World Records - Hammer Throw Men

The Hammer Throw Men world record stands at 86.74, set by Yuriy Sedykh (URS) in 1986. Explore its full progression through athletics history.

YS
Yuriy Sedykh
Lancer du marteauMen
WR
86.74WR
Yuriy Sedykh
URSURS
August 30, 1986
Stuttgart, West Germany

Record standing for: 39 years, 11 months

Record History

PerformanceAthleteCountryDateCompetitionsGap vs WRDurationImprovement
86.74WR
Yuriy SedykhURSAug 30, 1986Stuttgart, West GermanyWR39y 11mo (Current)+8cm
86.66
Yuriy SedykhURSJun 22, 1986Tallinn, Soviet Union-8cm2mo +0.32m
86.34
Yuriy SedykhURSJul 3, 1984Cork, Ireland-0.40m1y 11mo +2.20m
84.14
Sergey LitvinovRUSJun 21, 1983Moscow, Soviet Union-2.60m1y 1mo +0.16m
83.98
Sergey LitvinovRUSJun 4, 1982Moscow, Soviet Union-2.76m1y +2.18m
81.80
Yuriy SedykhURSJul 31, 1980Moscow, Soviet Union-4.94m1y 11mo +0.14m
81.66
Sergey LitvinovRUSMay 24, 1980Sochi, Soviet Union-5.08m2mo +1.28m
80.38
Yuriy SedykhURSMay 16, 1980Leselidse, Soviet Union-6.36m8d -0.26m
80.64
Yuriy SedykhURSMay 16, 1980Leselidse, Soviet Union-6.10m0d +0.18m
80.46
Jüri TammURSMay 16, 1980Leselidse, Soviet Union-6.28m0d +0.14m
80.32
Karl-Hans RiehmFRGAug 6, 1978Heidenheim, West Germany-6.42m1y 9mo +0.18m
80.14
Boris ZaichukURSJul 9, 1978Moscow, Soviet Union-6.60m1mo +0.84m
79.30
Walter SchmidtFRGAug 14, 1975Frankfurt, West Germany-7.44m2y 11mo +2.60m
76.70
Karl-Hans RiehmFRGMay 19, 1975Rehlingen, West Germany-10.04m3mo -1.80m
78.50
Karl-Hans RiehmFRGMay 19, 1975Rehlingen, West Germany-8.24m0d +0.94m
77.56
Karl-Hans RiehmFRGMay 19, 1975Rehlingen, West Germany-9.18m0d +0.90m
76.66
Aleksey SpiridonovURSSep 11, 1974Munich, West Germany-10.08m8mo +6cm
76.60
Reinhard TheimerGDRJul 4, 1974Erfurt, East Germany-10.14m2mo +0.20m
76.40
Walter SchmidtFRGSep 4, 1971Lahr, West Germany-10.34m2y 10mo +0.92m
75.48
Anatoliy BondarchukURSOct 12, 1969Rovno, Soviet Union-11.26m1y 11mo +0.80m
74.68
Anatoliy BondarchukURSSep 20, 1969Piraeus, Greece-12.06m1mo +0.16m
74.52
Romuald KlimURSJun 15, 1969Budapest, Hungary-12.22m3mo +0.76m
73.76
Gyula ZsivótzkyHUNSep 14, 1968Budapest, Hungary-12.98m9mo +2cm
73.74
Gyula ZsivótzkyHUNSep 4, 1965Debrecen, Hungary-13.00m3y +2.48m
71.26
Hal ConnollyUSAJun 20, 1965Walnut, United States-15.48m3mo +0.20m
71.06
Hal ConnollyUSAMay 29, 1965Ceres, United States-15.68m1mo +0.39m
70.67
Hal ConnollyUSAJul 21, 1962Palo Alto, United States-16.07m2y 10mo +0.34m
70.33
Hal ConnollyUSAAug 12, 1960Walnut, United States-16.41m1y 11mo +1.65m
68.68
Hal ConnollyUSAJun 20, 1958Bakersfield, United States-18.06m2y 2mo +1.36m
67.32
Mikhail KrivonosovURSOct 22, 1956Tashkent, Soviet Union-19.42m1y 8mo +0.94m
66.38
Mikhail KrivonosovURSJul 8, 1956Minsk, Soviet Union-20.36m3mo +0.53m
65.85
Mikhail KrivonosovURSApr 25, 1956Nalchik, Soviet Union-20.89m3mo +1.33m
64.52
Mikhail KrivonosovURSSep 19, 1955Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia-22.22m7mo +0.19m
64.33
Mikhail KrivonosovURSAug 4, 1955Warsaw, Poland-22.41m1mo +0.28m
64.05
Stanislav NenashevURSDec 12, 1954Baku, Soviet Union-22.69m8mo +0.71m
63.34
Mikhail KrivonosovURSAug 29, 1954Bern, Switzerland-23.40m4mo +0.98m
62.36
Sverre StrandliNORSep 5, 1953Oslo, Norway-24.38m11mo +1.11m
61.25
Sverre StrandliNORSep 14, 1952Oslo, Norway-25.49m1y +0.91m
60.34
József CsermákHUNJul 24, 1952Helsinki, Finland-26.40m2mo +0.46m
59.88
Imre NémethHUNMay 19, 1950Budapest, Hungary-26.86m2y 2mo +0.31m
59.57
Imre NémethHUNSep 4, 1949Katowice, Poland-27.17m8mo +0.55m
59.02
Imre NémethHUNJul 14, 1948Tata, Hungary-27.72m1y 2mo +2cm
59.00
Erwin BlaskGERAug 27, 1938Stockholm, Sweden-27.74m9y 11mo +1.23m
57.77
Paul RyanUSAAug 17, 1913New York City, United States-28.97m25y -