Date October 16–17 Winning distance 73.36 OR | Competitors 22 from 12 nations | |
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||
The Men's hammer throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 16–17.
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Competition format
The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 66.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
References
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA