| | Event type
Hammer Throw, Men
| Date | 26 – 28 July 1976 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec |
| Participants | 20 from 13 countries |
The two favorites were Soviet Yury Sedykh and German Karl-Hans Riehm, but the other Soviets and German Walter Schmidt were also threats. The Soviets were 1-2-3 in round one, led by Aleksey Spiridonov with 75.74 (248-6), Sedykh second with 75.64 (248-2), and defending gold medalist Anatoly Bondarchuk third with 75.48 (247-7¾). Sedykh threw 77.52 (254-4) in the second round, which would be the winning mark. Nobody could dislodge the Soviet trio, who swept the medals,
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 900 | Yury Sedykh | 71.46 (2) | 77.52 (1) | Gold | |||
| 2 | 399 | Aleksey Spiridonov | 70.64 (=8) | 76.08 (2) | Silver | |||
| 3 | 876 | Anatoly Bondarchuk | 71.08 (3) | 75.48 (3) | Bronze | |||
| 4 | 437 | Karl-Hans Riehm | 74.46 (1) | 75.46 (4) | ||||
| 5 | 440 | Walter Schmidt | 70.76 (=5) | 74.72 (5) | ||||
| 6 | 905 | Jochen Sachse | 70.64 (=8) | 74.30 (6) | ||||
| 7 | 354 | Chris Black | 70.76 (=5) | 73.18 (7) | ||||
| 8 | 426 | Edwin Klein | 68.72 (12) | 71.34 (8) | ||||
| 9 | 303 | Jacques Accambray | 70.72 (7) | 70.44 (9) | ||||
| 10 | 401 | Manfred Seidel | 70.84 (4) | 70.02 (10) | ||||
| 11 | 584 | Shigenobu Murofushi | 68.84 (11) | 68.88 (11) | ||||
| 12 | 53 | Peter Farmer | 69.92 (10) | 68.00 (12) | ||||
| 13 r1/2 | 566 | Gian Paolo Urlando | 68.54 (13) | – | ||||
| 14 r1/2 | 361 | Paul Dickenson | 68.52 (14) | – | ||||
| 15 r1/2 | 932 | Larry Hart | 67.74 (15) | – | ||||
| 16 r1/2 | 688 | Murray Cheater | 67.38 (16) | – | ||||
| 17 r1/2 | 561 | Edoardo Podberschek | 66.56 (17) | – | ||||
| 18 r1/2 | 66 | Peter Sternad | 66.14 (18) | – | ||||
| 19 r1/2 | 159 | Murray Keating | 65.68 (19) | – | ||||
| 20 r1/2 | 463 | Kleanthis Ierissiotis | 65.50 (20) | – |
Qualifying Round (26 July 1976 — 10:00)
Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 69.00 metres advanced to the final.
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | 2nd Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl-Hans Riehm | 74.46 | – | ||||
| 2 | Yury Sedykh | 71.46 | – | ||||
| 3 | Anatoly Bondarchuk | 71.08 | – | ||||
| 4 | Manfred Seidel | 70.84 | – | ||||
| =5 | Walter Schmidt | 70.76 | – | ||||
| =5 | Chris Black | 70.76 | – | ||||
| 7 | Jacques Accambray | 70.72 | – | ||||
| =8 | Aleksey Spiridonov | 70.64 | – | ||||
| =8 | Jochen Sachse | 70.64 | – | ||||
| 10 | Peter Farmer | 69.92 | – | ||||
| 11 | Shigenobu Murofushi | 68.84 | – | ||||
| 12 | Edwin Klein | 68.72 | – | ||||
| 13 | Gian Paolo Urlando | 68.54 | – | ||||
| 14 | Paul Dickenson | 68.52 | – | ||||
| 15 | Larry Hart | 67.74 | – | ||||
| 16 | Murray Cheater | 67.38 | – | ||||
| 17 | Edoardo Podberschek | 66.56 | – | ||||
| 18 | Peter Sternad | 66.14 | – | ||||
| 19 | Murray Keating | 65.68 | – | ||||
| 20 | Kleanthis Ierissiotis | 65.50 | – |
Qualifying Round, Group A (26 July 1976)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Group A Round One | Group A Round Two | Group A Round Three | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Karl-Hans Riehm | 74.46 | 74.46 | - | - | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Yury Sedykh | 71.46 | 71.46 | - | - | ||||
| 3 | 6 | Anatoly Bondarchuk | 71.08 | 71.08 | - | - | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Manfred Seidel | 70.84 | 70.84 | - | - | ||||
| 5 | 2 | Walter Schmidt | 70.76 | 70.76 | - | - | ||||
| =6 | 5 | Aleksey Spiridonov | 70.64 | 70.64 | - | - | ||||
| =6 | 7 | Jochen Sachse | 70.64 | × | 70.64 | - | ||||
| 8 | 3 | Peter Farmer | 69.92 | 67.50 | 68.94 | 69.92 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | Edwin Klein | 68.72 | 68.68 | 68.36 | 68.72 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | Paul Dickenson | 68.52 | 67.52 | × | 68.52 |
Qualifying Round, Group B (26 July 1976)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Group B Round One | Group B Round Two | Group B Round Three | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Chris Black | 70.76 | 70.76 | - | - | ||||
| 2 | 9 | Jacques Accambray | 70.72 | 70.72 | - | - | ||||
| 3 | 8 | Shigenobu Murofushi | 68.84 | 66.22 | 68.84 | 68.24 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Gian Paolo Urlando | 68.54 | × | 66.18 | 68.54 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Larry Hart | 67.74 | 67.74 | 65.74 | × | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Murray Cheater | 67.38 | 66.30 | 67.38 | × | ||||
| 7 | 10 | Edoardo Podberschek | 66.56 | 66.56 | 66.28 | × | ||||
| 8 | 6 | Peter Sternad | 66.14 | 65.80 | 66.08 | 66.14 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | Murray Keating | 65.68 | 65.00 | 65.28 | 65.68 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | Kleanthis Ierissiotis | 65.50 | 65.50 | × | × |
Final Round (28 July 1976 — 14:00)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Yury Sedykh | 77.52 | 75.64 | 77.52 | × | × | 75.58 | 76.40 | ||||
| 2 | 10 | Aleksey Spiridonov | 76.08 | 75.74 | 73.94 | 75.28 | 75.60 | × | 76.08 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | Anatoly Bondarchuk | 75.48 | 75.48 | × | 74.64 | 74.16 | × | 75.46 | ||||
| 4 | 12 | Karl-Hans Riehm | 75.46 | 75.00 | 73.08 | × | 75.46 | 75.42 | 74.62 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | Walter Schmidt | 74.72 | 72.58 | 74.72 | 74.36 | 73.52 | 74.72 | 72.42 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Jochen Sachse | 74.30 | 71.90 | 72.84 | 72.80 | 73.14 | 74.30 | 73.70 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | Chris Black | 73.18 | 70.56 | 72.38 | 73.18 | × | 69.54 | × | ||||
| 8 | 11 | Edwin Klein | 71.34 | 68.14 | 70.52 | 70.32 | 70.36 | 69.76 | 71.34 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | Jacques Accambray | 70.44 | × | 67.52 | 70.44 | – | – | – | ||||
| 10 | 2 | Manfred Seidel | 70.02 | 69.66 | × | 70.02 | – | – | – | ||||
| 11 | 9 | Shigenobu Murofushi | 68.88 | × | 68.62 | 68.88 | – | – | – | ||||
| 12 | 3 | Peter Farmer | 68.00 | 67.98 | 67.92 | 68.00 | – | – | – |