1984 in hammer throw

This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1984 in the Men's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California (USA), where the final of the men's competition was held on August 6, 1984. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. Soviet Union's Yuriy Sedykh broke the world record during the 1984 season.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 season in track and field
World Record	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	84.14 m	June 21, 1983	Moscow, Soviet Union
Broken records during the 1984 season in track and field
World Record	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	86.34 m	July 3, 1984	Cork, Ireland

1984 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	86.34 m	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	Cork, Ireland	03.07.1984	WR
2	85.20 m	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	Cork, Ireland	03.07.1984	PB
3	84.40 m	Jüri Tamm (URS)	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia	09.09.1984	PB
4	82.56 m	Igor Nikulin (URS)	Moscow, Soviet Union	17.08.1984
5	81.52 m	Juha Tiainen (FIN)	Tampere, Finland	11.06.1984	PB
6	81.44 m	Yuriy Tarasyuk (URS)	Minsk, Soviet Union	10.08.1984	PB
7	81.20 m	Igor Grigorash (URS)	Kiev, Soviet Union	23.08.1984	PB
8	80.68 m	Viktor Litvinenko (URS)	Kiev, Soviet Union	23.08.1984	PB
9	80.64 m	Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL)	Sofia, Bulgaria	25.08.1984	PB
10	80.50 m	Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR)	Berlin, East Germany	15.07.1984	PB
11	80.20 m	Günther Rodehau (GDR)	Celje, FR Yugoslavia	05.05.1984	PB
12	80.16 m	Anatoliy Chyuzhas (URS)	Klapeida, Soviet Union	27.05.1984	PB
13	79.98 m	Igor Astapkovich (URS)	Vitebsk, Soviet Union	15.07.1984	PB
14	79.90 m	Roland Steuk (GDR)	Sofia, Bulgaria	16.06.1984	PB
15	79.46 m	Mariusz Tomaszewski (POL)	Zabrze, Poland	01.07.1984	PB
16	79.44 m	Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)	Augsburg, West Germany	05.05.1984
17	79.38 m	Matthias Moder (GDR)	Berlin, East Germany	15.07.1984	PB
17	79.38 m	Ralf Haber (GDR)	Berlin, East Germany	15.07.1984	PB
19	79.36 m	Klaus Ploghaus (FRG)	Augsburg, West Germany	05.05.1984
20	79.06 m	József Vida (HUN)	Szombathely, Hungary	28.08.1984	PB
21	78.86 m	Anatoliy Yefimov (URS)	Leningrad, Soviet Union	15.07.1984
22	78.84 m	Frantisek Vrbka (TCH)	Prague, Czechoslovakia	02.06.1984	PB
22	78.84 m	Imre Szitás (HUN)	Miskolc, Hungary	26.08.1984	PB
24	78.74 m	Harri Huhtala (FIN)	Turku, Finland	26.06.1984	PB
25	78.62 m	Sergey Dvoretskiy (URS)	Gorky, Soviet Union	12.08.1984	PB

References

World best year performance in men's hammer throw

1960 – 1962: Hal Connolly (USA)
1963: Heinrich Thun (AUT)
1964: Hal Connolly (USA)
1965 – 1966: Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
1967: Edward Burke (USA)
1968: Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
1969 – 1970: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
1971: Walter Schmidt (FRG)
1972 – 1973: Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
1974: Aleksey Spiridonov (URS)
1975: Walter Schmidt (FRG)
1976: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
1977 – 1978: Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)
1979: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
1980: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
1981: Klaus Ploghaus (FRG)
1982 – 1983: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
1984: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
1985: Jüri Tamm (URS)
1986: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
1987: Sergey Litvinov (URS)
1988: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
1989: Heinz Weis (FRG)
1990: Igor Nikulin (URS)
1991 – 1992: Igor Astapkovich (BLR)
1993 – 1995: Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB)
1996: Lance Deal (USA)
1997: Heinz Weis (GER)
1998: Tibor Gécsek (HUN)
1999: Karsten Kobs (GER)
2000: Igor Astapkovich (BLR)
2001: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
2002: Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS)
2003: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
2004 – 2005: Ivan Tikhon (BLR)
2006: Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR)
2007 –
2008: Ivan Tikhon (BLR)
2009: Primož Kozmus (SLO)
2010: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
2011: Krisztián Pars (HUN)
2012: Ivan Tikhon (BLR)
2013: Krisztián Pars (HUN)
2014: Paweł Fajdek (POL)

World best year performance in women's hammer throw

1988: Carol Cady (USA)
1989: Yelena Pichugina (URS)
1990: Larisa Baranova (URS)
1991: Alla Davydova (URS)
1992 – 1993: Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)
1994: Sviatlana Sudak Torun (BLR)
1995 – 1998: Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)
1999: Mihaela Melinte (ROM)
2000 – 2002: Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)
2003 – 2004: Yipsi Moreno (CUB)
2005 – 2007 : Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)
2008: Aksana Miankova (BLR)
2009– 2010 : Anita Włodarczyk (POL)
2011: Betty Heidler (GER)
2012: Aksana Miankova (BLR)
2013: Tatyana Lysenko (RUS)
2014: Anita Włodarczyk (POL)

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