Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
| Men's hammer throw at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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| Date | July 30 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | |||||||||
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Pat O'Callaghan Ireland
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Ossian Skiöld Sweden
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Edmund Black United States
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The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 30, 1928.
Sixteen hammer throwers from eleven nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
The best six throwers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.
Group 1
Group 2
The final was held on the same day.
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