The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany was held on August 30, 1986. The qualification round was staged a day earlier, on August 29, 1986.[1]
Medalists
| Gold |  Yuriy SedykhSoviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Igor Nikulin Soviet Union (URS) |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1986 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 86.66 m | June 22, 1986 | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
| Championship Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 81.66 m | September 10, 1982 |  Athens, Greece |
| Broken records during the 1986 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| Championship Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 82.90 m | August 29, 1986 |  Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Championship Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 83.94 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Championship Record | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 85.74 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| World Record Event Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany |
Qualification
- Qualification Distance = 76.00 metres (or top 12 to final)
Overall Ranking
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | B | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 82.90 m | CR | |||
| 2 | A | Igor Nikulin (URS) | 77.54 m | ||||
| 3 | B |  Johann Lindner (AUT) | 77.48 m | ||||
| 4 | A | Christoph Sahner (FRG) | 77.32 m | ||||
| 5 | B | Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) | 77.30 m | ||||
| 6 | B |  Günther Rodehau (GDR) | 77.12 m | ||||
| 7 | A |  Harri Huhtala (FIN) | 77.04 m | ||||
| 8 | A | Ralf Haber (GDR) | 76.84 m | ||||
| 9 | A | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 76.34 m | ||||
| 10 | B | Jörg Schäfer (FRG) | 76.24 m | ||||
| 11 | A |  Tore Gustafsson (SWE) | 75.78 m | ||||
| 12 | A | Matthias Moder (GDR) | 75.46 m | ||||
| 13 | A | Michael Beierl (AUT) | 75.38 m | ||||
| 14 | A |  Ivan Tanev (BUL) | 75.02 m | ||||
| 15 | B | Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) | 73.80 m | ||||
| 16 | B |  Dave Smith (GBR) | 73.58 m | ||||
| 17 | B |  Henryk Królak (POL) | 71.76 m | ||||
| 18 | B | Juha Tiainen (FIN) | 71.16 m | ||||
| 19 | B |  Walter Ciofani (FRA) | 70.84 m | ||||
| 20 | A | Kjell Bystedt (SWE) | 68.32 m | ||||
| 21 | B |  Raúl Jimeno (ESP) | 65.62 m | ||||
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Yuri Sedykh (URS) | 83.94 | 85.28 | 85.46 | 86.74 | 86.68 | 86.62 | 86.74 m | WR |
 | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 85.74 | 81.60 | X | X | 82.12 | 80.44 | 85.74 m | |
 | Igor Nikulin (URS) | 79.44 | 81.04 | X | X | 82.00 | 79.96 | 82.00 m | |
| 4 | Günther Rodehau (GDR) | 78.14 | 77.44 | 79.10 | 79.84 | 79.66 | 74.34 | 79.84 m | |
| 5 | Jörg Schäfer (FRG) | X | 73.32 | 76.34 | 77.16 | 79.68 | 79.36 | 79.68 m | |
| 6 | Ralf Haber (GDR) | 77.06 | 77.02 | X | 76.76 | 78.74 | 78.40 | 78.74 m | |
| 7 | Matthias Moder (GDR) | 78.70 | X | 78.50 | 77.90 | 77.12 | 73.98 | 78.70 m | |
| 8 | Christoph Sahner (FRG) | 76.12 | X | X | X | 77.12 | X | 77.12 m | |
| 9 | Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) | 75.36 m | |||||||
| 10 | Harri Huhtala (FIN) | 74.94 m | |||||||
| 11 | Johann Lindner (AUT) | 74.32 m | |||||||
| 12 | Tore Gustafsson (SWE) | 69.94 m | |||||||
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
Austria (2)
Bulgaria (2)
East Germany (3)
Finland (2)
France (1)
Poland (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
United Kingdom (1)
West Germany (3)
See also
References
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