| | Event type
Hammer Throw, Men
| Date | 16 – 17 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México |
| Participants | 22 from 12 countries |
The gold and silver medalists from 1964 were again favored – Romuald Klim (URS) and Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN). Zsivótzky was best on marks as the world record holder, one set only one month before the Mexico Olympics. But Klim always defeated him head-to-head, having done so nine straight times, including the 1966 European Championships. Zsivótzky opened in the final with 72.26 (237-1) to lead in round one. He improved in rounds two and three and still led, before fouling his fourth throw. Klim then moved ahead with 73.28 (240-5), but Zsivótzky answered on his fifth throw with 73.36 (240-8¼), and that would win the gold medal. Lázár Lovász (HUN) and Japan’s Takeo Sugawara tied for bronze with 69.78 (228-11¼) but Lovász won that medal based on the second longest throw (69.38-69.06).
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 477 | Gyula Zsivótzky |  HUN | 72.60 (1) | 73.36 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 809 | Romuald Klim |  URS | 66.82 (12) | 73.28 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 466 | Lázár Lovász | HUN | 68.96 (2) | 69.78 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 555 | Takeo Sugawara |  JPN | 67.76 (8) | 69.78 (4) | |||
| 5 | 458 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | HUN | 68.60 (3) | 69.46 (5) | |||
| 6 | 810 | Gennady Kondrashov | URS | 67.56 (9) | 69.08 (6) | |||
| 7 | 91 | Reinhard Theimer |  GDR | 68.12 (5) | 68.84 (7) | |||
| 8 | 58 | Helmuth Baumann | GDR | 68.24 (4) | 68.26 (8) | |||
| 9 | 826 | Anatoly Shchuplyakov | URS | 66.56 (13) | 67.74 (9) | |||
| 10 | 418 | Howard Payne |  GBR | 68.06 (6) | 67.62 (10) | |||
| 11 | 11 | Hans Faßl |  FRG | 67.90 (7) | 66.36 (11) | |||
| 12 | 258 | Ed Burke |  USA | 67.36 (10) | 65.72 (12) | |||
| 13 | 543 | Yoshihisa Ishida | JPN | 67.16 (11) | 65.04 (13) | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 276 | Al Hall | USA | 65.70 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 8 | Lutz Caspers | FRG | 65.54 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 4 | Uwe Beyer | FRG | 65.44 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 264 | Hal Connolly | USA | 65.00 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 249 | José Luis Martínez |  ESP | 63.40 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 739 | Ernst Ammann |  SUI | 62.40 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | 478 | Praveen Kumar |  IND | 60.84 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 630 | Gustavo Morales |  NCA | 45.76 (21) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | 239 | Carlos Hasbún |  ESA | 37.46 (22) | – | |||
| 441 | Frangiskos Politis |  GRE | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 16 October 1968 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 66.00 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN | 72.60 | ||
| 2 | Lázár Lovász | HUN | 68.96 | ||
| 3 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | HUN | 68.60 | ||
| 4 | Helmuth Baumann | GDR | 68.24 | ||
| 5 | Reinhard Theimer | GDR | 68.12 | ||
| 6 | Howard Payne | GBR | 68.06 | ||
| 7 | Hans Faßl | FRG | 67.90 | ||
| 8 | Takeo Sugawara | JPN | 67.76 | ||
| 9 | Gennady Kondrashov | URS | 67.56 | ||
| 10 | Ed Burke | USA | 67.36 | ||
| 11 | Yoshihisa Ishida | JPN | 67.16 | ||
| 12 | Romuald Klim | URS | 66.82 | ||
| 13 | Anatoly Shchuplyakov | URS | 66.56 | ||
| 14 | Al Hall | USA | 65.70 | ||
| 15 | Lutz Caspers | FRG | 65.54 | ||
| 16 | Uwe Beyer | FRG | 65.44 | ||
| 17 | Hal Connolly | USA | 65.00 | ||
| 18 | José Luis Martínez | ESP | 63.40 | ||
| 19 | Ernst Ammann | SUI | 62.40 | ||
| 20 | Praveen Kumar | IND | 60.84 | ||
| 21 | Gustavo Morales | NCA | 45.76 | ||
| 22 | Carlos Hasbún | ESA | 37.46 | ||
| Frangiskos Politis | GRE | – |
Group A
