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1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.[1][2] A 7257g (senior implement) hammer was used.

Medalists edit

Gold Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
  Finland
Silver Yury Voronkin
  Russia
Bronze Wojciech Kondratowicz
  Poland

Results edit

Final edit

1 August

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Olli-Pekka Karjalainen   Finland x 72.40 72.31 x x 71.85 72.40
  Yury Voronkin   Russia 66.97 67.98 67.51 x 69.66 x 69.66
  Wojciech Kondratowicz   Poland 68.93 67.90 66.75 x x x 68.93
4 Ioánnis Barlís   Greece 66.31 x x 67.59 68.36 67.81 68.36
5 Miloslav Konopka   Slovakia 64.69 x 66.36 66.58 67.09 x 67.09
6 Nicolas Figère   France x 63.50 65.98 62.15 x 65.21 65.98
7 Péter Botfa   Hungary 64.15 64.26 65.08 62.84 x 63.36 65.08
8 Marcin Szeszula   Poland 64.42 63.83 64.75 62.51 63.43 63.05 64.75
9 Aleksey Mukhortov   Russia 61.59 63.07 63.39 63.39
10 Lukáš Melich   Czech Republic 57.81 61.51 60.44 61.51
11 Éric Albert   France x 60.20 x 60.20
12 Markus Esser   Germany x 54.09 59.58 59.58

Qualifications edit

31 Jul

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Olli-Pekka Karjalainen   Finland 69.39 - - 69.39 Q
2 Miloslav Konopka   Slovakia 65.93 - - 65.93 Q
3 Nicolas Figère   France 63.76 65.13 - 65.13 Q
4 Yury Voronkin   Russia 58.77 x 64.36 64.36 q
5 Lukáš Melich   Czech Republic 62.26 62.78 61.00 62.78 q
6 Marcin Szeszula   Poland 59.29 60.50 62.52 62.52 q
7 Dmitriy Shako   Belarus 62.08 61.25 61.14 62.08
8 Dilshod Nazarov   Tajikistan x 58.98 60.02 60.02
9 Ross Corner   Australia 58.46 x 56.53 58.46
10 Christian Fernández   Argentina x 55.58 54.58 55.58
11 Hrístos Tsintsos   Greece 54.50 53.16 51.77 54.50

Group B edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Ioánnis Barlís   Greece 66.15 - - 66.15 Q
2 Markus Esser   Germany x 65.87 - 65.87 Q
3 Wojciech Kondratowicz   Poland 65.86 - - 65.86 Q
4 Péter Botfa   Hungary 64.36 x 65.34 65.34 Q
5 Aleksey Mukhortov   Russia 63.87 62.53 64.07 64.07 q
6 Éric Albert   France 60.82 61.66 62.33 62.33 q
7 Fatih Eryildirim   Turkey 59.91 60.99 x 60.99
8 John Badovinac   United States 58.27 57.27 x 58.27
9 Hamad Saleh Al-Mahdi   Qatar 55.57 55.25 57.52 57.52
10 Marco Felice   Italy x 55.95 55.37 55.95
11 Nabil Amroune   Algeria 54.49 x x 54.49
12 Dovletgeldy Mamedov   Turkmenistan 38.80 x 43.73 43.73

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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