Hammer Throw, Men
| Date | 30 – 31 July 1980 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva |
| Participants | 17 from 12 countries |
The Americans were not present because of the boycott, but in this event nobody noticed. Defending champion Yury Sedykh was the best thrower in the world and always seemed to come thru in major meets, having won the 1978 European Championship as well. He was favored but his Soviet teammates were formidable, led by Sergey Litvinov and Estonian Jüri Tamm. The only important missing athlete was West Germany’s Karl-Hans Riehm, a previous world record holder, who was undefeated in the pre-Olympic year. Sedykh settled the competition quickly. He threw first in the final and unleashed a world record 81.80 (268-4½). It would stand up for the gold. Sedykh had four of the longest throws in the event. Litvinov won silver with his opening 80.64 (264-6¾) and then had five fouls. Tamm completed the second consecutive Soviet medal sweep.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 731 | Yury Sedykh |  URS | 78.22 (1) | 81.80 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 714 | Sergey Litvinov | URS | 75.24 (3) | 80.64 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 738 | Jüri Tamm | URS | 76.24 (2) | 78.96 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 337 | Roland Steuk |  GDR | 73.52 (5) | 77.54 (4) | |||
| 5 | 305 | Detlef Gerstenberg | GDR | 75.04 (4) | 74.60 (5) | |||
| 6 | 86 | Emanuil Dyulgerov |  BUL | 70.60 (11) | 74.04 (6) | |||
| 7 | 438 | Gian Paolo Urlando |  ITA | 72.20 (8) | 73.90 (7) | |||
| 8 | 530 | Ireneusz Golda |  POL | 70.88 (9) | 73.74 (8) | |||
| 9 | 199 | Harri Huhtala |  FIN | 72.46 (6) | 71.96 (9) | |||
| 10 | 219 | Juha Tiainen | FIN | 70.82 (10) | 71.38 (10) | |||
| 11 | 136 | Armando Orozco |  CUB | 72.28 (7) | 68.68 (11) | |||
| 12 | 655 | Jiří Chamrád |  TCH | 69.38 (12) | 68.16 (12) | |||
| 13 r1/2 | 17 | Peter Farmer |  AUS | 69.16 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 251 | Chris Black |  GBR | 66.74 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 258 | Paul Dickenson | GBR | 64.22 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 404 | Seán Egan |  IRL | 63.94 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 462 | Khaled Ghaloum |  KUW | 47.40 (17) | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 30 July 1980 — 11:30 |
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| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 72.00 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 731 | Yury Sedykh | URS | 78.22 | 78.22 | - | - | ||
| 2 | 738 | Jüri Tamm | URS | 76.24 | 76.24 | - | - | ||
| 3 | 714 | Sergey Litvinov | URS | 75.24 | x | 75.24 | - | ||
| 4 | 305 | Detlef Gerstenberg | GDR | 75.04 | 75.04 | - | - | ||
| 5 | 337 | Roland Steuk | GDR | 73.52 | x | 73.52 | - | ||
| 6 | 199 | Harri Huhtala | FIN | 72.46 | 71.42 | 72.46 | - | ||
| 7 | 136 | Armando Orozco | CUB | 72.28 | x | x | 72.28 | ||
| 8 | 438 | Gian Paolo Urlando | ITA | 72.20 | 68.40 | 72.20 | - | ||
| 9 | 530 | Ireneusz Golda | POL | 70.88 | x | 69.98 | 70.88 | ||
| 10 | 219 | Juha Tiainen | FIN | 70.82 | 70.64 | 70.46 | 70.82 | ||
| 11 | 86 | Emanuil Dyulgerov | BUL | 70.60 | x | 69.24 | 70.60 | ||
| 12 | 655 | Jiří Chamrád | TCH | 69.38 | x | 67.44 | 69.38 | ||
| 13 | 17 | Peter Farmer | AUS | 69.16 | 68.52 | 69.16 | x | ||
| 14 | 251 | Chris Black | GBR | 66.74 | 66.02 | 66.74 | x | ||
| 15 | 258 | Paul Dickenson | GBR | 64.22 | x | 64.22 | 63.90 | ||
| 16 | 404 | Seán Egan | IRL | 63.94 | 63.34 | 63.94 | x | ||
| 17 | 462 | Khaled Ghaloum | KUW | 47.40 | x | 47.40 | 47.00 |
Final Round
| Date | 31 July 1980 — 17:00 |
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| 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 | 731 | Yury Sedykh | URS | 81.80 | 81.80 | 81.46 | 79.68 | x | 80.98 | 80.70 | ||
| 2 | 714 | Sergey Litvinov | URS | 80.64 | 80.64 | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| 3 | 738 | Jüri Tamm | URS | 78.96 | 77.84 | 78.96 | 77.92 | 77.26 | x | 76.86 | ||
| 4 | 337 | Roland Steuk | GDR | 77.54 | 74.34 | 76.00 | 75.58 | 77.26 | 77.54 | x | ||
| 5 | 305 | Detlef Gerstenberg | GDR | 74.60 | 73.64 | 74.60 | 73.98 | x | x | 73.40 | ||
| 6 | 86 | Emanuil Dyulgerov | BUL | 74.04 | 70.14 | 71.34 | 71.82 | 71.34 | 74.04 | x | ||
| 7 | 438 | Gian Paolo Urlando | ITA | 73.90 | 73.60 | 73.90 | 73.18 | 73.30 | x | x | ||
| 8 | 530 | Ireneusz Golda | POL | 73.74 | 73.38 | 73.74 | x | x | x | x | ||
| 9 | 199 | Harri Huhtala | FIN | 71.96 | 69.78 | x | 71.82 | 71.96 | 71.82 | 71.02 | ||
| 10 | 219 | Juha Tiainen | FIN | 71.38 | x | 71.38 | 71.08 | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 136 | Armando Orozco | CUB | 68.68 | x | 67.76 | 68.68 | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 655 | Jiří Chamrád | TCH | 68.16 | 68.16 | 65.94 | 66.58 | – | – | – |