Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates8 April
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning distance80.26 m GR
Medalists
gold medal Nick Miller   England
silver medal Matthew Denny   Australia
bronze medal Mark Dry   Scotland
Athletics at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
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Para events
100 m (T12)men
100 m (T35)women
100 m (T38)menwomen
100 m (T47)men
1500 m (T54)menwomen
Marathon (T54)menwomen
Long jump (T38)women
Shot put (F38)men
Javelin throw (F46)women

The men's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium in Queensland on 8 April 2018.[1]

The winning margin was 5.38 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's hammer throw has been won by more than 5 metres at these games.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Games record  Stuart Rendell (AUS) 77.53 m Melbourne, Australia 24 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Sunday 8 April 2018 14:00 Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With sixteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[2]

Final

Rank Athlete #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Nick Miller (ENG) 63.60 x 76.48 80.26 79.75 x 80.26 GR, NR[UK]
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Matthew Denny (AUS) x x 73.82 74.88 x 74.61 74.88 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mark Dry (SCO) 69.00 68.44 68.74 70.78 71.34 73.12 73.12 SB
4  Adam Keenan (CAN) x 68.29 x 70.43 70.75 72.15 72.15
5  Taylor Campbell (ENG) 71.69 x x 71.18 72.03 71.46 72.03
6  Dempsey McGuigan (NIR) 67.08 68.73 67.80 67.33 70.24 68.27 70.24
7  Osian Jones (WAL) 69.44 70.14 x 68.79 69.44 x 70.14
8  Jack Dalton (AUS) x 68.28 x 62.96 x 66.34 68.28 =PB
9  Tshepang Makhethe (RSA) 67.05 67.99 x — 67.99
10  Chris Bennett (SCO) 65.22 64.29 x 65.22
11  Huw Peacock (AUS) 64.68 x 65.19 65.19
12  Constantinos Stathelakos (CYP) x x 64.87 64.87
13  Canigia Raynor (JAM) 64.36 x x 64.36
14  Jackie Siew Cheer Wong (MAS) 62.44 x 64.35 64.35
15  Alexandros Poursanidis (CYP) x x 63.86 63.86
16  Dominic Ondigi Abunda (KEN) 60.15 60.64 61.38 61.38 NR
Note

References

  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's hammer throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Athletics | Men's Hammer Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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