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Hammer Throw, Men

Date	4 – 7 September 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiastadion, Olympiapark, München
Participants	31 from 17 countries

The favorite was the 1969 European Champion, Anatoly Bondarchuk of the USSR. He led the qualifiers and then threw 75.50 (247-8½) in round one of the final, his best mark, and that would win the gold medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	931	Anatoly Bondarchuk	URS	72.88 (1)	75.50 (1)	Gold	OR
2	342	Jochen Sachse	GDR	69.94 (5)	74.96 (2)	Silver
3	940	Vasily Khmelevsky	URS	70.00 (4)	74.04 (3)	Bronze
4	359	Uwe Beyer	FRG	67.04 (15)	71.52 (4)
5	472	Gyula Zsivótzky	HUN	71.20 (2)	71.38 (5)
6	454	Sándor Eckschmiedt	HUN	66.44 (19)	71.20 (6)
7	374	Edwin Klein	FRG	67.14 (14)	71.14 (7)
8	561	Shigenobu Murofushi	JPN	67.26 (12)	70.88 (8)
9	536	Mario Vecchiato	ITA	68.12 (8)	70.58 (9)
10	394	Karl-Hans Riehm	FRG	67.64 (10)	70.12 (10)
11	455	István Encsi	HUN	67.38 (11)	70.06 (11)
12	986	Tom Gage	USA	69.40 (7)	69.50 (12)
13	351	Reinhard Theimer	GDR	70.66 (3)	69.16 (13)
14	1056	Srećko Štiglić	YUG	69.60 (6)	68.34 (14)
15	430	Stavros Moutaftsidis	GRE	67.22 (13)	68.30 (15)
16	318	Barry Williams	GBR	66.32 (20)	68.18 (16)
17	41	Peter Sternad	AUT	66.74 (16)	66.64 (17)
18	933	Iosif Gamsky	URS	66.72 (17)	66.26 (18)
19	229	Jacques Accambray	FRA	68.00 (9)	65.06 (19)
20	563	Takeo Sugawara	JPN	66.50 (18)	64.70 (20)
21 r1/2	79	Todor Manolov	BUL	65.62 (21)	–
22 r1/2	1011	Al Schoterman	USA	65.18 (22)	–
23 r1/2	728	Stanisław Lubiejewski	POL	64.80 (23)	–
24 r1/2	303	Howard Payne	GBR	64.56 (24)	–
25 r1/2	556	Yoshihisa Ishida	JPN	63.82 (25)	–
26 r1/2	426	Georgios Georgiadis	GRE	63.58 (26)	–
27 r1/2	985	George Frenn	USA	62.14 (27)	–
28 r1/2	768	William Silen	PUR	62.02 (28)	–
29 r1/2	259	Vladimir Prikhodko	FRA	61.78 (29)	–
30 r1/2	11	José Alberto Vallejo	ARG	60.08 (30)	–
31 r1/2	968	Darwin Piñeyrúa	URU	59.84 (31)	–
DNS	643	Jorge Núñez	MEX	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	4 September 1972 — 10:30
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 66.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	931	Anatoly Bondarchuk	URS	72.88	Q
2	472	Gyula Zsivótzky	HUN	71.20	Q
3	351	Reinhard Theimer	GDR	70.66	Q
4	940	Vasily Khmelevsky	URS	70.00	Q
5	342	Jochen Sachse	GDR	69.94	Q
6	1056	Srećko Štiglić	YUG	69.60	Q
7	986	Tom Gage	USA	69.40	Q
8	536	Mario Vecchiato	ITA	68.12	Q
9	229	Jacques Accambray	FRA	68.00	Q
10	394	Karl-Hans Riehm	FRG	67.64	Q
11	455	István Encsi	HUN	67.38	Q
12	561	Shigenobu Murofushi	JPN	67.26	Q
13	430	Stavros Moutaftsidis	GRE	67.22	Q
14	374	Edwin Klein	FRG	67.14	Q
15	359	Uwe Beyer	FRG	67.04	Q
16	41	Peter Sternad	AUT	66.74	Q
17	933	Iosif Gamsky	URS	66.72	Q
18	563	Takeo Sugawara	JPN	66.50	Q
19	454	Sándor Eckschmiedt	HUN	66.44	Q
20	318	Barry Williams	GBR	66.32	Q
21	79	Todor Manolov	BUL	65.62
22	1011	Al Schoterman	USA	65.18
23	728	Stanisław Lubiejewski	POL	64.80
24	303	Howard Payne	GBR	64.56
25	556	Yoshihisa Ishida	JPN	63.82
26	426	Georgios Georgiadis	GRE	63.58
27	985	George Frenn	USA	62.14
28	768	William Silen	PUR	62.02
29	259	Vladimir Prikhodko	FRA	61.78
30	11	José Alberto Vallejo	ARG	60.08
31	968	Darwin Piñeyrúa	URU	59.84
DNS	643	Jorge Núñez	MEX	–

