Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
| Men's hammer throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | July 31 (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
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Imre Nemeth Hungary
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Ivan Gubijan Yugoslavia
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Robert Bennett United States
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The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 31. The final was won by Hungarian Imre Nemeth.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Qual. rule: qualification standard 49.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
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