| Date | 16 October 1968 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Group A Round #1 | Group A Round #2 | Group A Round #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 477 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN | 72.60 | 72.60 (1) | - (1) | - (NP) | ||
| 2 | 466 | Lázár Lovász | HUN | 68.96 | 68.96 (2) | - (2) | - (NP) | ||
| 3 | 58 | Helmuth Baumann | GDR | 68.24 | 68.24 (3) | - (3) | - (NP) | ||
| 4 | 91 | Reinhard Theimer | GDR | 68.12 | 65.78 (9) | 68.12 (4) | - (NP) | ||
| 5 | 11 | Hans Faßl | FRG | 67.90 | 65.80 (8) | 67.90 (5) | - (NP) | ||
| 6 | 555 | Takeo Sugawara | JPN | 67.76 | 67.76 (4) | - (6) | - (NP) | ||
| 7 | 810 | Gennady Kondrashov | URS | 67.56 | 67.56 (5) | - (7) | - (NP) | ||
| 8 | 258 | Ed Burke | USA | 67.36 | 67.36 (6) | - (8) | - (NP) | ||
| 9 | 809 | Romuald Klim | URS | 66.82 | 66.82 (7) | - (9) | - (NP) | ||
| 10 | 826 | Anatoly Shchuplyakov | URS | 66.56 | 64.78 (11) | 66.56 (10) | - (NP) | ||
| 11 | 4 | Uwe Beyer | FRG | 65.44 | 65.02 (10) | 64.88 (11) | 65.44 (NP) |
Group B
| Date | 16 October 1968 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Group B Round #1 | Group B Round #2 | Group B Round #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 458 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | HUN | 68.60 | 68.60 (1) | - (1) | - (NP) | ||
| 2 | 418 | Howard Payne | GBR | 68.06 | 65.52 (3) | 64.80 (5) | 68.06 (NP) | ||
| 3 | 543 | Yoshihisa Ishida | JPN | 67.16 | 67.16 (2) | - (2) | - (NP) | ||
| 4 | 276 | Al Hall | USA | 65.70 | x (NP) | 65.70 (3) | 58.28 (NP) | ||
| 5 | 8 | Lutz Caspers | FRG | 65.54 | x (NP) | 65.54 (4) | 64.70 (NP) | ||
| 6 | 264 | Hal Connolly | USA | 65.00 | x (NP) | x (NP) | 65.00 (NP) | ||
| 7 | 249 | José Luis Martínez | ESP | 63.40 | 60.60 (4) | 63.40 (6) | 62.84 (NP) | ||
| 8 | 739 | Ernst Ammann | SUI | 62.40 | x (NP) | 61.48 (7) | 62.40 (NP) | ||
| 9 | 478 | Praveen Kumar | IND | 60.84 | x (NP) | 59.80 (8) | 60.84 (NP) | ||
| 10 | 630 | Gustavo Morales | NCA | 45.76 | x (NP) | 43.88 (9) | 45.76 (NP) | ||
| 11 | 239 | Carlos Hasbún | ESA | 37.46 | x (NP) | 37.02 (10) | 37.46 (NP) | ||
| 441 | Frangiskos Politis | GRE | – | – | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 17 October 1968 — 15:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Second Best Mark Distance | Round #1 | Round #2 | Round #3 | Round #4 | Round #5 | Round #6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 477 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN | 73.36 | – | 72.26 (1) | 72.46 (1) | 72.54 (2) | x (2) | 73.36 (1) | 72.22 (NP) | ||
| 2 | 809 | Romuald Klim | URS | 73.28 | – | 72.24 (2) | 68.96 (2) | 72.82 (1) | 73.28 (1) | 71.16 (2) | 71.64 (NP) | ||
| 3 | 466 | Lázár Lovász | HUN | 69.78 | 69.38 | 64.76 (11) | x (12) | 69.78 (3) | x (3) | 69.38 (4) | x (NP) | ||
| 4 | 555 | Takeo Sugawara | JPN | 69.78 | 69.06 | 67.24 (7) | 68.12 (6) | x (8) | 69.06 (6) | 69.78 (3) | 61.40 (NP) | ||
| 5 | 458 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | HUN | 69.46 | – | 67.84 (5) | 68.50 (5) | 69.46 (4) | x (4) | 67.64 (5) | 68.08 (NP) | ||
| 6 | 810 | Gennady Kondrashov | URS | 69.08 | – | 69.08 (3) | 67.00 (3) | 68.64 (5) | 67.10 (5) | 67.98 (6) | 67.70 (NP) | ||
| 7 | 91 | Reinhard Theimer | GDR | 68.84 | – | 68.82 (4) | x (4) | 66.16 (6) | 68.84 (7) | 67.86 (7) | 63.54 (NP) | ||
| 8 | 58 | Helmuth Baumann | GDR | 68.26 | – | 65.94 (9) | 66.98 (9) | 68.26 (7) | x (8) | 63.76 (8) | x (NP) | ||
| 9 | 826 | Anatoly Shchuplyakov | URS | 67.74 | – | 67.58 (6) | 67.74 (7) | 66.90 (9) | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 418 | Howard Payne | GBR | 67.62 | – | 65.98 (8) | 67.62 (8) | 66.58 (10) | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 11 | Hans Faßl | FRG | 66.36 | – | x (NP) | 64.00 (13) | 66.36 (11) | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 258 | Ed Burke | USA | 65.72 | – | x (NP) | 65.72 (10) | 65.46 (12) | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 543 | Yoshihisa Ishida | JPN | 65.04 | 65.04 | 65.04 (10) | 63.72 (11) | x (13) | – | – | – |