Murofushi   Japan 78.16 – – 78.16 Q
6 A Markus Esser   Germany X 77.00 77.60 77.60 q
7 A Andras Haklits   Croatia 74.27 77.12 76.23 77.12 q
8 B Olli-Pekka Karjalainen   Finland 75.49 X 77.07 77.07 q
9 B Vadim Devyatovskiy   Belarus 73.39 76.56 76.95 76.95 q
10 B Libor Charfreitag   Slovakia 76.03 X 76.61 76.61 q
11 B James Steacy   Canada 76.32 X 75.01 76.32 q
12 A Dilshod Nazarov   Tajikistan 74.67 75.34 72.47 75.34 q
13 B Nicola Vizzoni   Italy 72.82 X 75.01 75.01
14 A Yevhen Vynohradov   Ukraine 73.41 74.49 X 74.49
15 B Artem Rubanko   Ukraine 74.47 73.89 X 74.47
16 B Eşref Apak   Turkey X 74.45 X 74.45
17 A Valeriy Sviatokha   Belarus 74.41 X X 74.41
18 A Alexandros Papadimitriou   Greece X 74.33 73.83 74.33
19 A Igors Sokolovs   Latvia 73.72 71.50 X 73.72
20 B Ali Al-Zinkawi   Kuwait X 73.62 X 73.62
21 A Kirill Ikonnikov   Russia X 72.04 72.33 72.33
22 B Igor Vinichenko   Russia X 72.05 X 72.05
23 A Miloslav Konopka   Slovakia 71.76 71.96 X 71.96
24 A Ihor Tuhay   Ukraine 71.89 X 70.56 71.89
25 A Bergur Ingi Pétursson   Iceland 69.73 X 71.63 71.63
26 B Roman Rozna   Moldova 71.33 69.99 70.23 71.33
27 B A.G. Kruger   United States 70.58 71.21 X 71.21
28 B Dorian Çollaku   Albania 69.14 69.84 70.98 70.98
29 A Lukas Melich   Czech Republic 69.31 70.56 69.03 70.56
30 B Juan Ignacio Cerra   Argentina X 70.16 X 70.16
– A Mohsen El Anany   Egypt X X X NM
B Amanmurad Hommadov   Turkmenistan X X X NM
A Marco Lingua   Italy X X X NM

Final

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The final was held on 17 August. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
  Primož Kozmus   Slovenia 80.75 82.02 80.79 80.64 80.98 80.85 82.02 SB
  Vadim Devyatovskiy   Belarus 79.00 81.61 X X 80.86 X 81.61 [1]
  Ivan Tsikhan   Belarus 78.49 80.56 79.59 78.89 81.51 80.87 81.51 [1]
4 Krisztián Pars   Hungary 78.05 80.96 X 80.16 80.11 79.83 80.96
5 Koji Murofushi   Japan 79.47 80.71 79.94 77.96 78.22 77.26 80.71
6 Olli-Pekka Karjalainen   Finland 77.92 79.59 78.99 X 78.88 X 79.59 SB
7 Szymon Ziółkowski   Poland 75.92 79.22 79.07 79.04 76.16 X 79.22
8 Libor Charfreitag   Slovakia X 77.62 76.83 77.26 78.65 X 78.65
9 Markus Esser   Germany 74.56 X 77.10 Did not advance 77.10
10 András Haklits   Croatia X 75.78 76.58 Did not advance 76.58
11 Dilshod Nazarov   Tajikistan 72.97 76.54 X Did not advance 76.54
12 James Steacy   Canada 75.72 75.54 74.06 Did not advance 75.72

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Engeler, Elaine (10 June 2010). "CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers". Associated Press.
  2. ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Hammer Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Belarusian hammer throwers stripped of medals". 11 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  7. ^ Official Report, Results Book for Athletics.
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