Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Disability events
100 m (T37)women
100 m (T46)men
1500 m (T54)menwomen
Shot put
(F32–34/52/53)		women
Shot put
(F32/34/52)		men

The Men's hammer throw at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday 8 October 2010.

Records

World Record 86.74 Yuriy Sedykh URS Stuttgart, Germany 30 August 1986
Games Record 77.53 Stuart Rendell AUS Melbourne, Australia 24 March 2006

Results

Rank Athlete 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Chris Harmse (RSA) 71.69 x x 72.71 68.68 73.15 73.15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Alex Smith (ENG) 70.70 72.95 72.91 72.33 72.13 x 72.95 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mike Floyd (ENG) x 68.79 69.34 x 67.18 64.05 69.34
4  Andrew Frost (SCO) x x 65.56 69.08 x 68.07 69.08
5  Simon Wardhaugh (AUS) 64.27 x 63.89 64.23 68.15 67.20 68.15
6  Mark Dry (SCO) 67.07 66.81 65.58 67.26 x 67.41 67.41
7  Timothy Driesen (AUS) 65.64 x 66.28 62.78 x 66.67 66.67
8  Petros Sofianos (CYP) 63.20 63.83 64.98 65.21 64.30 64.79 65.21
9  Chandrodaya Singh (IND) 63.89 63.57 64.20 64.20
10  Matthew Lambley (ENG) x x 62.95 62.95
11  Kamalpreet Singh (IND) x 61.00 58.26 61.00
12  Matthew Richards (WAL) 60.52 x 58.49 60.52
13  Michael Letterlough (CAY) 54.48 x 54.15 54.48