2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

None The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 17. With reigning champion Ivan Tsikhan banned from competition for doping offences, the 2008 Olympic gold and silver medallists Primož Kozmus and Krisztián Pars were the favourites in the event. Pars entered the competition with a world-leading throw of 81.43 m and an 18 competition win-streak. Belarusian Yuriy Shayunov and Russian Aleksey Zagornyi, the only other athletes to have thrown over eighty metres twice that season prior to the championships, were identified as possible podium finishers. Nicola Vizzoni, Igor Sokolov, Olli-Pekka Karjalainen, Szymon Ziółkowski, Koji Murofushi, and Libor Charfreitag were all predicted to have an outside chance of a medal.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-15). Men's Hammer Throw - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. Archived 2009-09-08. On the first day of competition, Kozmus was the first to pass the automatic qualifying mark of 77.50 m. Pars had the best effort of the day with 78.68 m, while former world champion Ziółkowski led group A with a throw of 77.89 m. Aspiring medallists Sokolov, Shayunov and Karjalainen all failed to progress to the final of the competition.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-15). Event Report - Men's Hammer Throw - Qualification https://web.archive.org/web/20120311025742/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=52751.html 2012-03-11 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. On the final day of the hammer throw, the favourite Kozmus delivered a best of 80.15 m to take the gold medal, Slovenia's first ever in the World Championships.Butcher, Mike (2009-08-17). For Kozmus, number 17 is lucky indeed https://web.archive.org/web/20120325205837/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=114/newsid=53210.html 2012-03-25 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Ziółkowski's 79.30 m, the best of his season, was enough to take the silver – his first medal at a major championships since 2005. The level of the competition, however, failed to live up to expectations: the world-leader Pars started poorly and, after a number of fouls, he never regained ground and finished in fourth place. Furthermore, the performance of bronze medallist Zagornyi (78.09) was the shortest-ever distance of a medal winner in championship history.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-17). Event Report - Men's Hammer Throw - Final https://web.archive.org/web/20120325205842/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53105.html 2012-03-25 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Medalists GoldPrimož Kozmus SLOSilverSzymon Ziółkowski POLBronzeAleksey Zagornyi RUS Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best Records World recordYuriy Sedykh URS86.74Stuttgart, West Germany30 August 1986Championship recordIvan Tsikhan BLR83.89Helsinki, Finland8 August 2005World LeadingKrisztián Pars HUN81.43Veszprém, Hungary25 April 2009African recordChris Harmse RSA80.63Durban, South Africa15 April 2004Asian recordKoji Murofushi JPN84.86Prague, Czech Republic29 June 2003North American recordLance Deal USA82.52Milan, Italy7 September 1996South American recordJuan Ignacio Cerra ARG76.42Trieste, Italy25 July 2001European recordYuriy Sedykh URS86.74Stuttgart, West Germany30 August 1986Oceanian recordStuart Rendell AUS79.29Varaždin, Croatia6 July 2002 Qualification standards A standardB standard 77.50m 74.30m Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 15, 2009 12:00 QualificationAugust 17, 2009 18:05 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 77.