1981 in hammer throw
This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1981 in the Men's Hammer Throw. (The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s.) The world record was broken in the previous (1980) year by Soviet Union's Yuriy Sedykh at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.
Records
Standing records prior to the 1981 season in track and field |
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World Record |
==1981 World Year Ranking==
Rank |
Mark |
Athlete |
Venue |
Date |
Note |
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1 |
'''80.56 m |
Obersühl, West Germany |
27.06.1981 |
PB |
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2 |
'''80.18 m |
Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
27.06.1981 |
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3 |
'''79.60 m |
Gateshead, United Kingdom |
18.07.1981 |
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4 |
'''78.72 m |
Berlin, East Germany |
20.06.1981 |
PB |
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'''78.72 m |
Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |
19.07.1981 |
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6 |
'''77.84 m |
Leningrad, Soviet Union |
30.08.1981 |
PB |
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7 |
'''77.50 m |
Leningrad, Soviet Union |
27.12.1981 |
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8 |
'''77.26 m |
Budapest, Hungary |
18.08.1981 |
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9 |
'''77.14 m |
Poznań, Poland |
28.07.1981 |
PB |
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10 |
'''76.84 m |
Stavropol, Soviet Union |
05.06.1981 |
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11 |
'''76.76 m |
Ylivieska, Finland |
19.07.1981 |
PB |
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12 |
'''76.68 m |
Kaunas, Soviet Union |
29.06.1981 |
PB |
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13 |
'''76.64 m |
Stockholm, Sweden |
29.08.1981 |
PB |
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14 |
'''76.34 m |
Gorkiy, Soviet Union |
08.06.1981 |
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15 |
'''75.84 m |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
06.06.1981 |
PB |
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16 |
'''75.74 m |
Leningrad, Soviet Union |
19.08.1981 |
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17 |
'''75.66 m |
Nancy, France |
23.05.1981 |
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18 |
'''75.56 m |
Palo Alto, United States |
28.03.1981 |
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19 |
'''75.54 m |
Stavropol, Soviet Union |
05.06.1981 |
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20 |
'''75.30 m |
Kiev, Soviet Union |
02.10.1981 |
PB |
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21 |
'''75.04 m |
unknown |
??.??.1981 |
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22 |
'''75.02 m |
Kharkov, Soviet Union |
27.08.1981 |
PB |
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23 |
'''74.90 m |
Sochi, Soviet Union |
31.05.1981 |
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24 |
'''74.86 m |
Kiev, Soviet Union |
27.08.1981 |
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25 |
'''74.80 m |
Chorzów, Poland |
20.09.1981 |
PB |
References