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The men's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, becoming the third Olympic throws event after the shot put and discus throw. The women's event was a much later addition, being first contested at the 2000 Olympics .
For the men's hammer throw event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 78.20 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
While the men's hammer throw has been part of the Olympics since 1900, the International Association of Athletics Federations did not start ratifying women's marks until 1995. Women's hammer throw was first included in the Olympics at the 2000 summer games in Sydney, Australia, after having been included in the World Championships a year earlier.
The men's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 2 and 4 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] Approximately 35 athletes were expected to compete; the exact number was dependent on how many nations used universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (no universality places were used in 2016).
FILE - A hammer is caught by the safety net during the men's hammer throw qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
The men's hammer throw field event at the 1972 Summer Olympics took place on September 4 & 7. [1] [2] There were 31 competitors from 17 nations. [3]The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The men's hammer throw competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20–22 August. [1] There were 35 competitors from 24 nations. [ 2 ] After a series of doping-related disqualifications, the event was won by Koji Murofushi of Japan, the nation's first medal in the event. [ 3 ]
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's hammer throw event if all athletes meet the entry standard during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard was 77.00 metres. The qualifying period was from 1 May 2015 to 11 July 2016.