Men's hammer throw
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates8 April
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning distance80.26 m GR
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Scotland

The men's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 April 2018.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Games record  Stuart Rendell (AUS) 77.53 m Melbourne, Australia 24 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Sunday 8 April 201814:00Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With sixteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[2]

Final

RankAthlete#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nick Miller (ENG) 63.60x76.4880.2679.75x80.26GR, NR[UK]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matthew Denny (AUS) xx73.8274.88x74.6174.88PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark Dry (SCO) 69.0068.4468.7470.7871.3473.1273.12SB
4 Adam Keenan (CAN) x68.29x70.4370.7572.1572.15
5 Taylor Campbell (ENG) 71.69xx71.1872.0371.4672.03
6 Dempsey McGuigan (NIR) 67.0868.7367.8067.3370.2468.2770.24
7 Osian Jones (WAL) 69.4470.14x68.7969.44x70.14
8 Jack Dalton (AUS) x68.28x62.96x66.3468.28=PB
9 Tshepang Makhethe (RSA) 67.0567.99x67.99
10 Chris Bennett (SCO) 65.2264.29x65.22
11 Huw Peacock (AUS) 64.68x65.1965.19
12 Constantinos Stathelakos (CYP) xx64.8764.87
13 Canigia Raynor (JAM) 64.36xx64.36
14 Jackie Siew Cheer Wong (MAS) 62.44x64.3564.35
15 Alexandros Poursanidis (CYP) xx63.8663.86
16 Dominic Ondigi Abunda (KEN) 60.1560.6461.3861.38NR
Note
  • UK Also a British record

References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's hammer throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Athletics | Men's Hammer Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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