1980 in hammer throw

This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. The world record was broken five times during the 1980 season.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field
World Record	Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)	80.32 m	August 6, 1978	Heidenheim, West Germany
Standing records after to the 1980 season in track and field
World Record	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	80.38 m	May 16, 1980	Leselidze, Soviet Union
	Jüri Tamm (URS)	80.46 m
	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	80.64 m
	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	81.66 m	May 24, 1980	Sochi, Soviet Union
	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	81.80 m	July 31, 1980	Moscow, Soviet Union

1980 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	81.80 m	Yuriy Syedikh (URS)	Moscow, Soviet Union	1980-07-31	WR
2	81.66 m	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	Sochi, Soviet Union	1980-05-24	WR
3	80.80 m	Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)	Rhede, West Germany	1980-07-30
4	80.48 m	Boris Zaychuk (URS)	Sochi, Soviet Union	1980-05-24
5	80.46 m	Jüri Tamm (URS)	Leselidze, Soviet Union	1980-05-16
6	80.34 m	Igor Nikulin (URS)	Moscow, Soviet Union	1980-06-21
7	78.94 m	Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR)	Erfurt, East Germany	1980-05-18
8	78.58 m	Aleksandr Kozlov (URS)	Adler, Soviet Union	1980-05-24
9	78.52 m	Aleksey Malyukov (URS)	Adler, Soviet Union	1980-05-24
10	77.96 m	Manfred Hüning (FRG)	Rhede, West Germany	1980-07-30
11	77.84 m	Giampaolo Urlando (ITA)	Pescara, Italy	1980-06-07
12	77.80 m	Aleksandr Bunyeyev (URS)	Cheboksary, Soviet Union	1980-05-31
13	77.72 m	Roland Steuk (GDR)	Cottbus, East Germany	1980-07-18
14	77.60 m	Klaus Ploghaus (FRG)	Rome, Italy	1980-08-05
15	77.42 m	Pavel Ryepin (URS)	Leselidze, Soviet Union	1980-04-24
16	77.16 m	Grigoriy Shevtsov (URS)	Cheboksary, Soviet Union	1980-05-31
17	77.02 m	Orlando Bianchini (ITA)	Pescara, Italy	1980-06-07
18	76.98 m	Olyeg Dyatlov (URS)	Pyatigorsk, Soviet Union	1980-08-30
19	76.58 m	Ireneusz Golda (POL)	Poznan, Poland	1980-08-16
20	76.02 m	Valentin Dmitryenko (URS)	Nikolayev, Soviet Union	1980-06-13
20	76.02 m	Tobias Stopat (GDR)	Dresden, East Germany	1980-07-05
22	75.94 m	Harri Huhtala (FIN)	Karhula, Finland	1980-08-19
23	75.88 m	Juha Tiainen (FIN)	Helsinki, Finland	1980-08-30
24	75.74 m	Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL)	Sofia, Bulgaria	1980-06-07
25	75.68 m	Anatoliy Chyuzhas (URS)	Gomel, Soviet Union	1980-05-22

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