Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw
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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event
|event = Men's hammer throw
|games = 2018
|image =
|image_size = 150
|caption =
|venue = Carrara Stadium
|dates = 8 April
|competitors = 16
|nations = 11
|win_label = Winning distance
|win_value = 80.26 m GR
|gold = Nick Miller
|goldCGA = ENG
|silver = Matthew Denny
|silverCGA = AUS
|bronze = Mark Dry
|bronzeCGA = SCO
|prev = 2014
|next = 2022
}}
{{Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/event-schedule-men-s-hammer-throw.htm |title=Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's hammer throw |access-date=30 March 2018 |work=Gold Coast 2018}}
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:{{cite book|title=Athletics {{!}} Men's Hammer Throw - Final|publisher=Gold Coast 2018|page=89|url=https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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World record
|{{flagathlete|Yuriy Sedykh|URS}} |86.74 m |30 August 1986 |
Games record
|{{flagCGFathlete|Stuart Rendell|AUS|2006}} |77.53 m |24 March 2006 |
Schedule
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! Date ! Time ! Round | ||
style=background:lemonchiffon| Sunday 8 April 2018 | style=background:lemonchiffon| 14:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon| Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results
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Rank | Athlete | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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{{gold01}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Nick Miller|ENG|2018}}
| 63.60 | {{sort|60.59|x}} | 76.48 | 80.26 | 79.75 | {{sort|66.33|x}} | 80.26 | {{AthAbbr|GR|Commonwealth Games}}, {{AthAbbr|NR|English}}{{ref label|record status|UK}} | |
{{silver02}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Matthew Denny|AUS|2018}}
| {{sort|60.14|x}} | {{sort|60.58|x}} | 73.82 | 74.88 | {{sort|69.43|x}} | 74.61 | 74.88 | {{AthAbbr|PB}} | |
{{bronze03}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Mark Dry|SCO|2018}}
| 69.00 | 68.44 | 68.74 | 70.78 | 71.34 | 73.12 | 73.12 | {{AthAbbr|SB}} | |
{{sort|04|4}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Adam Keenan|CAN|2018}}
| {{sort|60.13|x}} | 68.29 | {{sort|61.37|x}} | 70.43 | 70.75 | 72.15 | 72.15 | ||
{{sort|05|5}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Taylor Campbell|ENG|2018}}
| 71.69 | {{sort|60.57|x}} | {{sort|61.36|x}} | 71.18 | 72.03 | 71.46 | 72.03 | ||
{{sort|06|6}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Dempsey McGuigan|NIR|2018}}
| 67.08 | 68.73 | 67.80 | 67.33 | 70.24 | 68.27 | 70.24 | ||
{{sort|07|7}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Osian Jones|WAL|2018}}
| 69.44 | 70.14 | {{sort|61.35|x}} | 68.79 | 69.44 | {{sort|66.32|x}} | 70.14 | ||
{{sort|08|8}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Jack Dalton|AUS|2018}}
| {{sort|60.12|x}} | 68.28 | {{sort|61.34|x}} | 62.96 | {{sort|69.42|x}} | 66.34 | 68.28 | ={{AthAbbr|PB}} | |
{{sort|09|9}} | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Tshepang Makhethe|RSA|2018}}
| 67.05 | 67.99 | {{sort|61.33|x}} | rowspan=8 colspan=3 {{n/a}} | 67.99 | ||||
10 | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Chris Bennett|SCO|2018}}
| 65.22 | 64.29 | {{sort|61.32|x}} | 65.22 | |||||
11 | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Huw Peacock|AUS|2018}}
| 64.68 | {{sort|60.56|x}} | 65.19 | 65.19 | |||||
12 | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Constantinos Stathelakos|CYP|2018}}
| {{sort|60.11|x}} | {{sort|60.55|x}} | 64.87 | 64.87 | |||||
13 | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Canigia Raynor|JAM|2018}}
| 64.36 | {{sort|60.54|x}} | {{sort|61.31|x}} | 64.36 | |||||
14 | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Jackie Siew Cheer Wong|MAS|2018}}
| 62.44 | {{sort|60.53|x}} | 64.35 | 64.35 | |||||
15 | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Alexandros Poursanidis|CYP|2018}}
| {{sort|60.10|x}} | {{sort|60.52|x}} | 63.86 | 63.86 | |||||
16 | align="left" | {{flagCGFathlete|Dominic Ondigi Abunda|KEN|2018}}
| 60.15 | 60.64 | 61.38 | 61.38 | {{AthAbbr|NR|Kenyan}} |
;Note
- {{note label|record status|UK}} Also a British record
References
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