Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 6 August 2022.

Men's hammer throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Alexander Stadium
Dates	6 August
Competitors	14 from 8 nations
Winning distance	76.43
Medalists
Nick Miller    England   Ethan Katzberg    Canada   Alexandros Poursanidis    Cyprus

The winning margin was 7 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's hammer throw was won by less than 10 cm at these games.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	86.74 m	Stuttgart, West Germany	30 August 1986
Commonwealth record	Chris Harmse (RSA)	80.63 m	Durban, South Africa	15 April 2005
Games record	Nick Miller (ENG)	80.26 m	Gold Coast, Australia	8 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

Date	Time	Round
Saturday 6 August 2022	11:48	Final

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

Final

The medals were determined in the final.

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Nick Miller (ENG)	x	x	69.04	76.43	75.13	x	76.43
	Ethan Katzberg (CAN)	x	70.11	71.46	73.67	76.36	70.64	76.36	PB
	Alexandros Poursanidis (CYP)	x	x	69.17	71.11	73.04	73.97	73.97	SB
4	Joseph Ellis (ENG)	67.28	70.89	71.19	72.09	71.96	73.09	73.09
5	Adam Keenan (CAN)	68.89	69.02	71.61	x	64.90	72.36	72.36
6	Osian Jones (WAL)	68.88	x	x	69.15	x	68.50	69.15
7	Tshepang Makhethe (RSA)	68.25	x	66.33	x	68.76	66.46	68.76
8	Craig Murch (ENG)	60.54	66.19	68.42	67.68	66.46	x	68.42
9	Rowan Hamilton (CAN)	x	64.32	67.76				67.76
10	Mark Dry (SCO)	66.45	66.86	x				66.86
11	Jac Palmer (WAL)	64.59	66.63	x				66.63
12	Chris Bennett (SCO)	66.48	x	65.33				66.48
13	Allan Cumming (RSA)	63.17	62.50	x				63.17
14	Jackie Siew Cheer Wong (SGP)	61.40	x	61.25				61.40