Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
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| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics  |
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| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
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| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
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| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| 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 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes.
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[edit] Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Juha TiainenFinland (FIN) |
 Karl-Hans RiehmWest Germany (FRG) |
Klaus Ploghaus West Germany (FRG) |
[edit] Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 86.34 |  Yuriy Sedykh |
Cork (IRL) | July 3, 1984 |
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| Olympic Record | 81.80 | Yuriy Sedykh |
Moscow (URS) | July 31, 1980 |
[edit] Results
[edit] Final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
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Juha Tiainen (FIN) |
78.08 m |
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Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) |
77.98 m |
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Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) |
76.68 m |
| 4. |  Orlando Bianchini (ITA) |
75.94 m |
| 5. |  Bill Green (USA) |
75.60 m |
| 6. | Harri Huhtala (FIN) |
75.28 m |
| 7. |  Walter Ciofani (FRA) |
73.46 m |
| 8. |  Robert Weir (GBR) |
72.62 m |
| 9. | Martin Girvan (GBR) |
72.32 m |
| — | Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
NM |
| — | Matthew Mileham (GBR) |
NM |
| — | Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) |
DSQ |
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- Giampaolo Urlando finished fourth at 75.96 metres but the Italian athlete was subsequently disqualified as his doping tests proved positive.
[edit] Qualification
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
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| 1. | Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) |
74.68 m |
| 2. | Christoph Sahner (FRG) |
73.88 m |
| 3. | Juha Tiainen (FIN) |
72.68 m |
| 4. | Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) |
72.42 m |
| 5. | Matthew Mileham (GBR) |
71.80 m |
| 6. | Bill Green (USA) |
71.38 m |
| 7. |  Johann Lindner (AUT) |
71.28 m |
| 8. | Jud Logan (USA) |
71.18 m |
| 9. |  Declan Hegarty (IRL) |
70.56 m |
| 10. |  Raúl Jimeno (ESP) |
66.38 m |
| 11. | Conor McCullough (IRL) |
65.56 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
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| 1. | Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) |
75.50 m |
| 2. | Orlando Bianchini (ITA) |
74.02 m |
| 3. | Harri Huhtala (FIN) |
73.78 m |
| 4. | Walter Ciofani (FRA) |
73.10 m |
| 5. | Robert Weir (GBR) |
73.04 m |
| 6. | Martin Girvan (GBR) |
72.66 m |
| 7. |  Shigenobu Murofushi (JPN) |
70.92 m |
| 8. | Lucio Serrani (ITA) |
70.64 m |
| 9. |  Hakim Toumi (ALG) |
67.68 m |
| 10. | Ed Burke (USA) |
67.52 m |
| 11. |  Tore Johnsen (NOR) |
65.72 m |
| — |  Dominique Bechard (MRI) |
NM |
[edit] See also
- 1980 Men's Olympic Games Hammer Throw (Moscow)
- 1982 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championship Hammer Throw (Helsinki)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championship Hammer Throw (Rome)
- 1988 Men's Olympic Games Hammer Throw (Seoul)
[edit] References
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