This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1982 in the Men's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1982 European Athletics Championships in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on September 10, 1982. (The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s.) Soviet Union's Sergey Litvinov broke the world record in 1982 season.

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1982 season in track and field
World Record   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 81.80 m July 31, 1980   Moscow, Soviet Union
Broken records during the 1982 season in track and field
World Record   Sergey Litvinov (URS) 83.98 m June 4, 1982   Moscow, Soviet Union


1982 World Year Ranking

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Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 83.98 m   Sergey Litvinov (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 04.06.1983 WR
2 83.54 m   Igor Nikulin (URS) Athens, Greece 02.09.1982
3 81.66 m   Yuriy Sedykh (URS) Athens, Greece 10.09.1982 PB
4 80.72 m   Yuriy Tarasyuk (URS) Stayki, Soviet Union 09.08.1982 PB
5 79.48 m   Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) Rehlingen, West Germany 31.05.1982
6 79.06 m   Grigoriy Shevtsov (URS) Tula, Soviet Union 07.08.1982
7 78.56 m   Aleksandr Buneyev (URS) Tolyatti, Soviet Union 28.08.1982 PB
8 78.34 m   Juha Tiainen (FIN) Tampere, Finland 21.06.1982 PB
9 77.96 m   Ireneusz Golda (POL) Poznan, Poland 14.08.1982
10 77.92 m   Roland Steuk (GDR) Cottbus, East Germany 22.08.1982 PB
77.92 m   Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) Formia, Italy 28.08.1982 PB
12 77.44 m   Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) Lappeenranta, Finland 15.07.1982
13 77.40 m   Pavel Ryepin (URS) Sochi, Soviet Union 30.05.1982 PB
77.40 m   Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) Sofia, Bulgaria 19.06.1982 PB
77.40 m   Sergey Abramov (URS) Tula, Soviet Union 07.08.1982 PB
16 77.02 m   Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR) Berlin, East Germany 09.06.1982 PB
77.02 m   Harri Huhtala (FIN) Kokkola, Finland 03.08.1982
18 77.00 m   Aleksandr Gurmazhenko (URS) Voroshilovgrad, Soviet Union 24.07.1982 PB
19 76.60 m   Aleksandr Kozlov (URS) Tula, Soviet Union 07.08.1982 PB
20 76.52 m   Yuriy Kashchenko (URS) Donetsk, Soviet Union 19.05.1982 PB
21 76.48 m   Vitaliy Bychkov (URS) Tula, Soviet Union 07.08.1982 PB
22 76.42 m   Ralf Haber (GDR) Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany 15.05.1982
23 76.32 m   Jörg Schäfer (FRG) Leverkusen, West Germany 17.07.1982 PB
24 76.30 m   Anatoliy Yefimov (URS) Leningrad, Soviet Union 29.08.1982
25 76.24 m   Sergey Dorozhon (URS) Leningrad, Soviet Union 12.06.1982 PB


References

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