Hammer throw at the Olympics
The hammer throw at the Summer Olympics is one of four track and field throwing events held at the multi-sport event. The men's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, becoming the third Olympic throws event after the shot put and discus throw. The women's event was a much later addition, being first contested at the 2000 Olympics.
The Olympic records are 84.80 m (278 ft 21⁄2 in) for men, set by Sergey Litvinov in 1988, and 78.18 m (256 ft 53⁄4 in) for women, set by Tatyana Lysenko in 2012.
Medalists
Men
Multiple medalists
| Rank |
Athlete |
Nation |
Olympics |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| 1 | Flanagan, JohnJohn Flanagan |  United States (USA) | 1900–1908 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Sedykh, YuriyYuriy Sedykh |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1976–1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | O'Callaghan, PatPat O'Callaghan |  Ireland (IRL) | 1928–1932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | McGrath, MattMatt McGrath | United States (USA) | 1908–1924 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Zsivótzky, GyulaGyula Zsivótzky |  Hungary (HUN) | 1960–1968 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6= | Klim, RomualdRomuald Klim | Soviet Union (URS) | 1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6= | Litvinov, SergeySergey Litvinov | Soviet Union (URS) | 1980–1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6= | Kozmus, PrimožPrimož Kozmus |  Slovenia (SLO) | 2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | Németh, ImreImre Németh | Hungary (HUN) | 1948–1952 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= | Bondarchuk, AnatoliyAnatoliy Bondarchuk | Soviet Union (URS) | 1972–1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9= | Murofushi, KojiKoji Murofushi |  Japan (JPN) | 2004–2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Astapkovich, IgorIgor Astapkovich |  Belarus (BLR) | 1992–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Tamm, JüriJüri Tamm | Soviet Union (URS) | 1980–1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medalists by country
Women
Multiple medalists
Medalists by country
Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.[3]
Martin Sheridan, the Olympic champion in 1904 and 1908, won the 1906 title as well. A 1904 medallist, Nikolaos Georgantas, was runner-up, while Verner Järvinen took the bronze medal in addition to the Greek-style event gold medal he won at the 1906 Games.[4]
Non-canonical Olympic events
In addition to the main 1904 Olympic men's hammer throw, a handicap competition was held that year. The reigning Olympic champion John Flanagan won the event with a throw of 46.75 m with a zero handicap. Albert Johnson, sixth in the main event, came second with 46.20 m off a 30 ft handicap. James Mitchel, a weight throw medallist in 1904, won the bronze with 46.16 m given a 23 ft handicap.[5]
These events are no longer considered part of the official Olympic history of the hammer throw or the athletics programme in general. Consequently, medals from these competitions have not been assigned to nations on the all-time medal tables.[5]
References
- Participation and athlete data
- Olympic record progressions
- Specific
External links
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Unified Team (EUN) 
Finland (FIN) 
Poland (POL) 
Sweden (SWE) 
Canada (CAN) 
East Germany (GDR) 
Yugoslavia (YUG) 
Italy (ITA) 
Great Britain (GBR) 
Turkey (TUR) 
Ukraine (UKR) 
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Aksana Miankova (BLR)
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Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)