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Hammer Throw, Men

Date	5 – 6 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Participants	23 from 13 countries

Along with the 1980 400 metre hurdles, this would be one of the most devalued Olympic competitions ever. The Soviet boycott kept out the top throwers in the world, notably Yuriy Siedykh, two-time gold medalist, twice European champion, and the world record holder. In their absence the best throwers were Finland’s Juha Tiainen and West Germany’s Karl-Hans Riehm. They both got their best throws in round three, with Tianien winning by 10 centimetres. The original fourth-placer was Gian Paolo Urlando (ITA) but he was disqualified for testosterone use.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	268	Juha Tiainen	FIN	72.68 (7)	78.08 (1)	Gold
2	331	Karl-Hans Riehm	FRG	75.50 (1)	77.98 (2)	Silver
3	330	Klaus Ploghaus	FRG	74.68 (2)	76.68 (3)	Bronze
4	494	Orlando Bianchini	ITA	74.02 (3)	75.94 (4)
5	903	Bill Green	USA	71.38 (10)	75.60 (5)
6	255	Harri Huhtala	FIN	73.78 (5)	75.28 (6)
7	279	Walter Ciofani	FRA	73.10 (6)	73.46 (7)
8	402	Bob Weir	GBR	73.04 (11)	72.62 (8)
9	367	Martin Girvan	GBR	72.66 (8)	72.32 (9)
AC r2/2	332	Christoph Sahner	FRG	73.88 (4)	– (NM)
AC r2/2	384	Matt Mileham	GBR	71.80 (9)	– (NM)
12 QR	44	Hans Lindner	AUT	71.28 (12)	–
13 QR	916	Jud Logan	USA	71.18 (13)	–
14 QR	560	Shigenobu Murofushi	JPN	70.92 (14)	–
15 QR	523	Lucio Serrani	ITA	70.64 (15)	–
16 QR	464	Declan Hegarty	IRL	70.56 (16)	–
17 QR	10	Hakim Toumi	ALG	67.68 (17)	–
18 QR	888	Ed Burke	USA	67.52 (18)	–
19 QR	231	Raúl Jimeno	ESP	66.38 (19)	–
20 QR	682	Tore Johnsen	NOR	65.72 (20)	–
21 QR	467	Conor McCullough	IRL	65.56 (21)	–
AC QR	651	Dominique Béchard	MRI	– (NM)	–
DQ	528	Gian Paolo Urlando	ITA	[72.42] (DQ)	[75.96] (DQ)

Qualifying Round

Date	5 August 1984 — 11:00
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 72.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	331	Karl-Hans Riehm	FRG	75.50	Q
2	330	Klaus Ploghaus	FRG	74.68	Q
3	494	Orlando Bianchini	ITA	74.02	Q
4	332	Christoph Sahner	FRG	73.88	Q
5	255	Harri Huhtala	FIN	73.78	Q
6	279	Walter Ciofani	FRA	73.10	Q
7	268	Juha Tiainen	FIN	72.68	Q
8	367	Martin Girvan	GBR	72.66	Q
9	384	Matt Mileham	GBR	71.80	q
10	903	Bill Green	USA	71.38	q
11	402	Bob Weir	GBR	73.04	q
12	44	Hans Lindner	AUT	71.28
13	916	Jud Logan	USA	71.18
14	560	Shigenobu Murofushi	JPN	70.92
15	523	Lucio Serrani	ITA	70.64
16	464	Declan Hegarty	IRL	70.56
17	10	Hakim Toumi	ALG	67.68
18	888	Ed Burke	USA	67.52
19	231	Raúl Jimeno	ESP	66.38
20	682	Tore Johnsen	NOR	65.72
21	467	Conor McCullough	IRL	65.56
NM	651	Dominique Béchard	MRI	–
DQ	528	Gian Paolo Urlando	ITA	[72.42]		1

Group A

Date	5 August 1984

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	4	Klaus Ploghaus	FRG	74.68	74.68	p	p
2	2	Christoph Sahner	FRG	73.88	73.88	p	p
3	1	Juha Tiainen	FIN	72.68	70.86	72.68	p
4	6	Matt Mileham	GBR	71.80	71.80	x	x
5	10	Bill Green	USA	71.38	71.38	70.96	70.80
6	7	Hans Lindner	AUT	71.28	70.44	71.28	x
7	11	Jud Logan	USA	71.18	71.14	x	71.18
8	9	Declan Hegarty	IRL	70.56	x	70.56	x
9	8	Raúl Jimeno	ESP	66.38	66.38	65.92	65.86
10	3	Conor McCullough	IRL	65.56	62.12	65.56	65.12
AC	5	Gian Paolo Urlando	ITA	72.42	[72.42]	[p]	[p]	2

Group B

Date	5 August 1984

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	10	Karl-Hans Riehm	FRG	75.50	75.50	p	p
2	2	Orlando Bianchini	ITA	74.02	74.02	p	p
3	1	Harri Huhtala	FIN	73.78	73.78	p	p
4	4	Walter Ciofani	FRA	73.10	68.80	73.10	p
5	9	Bob Weir	GBR	73.04	71.34	71.30	73.04
6	3	Martin Girvan	GBR	72.66	72.66	p	p
7	6	Shigenobu Murofushi	JPN	70.92	70.92	70.24	70.74
8	5	Lucio Serrani	ITA	70.64	69.72	70.64	69.64
9	12	Hakim Toumi	ALG	67.68	67.68	x	65.84
10	7	Ed Burke	USA	67.52	x	67.52	x
11	8	Tore Johnsen	NOR	65.72	65.16	63.24	65.72
NM	11	Dominique Béchard	MRI	–	x	x	x

Final Round

Date	6 August 1984 — 16:10

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	11	Juha Tiainen	FIN	78.08	70.56	72.64	78.08	74.54	75.26	75.82
2	12	Karl-Hans Riehm	FRG	77.98	73.68	74.70	77.98	x	76.46	x
3	6	Klaus Ploghaus	FRG	76.68	75.48	75.96	72.16	75.18	x	76.68
4	2	Orlando Bianchini	ITA	75.94	72.18	72.12	74.70	73.42	75.94	73.78
5	8	Bill Green	USA	75.60	x	72.68	74.76	67.70	75.60	72.12
6	7	Harri Huhtala	FIN	75.28	74.34	74.44	73.86	74.72	73.10	75.28
7	3	Walter Ciofani	FRA	73.46	x	71.86	73.46	x	71.20	68.86
8	10	Bob Weir	GBR	72.62	71.16	x	72.62	–	–	–
9	1	Martin Girvan	GBR	72.32	x	72.32	68.00	–	–	–
NM	4	Christoph Sahner	FRG	–	x	x	x	–	–	–
NM	9	Matt Mileham	GBR	–	x	x	x	–	–	–
DQ	5	Gian Paolo Urlando	ITA	[75.96]	[70.26]	[74.82]	[x]	[73.14]	[75.96]	[73.78]	3