| | Event type
Hammer Throw, Men
| Date | 30 July 1928 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| Participants | 16 from 11 countries |
Pat O’Callaghan had only been throwing the hammer for a bit over a year in 1928. But he continued the Irish tradition of winning gold medals in this event, coming thru with his fifth throw to surpass Sweden’s Ossian Skiöld. Although an American had won the hammer throw at every previous Olympics, the winners in 1900-1920 were all born in Ireland. O’Callaghan would return in 1932 and defend his title.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 218 | Pat O'Callaghan |  IRL | 47.49 (3) | 51.39 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 864 | Ossian Skiöld |  SWE | 51.29 (1) | 51.29 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 502 | Ed Black |  USA | 49.03 (2) | 49.03 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 236 | Armando Poggioli |  ITA | 46.96 (5) | 48.37 (4) | |||
| 5 | 531 | Don Gwinn | USA | 47.15 (4) | 47.15 (5) | |||
| 6 | 514 | Frank Conner | USA | 46.75 (6) | 46.75 (6) | |||
| 7 r1/2 | 592 | Federico Kleger |  ARG | 46.61 (7) | – | |||
| 8 r1/2 | 682 | Ricardo Bayer |  CHI | 46.34 (8) | – | |||
| 9 r1/2 | 770 | Erik Eriksson |  FIN | 46.22 (9) | – | |||
| 10 r1/2 | 309 | Henk Kamerbeek |  NED | 46.02 (10) | – | |||
| 11 r1/2 | 475 | Malcolm Nokes |  GBR | 45.37 (11) | – | |||
| 12 r1/2 | 513 | Ken Caskey | USA | 44.80 (12) | – | |||
| 13 r1/2 | 242 | Camillo Zemi | ITA | 44.47 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 855 | Carl Johan Lind | SWE | 44.46 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 258 | Yoshio Okita |  JPN | 44.41 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 199 | Harald Stenerud |  NOR | 41.06 (16) | – | |||
| 824 | Ðuro Gašpar |  YUG | – ( | – | ||||
| 167 | Jesús Aguirre |  MEX | – ( | – | ||||
| 306 | Wim de Heus | NED | – ( | – | ||||
| 774 | Paavo Hildén | FIN | – ( | – | ||||
| 107 | Robert Saint-Pé |  FRA | – ( | – | ||||
| 104 | Louis Raimbourg | FRA | – ( | – | ||||
| 113 | Pierre Zaïdin | FRA | – ( | – | ||||
| 93 | Charles Lagarde | FRA | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round (30 July 1928)
Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | Group A | Group B | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 864 | Ossian Skiöld | SWE | 51.29 | 51.29 | – | |||
| 2 | 502 | Ed Black | USA | 49.03 | 49.03 | – | |||
| 3 | 218 | Pat O'Callaghan | IRL | 47.49 | 47.49 | – | |||
| 4 | 531 | Don Gwinn | USA | 47.15 | 47.15 | – | |||
| 5 | 236 | Armando Poggioli | ITA | 46.96 | 46.96 | – | |||
| 6 | 514 | Frank Conner | USA | 46.75 | 46.75 | – | |||
| 7 | 592 | Federico Kleger | ARG | 46.61 | 46.61 | – | |||
| 8 | 682 | Ricardo Bayer | CHI | 46.34 | 46.34 | – | |||
| 9 | 770 | Erik Eriksson | FIN | 46.22 | 46.22 | – | |||
| 10 | 309 | Henk Kamerbeek | NED | 46.02 | 46.02 | – | |||
| 11 | 475 | Malcolm Nokes | GBR | 45.37 | 45.37 | – | |||
| 12 | 513 | Ken Caskey | USA | 44.80 | 44.80 | – | |||
| 13 | 242 | Camillo Zemi | ITA | 44.47 | 44.47 | – | |||
| 14 | 855 | Carl Johan Lind | SWE | 44.46 | 44.46 | – | |||
| 15 | 258 | Yoshio Okita | JPN | 44.41 | 44.41 | – | |||
| 16 | 199 | Harald Stenerud | NOR | 41.06 | 41.06 | – | |||
| 824 | Ðuro Gašpar | YUG | – | – | – | ||||
| 167 | Jesús Aguirre | MEX | – | – | – | ||||
| 306 | Wim de Heus | NED | – | – | – | ||||
| 774 | Paavo Hildén | FIN | – | – | – | ||||
| 107 | Robert Saint-Pé | FRA | – | – | – | ||||
| 104 | Louis Raimbourg | FRA | – | – | – | ||||
| 113 | Pierre Zaïdin | FRA | – | – | – | ||||
| 93 | Charles Lagarde | FRA | – | – | – |
Final Round (30 July 1928 — 14:00)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat O'Callaghan | IRL | 51.39 | |||
| 2 | Ossian Skiöld | SWE | 51.29 | |||
| 3 | Ed Black | USA | 49.03 | |||
| 4 | Armando Poggioli | ITA | 48.37 | |||
| 5 | Don Gwinn | USA | 47.15 | |||
| 6 | Frank Conner | USA | 46.75 |