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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

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Venue
  
Olympic Stadium

Dates
  
September 4 & 7

The men's hammer throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 4 & 7.

Contents

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

Results

All throwers reaching 66.00 m (216 ft 6 12 in) and the top 12 including ties advanced to the finals. All qualifiers are shown in blue. All distances are listed in metres.

Final

Key: OR = Olympic record; p = pass; x = fault; NM = no mark; DNS = did not start

References

Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw Wikipedia