2008 in hammer throw
This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2008 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Beijing, PR China, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 17, 2008. The women had their final three days later, on August 20, 2008 in the Beijing National Stadium.
Men
Records
Standing records prior to the 2008 season in track and field | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | ![]() |
2008 World Year Ranking
Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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1 | 84.51 m | ![]() | Hrodna, Belarus | 2008-07-09 | |
2 | 82.02 m | ![]() | Beijing, PR China | 2008-08-17 | |
3 | 81.96 m | ![]() | Lahti, Finland | 2008-07-09 | |
4 | 81.87 m | ![]() | Toyota, Japan | 2008-07-21 | |
5 | 81.70 m | ![]() | Stayki, Belarus | 2008-07-19 | |
6 | 81.39 m | ![]() | Zhukovskiy, Russia | 2008-06-15 | |
7 | 81.37 m | ![]() | Stayki, Belarus | 2008-07-27 | |
8 | 81.31 m | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus | 2008-06-29 | |
9 | 80.80 m | ![]() | Bryansk, Russia | 2008-05-30 | |
10 | 80.73 m | ![]() | Hrodna, Belarus | 2008-07-09 | |
11 | 80.58 m | ![]() | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2008-07-02 | |
12 | 80.45 m | ![]() | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 2008-05-25 | |
13 | 80.36 m | ![]() | Izmir, Turkey | 2008-06-04 | |
14 | 80.12 m | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus | 2008-06-07 | |
15 | 80.02 m | ![]() | Stayki, Belarus | 2008-07-19 | |
16 | 79.97 m | ![]() | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2008-07-01 | PB |
79.97 m | ![]() | Leverkusen, Germany | 2008-02-03 | ||
18 | 79.95 m | ![]() | Podolsk, Russia | 2008-06-20 | |
79.75 m | ![]() | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2008-07-02 | ||
20 | 79.59 m | ![]() | Beijing, PR China | 2008-08-17 | |
21 | 79.55 m | ![]() | Beijing, PR China | 2008-08-15 | |
22 | 79.46 m | ![]() | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2008-07-02 | PB |
23 | 79.20 m | ![]() | Zhukovskiy, Russia | 2008-06-15 | PB |
24 | 79.13 m | ![]() | Lethbridge, Canada | 2008-05-16 | PB |
25 | 79.05 m | ![]() | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 2008-06-08 | PB |
Women
Records
Standing records prior to the 2008 season in track and field | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 77.80 m | August 15, 2006 | ![]() |
2008 World Year Ranking
Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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1 | 77.32 m | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus | 2008-06-29 | PB |
2 | 76.82 m | ![]() | Reims, France | 2008-07-08 | |
3 | 76.62 m | ![]() | Zagreb, Croatia | 2008-09-09 | |
4 | 76.33 m | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus | 2008-06-29 | |
5 | 74.89 m | ![]() | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France | 2008-06-27 | |
6 | 74.81 m | ![]() | Kazan, Russia | 2008-07-19 | |
7 | 74.75 m | ![]() | Stayki, Belarus | 2008-07-19 | |
8 | 74.65 m | ![]() | Stayki, Belarus | 2008-07-19 | PB |
9 | 74.52 m | ![]() | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2008-07-02 | PB |
10 | 74.40 m | ![]() | Castres, France | 2008-07-15 | |
11 | 74.32 m | ![]() | Beijing, PR China | 2008-08-20 | |
12 | 74.11 m | ![]() | Wiesbaden, Germany | 2008-06-01 | |
13 | 73.83 m | ![]() | Stayki, Belarus | 2008-07-19 | |
14 | 73.79 m | ![]() | Krasnodar, Russia | 2008-06-05 | PB |
15 | 73.50 m | ![]() | Warsaw, Poland | 2008-06-15 | |
16 | 73.40 m | ![]() | Albi, France | 2008-07-26 | |
17 | 72.80 m | ![]() | Biberach, Germany | 2008-06-28 | |
18 | 72.75 m | ![]() | Dublin, Ireland | 2008-07-19 | |
19 | 72.46 m | ![]() | Cagliari, Italy | 2008-07-19 | PB |
20 | 72.10 m | ![]() | Sithonia, Greece | 2008-07-20 | |
21 | 71.92 m | ![]() | Tula, Russia | 2008-07-05 | |
22 | 71.82 m | ![]() | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2008-07-02 | |
23 | 71.56 m | ![]() | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | 2008-06-17 | PB |
24 | 71.36 m | ![]() | Strasbourg, France | 2008-07-02 | |
25 | 70.94 m | ![]() | Windsor, Canada | 2008-07-05 | PB |
References
- tilastopaja
- IAAF
- apulanta
- v
- t
- e
- 1960: Hal Connolly (USA)
- 1961: Hal Connolly (USA)
- 1962: Hal Connolly (USA)
- 1963: Heinrich Thun (AUT)
- 1964: Hal Connolly (USA)
- 1965: Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
- 1966: Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
- 1967: Ed Burke (USA)
- 1968: Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
- 1969: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
- 1970: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
- 1971: Walter Schmidt (FRG)
- 1972: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
- 1973: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
- 1974: Aleksey Spiridonov (URS)
- 1975: Walter Schmidt (FRG)
- 1976: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1977: Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)
- 1978: Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)
- 1979: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
- 1980: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1981: Klaus Ploghaus (FRG)
- 1982: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
- 1983: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
- 1984: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1985: Jüri Tamm (URS)
- 1986: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1987: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
- 1988: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
- 1989: Heinz Weis (FRG)
- 1990: Igor Nikulin (URS)
- 1991: Igor Astapkovich (BLR)
- 1992: Igor Astapkovich (BLR)
- 1993: Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB)
- 1994: Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB)
- 1995: Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB)
- 1996: Lance Deal (USA)
- 1997: Heinz Weis (GER)
- 1998: Tibor Gécsek (HUN)
- 1999: Karsten Kobs (GER)
- 2000: Igor Astapkovich (BLR)
- 2001: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
- 2002: Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS)
- 2003: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
- 2005: Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)
- 2005: Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)
- 2006: Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR)
- 2008: Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)
- 2008: Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)
- 2009: Primož Kozmus (SLO)
- 2010: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
- 2011: Krisztián Pars (HUN)
- 2012: Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)
- 2013: Krisztián Pars (HUN)
- 2014: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2015: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2016: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2017: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2018: Wojciech Nowicki (POL)
- 2019: Wojciech Nowicki (POL)
- 2020: Rudy Winkler (USA)
- 2021: Paweł Fajdek (POL)
- 2022: Wojciech Nowicki (POL)