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 01 1 B Krisztián Pars Hungary 2009 World 72.94 78.68 78.68 Q 02 2 A Szymon Ziółkowski Poland 2009 World 77.89 77.89 Q 03 3 B Pavel Kryvitski Belarus 2009 World 70.70 72.14 77.85 77.85 Q 04 4 A Sergey Lytvynov Jr. Germany 2009 World 77.68 77.68 Q 05 5 A Primož Kozmus Slovenia 2009 World 77.55 77.55 Q 06 6 A Igor Vinichenko Russia 2009 World 77.54 77.54 Q 07 7 A Nicola Vizzoni Italy 2009 World 76.71 00.00 x 76.95 76.95 q 08 8 B Markus Esser Germany 2009 World 76.81 76.67 00.00 x 76.81 q 09 9 A András Haklits Croatia 2009 World 75.50 76.39 75.73 76.39 q 10 B Libor Charfreitag Slovakia 2009 World 69.71 75.39 76.29 76.29 q 11 A Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan 2009 World 73.84 74.73 75.83 75.83 q 12 B Aleksey Zagornyi Russia 2009 World 75.38 74.93 73.75 75.38 q 13 A Ali Al-Zinkawi Kuwait 2009 World 00.00 x 73.82 75.10 75.10 14 B Lukáš Melich Czech Republic 2009 World 74.40 72.98 74.47 74.47 15 B Thomas J. Freeman United States 2009 World 71.38 74.19 72.58 74.19 16 A Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Finland 2009 World 00.00 x 73.25 74.09 74.09 17 B Igors Sokolovs Latvia 2009 World 73.96 73.97 73.12 73.97 18 B David Söderberg Finland 2009 World 73.69 73.14 73.56 73.69 19 B Jérôme Bortoluzzi France 2009 World 00.00 x 73.09 70.69 73.09 20 A Mohsen El Anany Egypt 2009 World 71.42 72.68 72.05 72.68 21 A Michael Mai United States 2009 World 72.58 00.00 x 67.47 72.58 22 B Olexiy Sokyrskiyy Ukraine 2009 World 70.67 00.00 x 72.56 72.56 23 B Alexandros Papadimitriou Greece 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 72.02 72.02 24 B Javier Cienfuegos Spain 2009 World 69.60 71.63 72.01 72.01 25 B Dzmitry Shako Belarus 2009 World 71.80 70.57 00.00 x 71.80 26 A Yury Shayunou Belarus 2009 World 71.37 00.00 x 00.00 x 71.37 27 B Eşref Apak Turkey 2009 World 00.00 x 70.70 00.00 x 70.70 28 A A. G. Kruger United States 2009 World 67.40 00.00 x 70.19 70.19 29 A Artem Rubanko Ukraine 2009 World 00.00 x 69.81 00.00 x 69.81 30 B Juan Ignacio Cerra Argentina 2009 World 66.77 67.98 69.37 69.37 31 B Bergur Ingi Pétursson Iceland 2009 World 67.32 68.62 00.00 x 68.62 32 A Ainārs Vaičulens Latvia 2009 World 65.70 66.89 00.00 x 66.89 33 A Amanmurad Hommadov Turkmenistan 2009 World 57.39 56.46 00.00 x 57.39 99 A Chris Harmse South Africa 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 NM Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Primož Kozmus Slovenia 2009 World 75.14 79.74 77.21 79.28 80.15 80.84 80.84 SB Szymon Ziółkowski Poland 2009 World 77.44 79.30 77.85 77.66 78.09 76.89 79.30 SB Aleksey Zagornyi Russia 2009 World 76.11 00.00 x 77.42 00.00 x 75.11 78.09 78.09 04 4 Krisztián Pars Hungary 2009 World 75.51 00.00 x 00.00 x 77.45 00.00 x 00.00 x 77.45 05 5 Sergej Litvinov Germany 2009 World 74.50 74.49 75.88 76.58 76.00 74.45 76.58 06 6 Markus Esser Germany 2009 World 68.07 76.27 74.07 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 76.27 07 7 András Haklits Croatia 2009 World 72.60 75.12 75.09 00.00 x 74.82 76.26 76.26 08 8 Pavel Kryvitski Belarus 2009 World 73.72 00.00 x 72.73 00.00 x 00.00 x 76.00 76.00 09 9 Nicola Vizzoni Italy 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 73.70 73.70 10 Libor Charfreitag Slovakia 2009 World 00.00 x 72.63 00.00 x 72.63 11 Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 71.69 71.69 99 Igor Vinichenko Russia 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 NM Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), SB = Seasonal best See also 2009 Hammer Throw Year Ranking References General Hammer throw results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-15. hammerthrow.wz Specific Hammer throw Category:Hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships