World Record Progression of Hammer Throw
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86.74 | Yuriy SEDYKH | 11 JUN 1955 | URS | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (GER) | 30 AUG 1986 | |
| 86.66 | Yuriy SEDYKH | 11 JUN 1955 | URS | Tallinn (EST) | 22 JUN 1986 | |
| 86.34 | Yuriy SEDYKH | 11 JUN 1955 | URS | Cork (IRL) | 03 JUL 1984 | |
| 84.14 | Sergey LITVINOV | 23 JAN 1958 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 21 JUN 1983 | |
| 83.98 | Sergey LITVINOV | 23 JAN 1958 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 04 JUN 1982 | |
| 81.80 | Yuriy SEDYKH | 11 JUN 1955 | URS | Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) | 31 JUL 1980 | |
| 81.66 | Sergey LITVINOV | 23 JAN 1958 | URS | Sochi (URS) | 24 MAY 1980 | |
| 80.64 | Yuriy SEDYKH | 11 JUN 1955 | URS | Leselidze (URS) | 16 MAY 1980 | |
| 80.46 | Jüri TAMM | 05 FEB 1957 | URS | Leselidze (URS) | 16 MAY 1980 | |
| 80.38 | Yuriy SEDYKH | 11 JUN 1955 | URS | Leselidze (URS) | 16 MAY 1980 | |
| 80.32 | Karl-Hans RIEHM | 31 MAY 1951 | FRG | Heidenheim (GER) | 06 AUG 1978 | |
| 80.14 | Boris ZAYCHUK | 28 AUG 1947 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 09 JUL 1978 | |
| 79.30 | Walter SCHMIDT | 07 AUG 1948 | FRG | Frankfurt (GER) | 14 AUG 1975 | |
| 78.50 | Karl-Hans RIEHM | 31 MAY 1951 | FRG | Rehlingen (GER) | 19 MAY 1975 | |
| 77.56 | Karl-Hans RIEHM | 31 MAY 1951 | FRG | Rehlingen (GER) | 19 MAY 1975 | |
| 76.70 | Karl-Hans RIEHM | 31 MAY 1951 | FRG | Rehlingen (GER) | 19 MAY 1975 | |
| 76.66 | Aleksey SPIRIDONOV | 20 NOV 1951 | URS | München (GER) | 11 SEP 1974 | |
| 76.60 | Reinhard THEIMER | 28 FEB 1948 | GDR | Leipzig (GER) | 04 JUL 1974 | |
| 76.40 | Walter SCHMIDT | 07 AUG 1948 | FRG | Lahr (FRG) | 04 SEP 1971 | |
| 75.48 | Anatoliy BONDARCHUK | 31 MAY 1940 | URS | Rovno (UKR) | 13 OCT 1969 | |
| 74.68 | Anatoliy BONDARCHUK | 31 MAY 1940 | URS | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athina (GRE) | 20 SEP 1969 | |
| 74.52 | Romuald KLIM | 25 MAY 1933 | URS | Budapest (HUN) | 15 JUN 1969 | |
| 73.76 | Gyula ZSIVÓTZKY | 25 FEB 1937 | HUN | Budapest (HUN) | 14 SEP 1968 | |
| 73.74 | Gyula ZSIVÓTZKY | 25 FEB 1937 | HUN | Debrecen (HUN) | 04 SEP 1965 | |
| 71.26 | Hal CONNOLLY | 01 AUG 1931 | USA | Walnut, CA (USA) | 20 JUN 1965 | |
| 71.06 | Hal CONNOLLY | 01 AUG 1931 | USA | Ceres, CA (USA) | 29 MAY 1965 | |
| 70.67 | Hal CONNOLLY | 01 AUG 1931 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 21 JUL 1962 | |
| 70.33 | Hal CONNOLLY | 01 AUG 1931 | USA | Walnut, CA (USA) | 12 AUG 1960 | |
| 68.68 | Hal CONNOLLY | 01 AUG 1931 | USA | Bakersfield, CA (USA) | 20 JUN 1958 | |
| 68.54 | Hal CONNOLLY | 01 AUG 1931 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 02 NOV 1956 | |
| 67.32 | Mikhail KRIVONOSOV | 01 MAY 1929 | URS | Tashkent (URS) | 22 OCT 1956 | |
| 66.38 | Mikhail KRIVONOSOV | 01 MAY 1929 | URS | Minsk (BLR) | 08 JUL 1956 | |
| 65.85 | Mikhail KRIVONOSOV | 01 MAY 1929 | URS | Nalchik (URS) | 25 APR 1956 | |
| 64.52 | Mikhail KRIVONOSOV | 01 MAY 1929 | URS | Beograd (SRB) | 19 SEP 1955 | |
| 64.33 | Mikhail KRIVONOSOV | 01 MAY 1929 | URS | Warszawa (POL) | 04 AUG 1955 | |
| 64.05 | Stanislav NYENASHEV | 18 MAR 1934 | URS | Baku (AZE) | 12 DEC 1954 | |
| 63.34 | Mikhail KRIVONOSOV | 01 MAY 1929 | URS | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern (SUI) | 29 AUG 1954 | |
| 62.36 | Sverre STRANDLI | 30 SEP 1925 | NOR | Oslo (NOR) | 05 SEP 1953 | |
| 61.25 | Sverre STRANDLI | 30 SEP 1925 | NOR | Oslo (NOR) | 14 SEP 1952 | |
| 60.34 | József CSERMÁK | 14 FEB 1932 | HUN | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) | 24 JUL 1952 | |
| 59.88 | Imre NÉMETH | 23 SEP 1917 | HUN | Budapest (HUN) | 19 MAY 1950 | |
| 59.57 | Imre NÉMETH | 23 SEP 1917 | HUN | Katowice (POL) | 04 SEP 1949 | |
| 59.02 | Imre NÉMETH | 23 SEP 1917 | HUN | Tata (HUN) | 14 JUL 1948 | |
| 59.00 | Erwin BLASK | 20 MAR 1910 | GER | Stockholm (SWE) | 27 AUG 1938 | |
| 57.77 | Pat RYAN | 01 APR 1883 | USA | New York, NY (USA) | 17 AUG 1913 |