Group A

Date	4 September 1972

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	351	Reinhard Theimer	GDR	70.66	70.66	-	-
2	940	Vasily Khmelevsky	URS	70.00	70.00	-	-
3	1056	Srećko Štiglić	YUG	69.60	65.52	69.60	-
4	536	Mario Vecchiato	ITA	68.12	68.12	-	-
5	394	Karl-Hans Riehm	FRG	67.64	64.44	67.64	-
6	455	István Encsi	HUN	67.38	67.38	-	-
7	430	Stavros Moutaftsidis	GRE	67.22	67.22	-	-
8	374	Edwin Klein	FRG	67.14	67.14	-	-
9	563	Takeo Sugawara	JPN	66.50	65.94	64.56	66.50
10	318	Barry Williams	GBR	66.32	x	66.32	-
11	1011	Al Schoterman	USA	65.18	65.18	63.74	64.06
12	728	Stanisław Lubiejewski	POL	64.80	60.34	64.80	x
13	985	George Frenn	USA	62.14	57.28	62.14	58.86
14	259	Vladimir Prikhodko	FRA	61.78	60.80	61.78	59.58
15	968	Darwin Piñeyrúa	URU	59.84	59.84	x	58.50

Group B

Date	4 September 1972

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	931	Anatoly Bondarchuk	URS	72.88	72.88	-	-
2	472	Gyula Zsivótzky	HUN	71.20	71.20	-	-
3	342	Jochen Sachse	GDR	69.94	69.94	-	-
4	986	Tom Gage	USA	69.40	65.32	65.14	69.40
5	229	Jacques Accambray	FRA	68.00	68.00	-	-
6	561	Shigenobu Murofushi	JPN	67.26	65.94	67.26	-
7	359	Uwe Beyer	FRG	67.04	67.04	-	-
8	41	Peter Sternad	AUT	66.74	x	66.74	-
9	933	Iosif Gamsky	URS	66.72	x	x	66.72
10	454	Sándor Eckschmiedt	HUN	66.44	66.44	-	-
11	79	Todor Manolov	BUL	65.62	x	x	65.62
12	303	Howard Payne	GBR	64.56	63.58	64.56	64.10
13	556	Yoshihisa Ishida	JPN	63.82	63.00	63.82	x
14	426	Georgios Georgiadis	GRE	63.58	63.58	x	x
15	768	William Silen	PUR	62.02	x	x	62.02
16	11	José Alberto Vallejo	ARG	60.08	x	60.08	x
DNS	643	Jorge Núñez	MEX	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	7 September 1972 — 14:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	931	Anatoly Bondarchuk	URS	75.50	75.50	72.62	71.76	73.78	73.50	72.90	OR
2	342	Jochen Sachse	GDR	74.96	71.54	x	73.70	71.26	x	74.96
3	940	Vasily Khmelevsky	URS	74.04	68.82	71.62	74.04	68.16	x	x
4	359	Uwe Beyer	FRG	71.52	70.32	71.52	x	68.98	69.90	x
5	472	Gyula Zsivótzky	HUN	71.38	71.38	70.44	70.48	x	70.66	70.20
6	454	Sándor Eckschmiedt	HUN	71.20	71.20	x	67.26	69.24	67.90	68.86
7	374	Edwin Klein	FRG	71.14	71.14	x	x	69.70	70.26	x
8	561	Shigenobu Murofushi	JPN	70.88	69.36	70.88	70.32	65.70	69.08	68.54
9	536	Mario Vecchiato	ITA	70.58	x	69.46	70.58	–	–	–
10	394	Karl-Hans Riehm	FRG	70.12	70.12	68.98	69.44	–	–	–
11	455	István Encsi	HUN	70.06	66.32	69.82	70.06	–	–	–
12	986	Tom Gage	USA	69.50	66.94	69.50	x	–	–	–
13	351	Reinhard Theimer	GDR	69.16	x	69.16	x	–	–	–
14	1056	Srećko Štiglić	YUG	68.34	67.60	68.34	67.60	–	–	–
15	430	Stavros Moutaftsidis	GRE	68.30	68.14	68.30	67.04	–	–	–
16	318	Barry Williams	GBR	68.18	68.18	66.56	x	–	–	–
17	41	Peter Sternad	AUT	66.64	65.60	65.94	66.64	–	–	–
18	933	Iosif Gamsky	URS	66.26	66.26	x	65.34	–	–	–
19	229	Jacques Accambray	FRA	65.06	x	65.06	x	–	–	–
20	563	Takeo Sugawara	JPN	64.70	55.82	64.56	64.70	–	–	–