Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 30, 1928. Sixteen hammer throwers from eleven nations competed.[1]
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | July 30 | |||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 51.39 m | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 57.77 | ![]() |
New York (USA) | August 17, 1913 |
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Olympic Record | 54.74 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
Results
The best six throwers qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available. The final was held on the same day.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Qual. | Final |
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![]() | Pat O'Callaghan | ![]() | 47.49 | 51.39 |
![]() | Ossian Skiöld | ![]() | 51.29 | 51.29 |
![]() | Edmund Black | ![]() | 49.03 | 49.03 |
4 | Armando Poggioli | ![]() | 46.96 | 48.37 |
5 | Donald Gwinn | ![]() | 47.15 | 47.15 |
6 | Frank Conner | ![]() | 46.75 | 46.75 |
7 | Federico Kleger | ![]() | 46.61 | Did not advance |
8 | Ricardo Bayer | ![]() | 46.34 | Did not advance |
9 | Erik Eriksson | ![]() | 46.22 | Did not advance |
10 | Henk Kamerbeek | ![]() | 46.02 | Did not advance |
11 | Malcolm Nokes | ![]() | 45.37 | Did not advance |
12 | Kenneth Caskey | ![]() | 44.80 | Did not advance |
13 | Camillo Zemi | ![]() | 44.47 | Did not advance |
14 | Carl Johan Lind | ![]() | 44.46 | Did not advance |
15 | Yoshio Okita | ![]() | 44.41 | Did not advance |
16 | Harald Stenerud | ![]() | 41.06 | Did not advance |
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References
- "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2008.
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