This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. The world record was broken five times during the 1980 season.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field
World Record Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)80.32 m August 6, 1978West Germany Heidenheim, West Germany
Standing records after to the 1980 season in track and field
World Record Yuriy Sedykh (URS)80.38 m May 16, 1980Soviet Union Leselidze, Soviet Union
 Jüri Tamm (URS)80.46 m
 Yuriy Sedykh (URS)80.64 m
 Sergey Litvinov (URS)81.66 m May 24, 1980Soviet Union Sochi, Soviet Union
 Yuriy Sedykh (URS)81.80 m July 31, 1980Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union

1980 World Year Ranking

Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
181.80 m Yuriy Syedikh (URS)Moscow, Soviet Union1980-07-31WR
281.66 m Sergey Litvinov (URS)Sochi, Soviet Union1980-05-24WR
380.80 m Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)Rhede, West Germany1980-07-30Personal Best
480.48 m Boris Zaychuk (URS)Sochi, Soviet Union1980-05-24Personal Best
580.46 m Jüri Tamm (URS)Leselidze, Soviet Union1980-05-16Personal Best
680.34 m Igor Nikulin (URS)Moscow, Soviet Union1980-06-21Personal Best
778.94 m Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR)Erfurt, East Germany1980-05-18Personal Best
878.58 m Aleksandr Kozlov (URS)Adler, Soviet Union1980-05-24Personal Best
978.52 m Aleksey Malyukov (URS)Adler, Soviet Union1980-05-24Personal Best
1077.96 m Manfred Hüning (FRG)Rhede, West Germany1980-07-30
1177.84 m Giampaolo Urlando (ITA)Pescara, Italy1980-06-07Personal Best
1277.80 m Aleksandr Bunyeyev (URS)Cheboksary, Soviet Union1980-05-31Personal Best
1377.72 m Roland Steuk (GDR)Cottbus, East Germany1980-07-18
1477.60 m Klaus Ploghaus (FRG)Rome, Italy1980-08-05Personal Best
1577.42 m Pavel Ryepin (URS)Leselidze, Soviet Union1980-04-24Personal Best
1677.16 m Grigoriy Shevtsov (URS)Cheboksary, Soviet Union1980-05-31Personal Best
1777.02 m Orlando Bianchini (ITA)Pescara, Italy1980-06-07Personal Best
1876.98 m Olyeg Dyatlov (URS)Pyatigorsk, Soviet Union1980-08-30Personal Best
1976.58 m Ireneusz Golda (POL)Poznan, Poland1980-08-16Personal Best
2076.02 m Valentin Dmitryenko (URS)Nikolayev, Soviet Union1980-06-13
 Tobias Stopat (GDR)Dresden, East Germany1980-07-05Personal Best
2275.94 m Harri Huhtala (FIN)Karhula, Finland1980-08-19Personal Best
2375.88 m Juha Tiainen (FIN)Helsinki, Finland1980-08-30Personal Best
2475.74 m Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL)Sofia, Bulgaria1980-06-07Personal Best
2575.68 m Anatoliy Chyuzhas (URS)Gomel, Soviet Union1980-05-22Personal Best

References

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