Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw
| Men's hammer throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 76.43 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Track / road events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m T12 | men | |
| 100 m T34 | women | |
| 100 m T38 | men | women |
| 100 m T47 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 1500 m T54 | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Marathon | men | women |
| Marathon T54 | men | women |
| 10,000 m walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Shot put F57 | women | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Discus throw F44/64 | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's hammer throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 6 August 2022.
The winning margin was 7 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's hammer throw was won by less than 10 cm at these games.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
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86.74 m | Stuttgart, West Germany | 30 August 1986 |
| Commonwealth record |  Chris Harmse (RSA)
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80.63 m | Durban, South Africa | 15 April 2005 |
| Games record |  Nick Miller (ENG)
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80.26 m | Gold Coast, Australia | 8 April 2018 |
Schedule
[edit]The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Saturday 6 August 2022 | 11:48 | Final |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]The medals were determined in the final.[2]
| Rank | Name | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Nick Miller (ENG) |
x | x | 69.04 | 76.43 | 75.13 | x | 76.43 | |
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 Ethan Katzberg (CAN) |
x | 70.11 | 71.46 | 73.67 | 76.36 | 70.64 | 76.36 | PB |
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 Alexandros Poursanidis (CYP) |
x | x | 69.17 | 71.11 | 73.04 | 73.97 | 73.97 | SB |
| 4 | Joseph Ellis (ENG) |
67.28 | 70.89 | 71.19 | 72.09 | 71.96 | 73.09 | 73.09 | |
| 5 | Adam Keenan (CAN) |
68.89 | 69.02 | 71.61 | x | 64.90 | 72.36 | 72.36 | |
| 6 |  Osian Jones (WAL) |
68.88 | x | x | 69.15 | x | 68.50 | 69.15 | |
| 7 |  Tshepang Makhethe (RSA) |
68.25 | x | 66.33 | x | 68.76 | 66.46 | 68.76 | |
| 8 | Craig Murch (ENG) |
60.54 | 66.19 | 68.42 | 67.68 | 66.46 | x | 68.42 | |
| 9 | Rowan Hamilton (CAN) |
x | 64.32 | 67.76 | 67.76 | ||||
| 10 |  Mark Dry (SCO) |
66.45 | 66.86 | x | 66.86 | ||||
| 11 | Jac Palmer (WAL) |
64.59 | 66.63 | x | 66.63 | ||||
| 12 | Chris Bennett (SCO) |
66.48 | x | 65.33 | 66.48 | ||||
| 13 | Allan Cumming (RSA) |
63.17 | 62.50 | x | 63.17 | ||||
| 14 |  Jackie Siew Cheer Wong (SGP) |
61.40 | x | 61.25 | 61.40 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Men's Hammer Throw". Birmingham 2022. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Results
Commonwealth Games champions in men's hammer throw | |
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