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Athletics at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games:
Men's Hammer Throw
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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
Date Started: July 26, 1976
Date Finished: July 28, 1976
| Gold: |  Yuriy Siedykh |
| Silver: | Aleksey Spiridonov |
| Bronze: | Anatoliy Bondarchuk |
Summary
The two favorites were Soviet [Yury Sedykh] and German [Karl-Hans Riehm], but the other Soviets and German [Walter Schmidt] were also threats. The Soviets were 1-2-3 in round one, led by [Aleksey Spiridonov] with 75.74 (248-6), Sedykh second with 75.64 (248-2), and defending gold medalist [Anatoly Bondarchuk] third with 75.48 (247-7¾). Sedykh threw 77.52 (254-4) in the second round, which would be the winning mark. Nobody could dislodge the Soviet trio, who swept the medals,
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuriy Siedykh | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | Gold | OR |
| 2 | Aleksey Spiridonov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | Silver | |
| 3 | Anatoliy Bondarchuk | 36 | Soviet Union | URS | Bronze | |
| 4 | Karl-Hans Riehm | 25 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 5 | Walter Schmidt | 27 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 6 | Jochen Sachse | 27 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 7 | Chris Black | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 8 | Edwin Klein | 28 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 9 | Jacques Accambray | 26 | France | FRA | ||
| 10 | Manfred Seidel | 26 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 11 | Shigenobu Murofushi | 30 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 12 | Peter Farmer | 24 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 13 QR | Gian Paolo Urlando | 31 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 14 QR | Paul Dickenson | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 15 QR | Larry Hart | 29 | United States | USA | ||
| 16 QR | Murray Cheater | 29 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 17 QR | Edoardo Podberschek | 27 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 18 QR | Peter Sternad | 30 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 19 QR | Murray Keating | 24 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 20 QR | Kleanthis Ierissiotis | 23 | Greece | GRE |
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