The men's hammer throw event at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin on 4 September 1970.[1][2]
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 1970 Summer Universiade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
|
75.48 | Rovno, Soviet Union | 12 October 1969 |
| Universiade record |  Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
|
67.74 | Budapest, Hungary | August 1965 |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jochen Sachse |  East Germany |
72.34 | UR |
 |
Vasiliy Khmelevskiy | Soviet Union |
68.54 | |
 |
Vladimir Ambrosyev | Soviet Union |
66.80 | |
| 4 | Shigenobu Murofushi |  Japan |
66.48 | |
| 5 | Walter Schmidt | East Germany |
64.70 | |
| 6 | Mario Vecchiato |  Italy |
64.02 | |
| 7 | José Alcantara |  Spain |
62.86 | |
| 8 | Dimitar Mindov |  Bulgaria |
62.30 | |
| 9 | Walter Bernardini | Italy |
60.78 | |
| 10 | Eberhard Gäde |  West Germany |
60.38 | |
| 11 | Nurullah İvak |  Turkey |
58.88 | |
| 12 | Barry Williams |  Great Britain |
58.26 | |
| 13 | Heimo Viertbauer |  Austria |
57.34 | |
| Alexander Gusbeth |  Australia |
NM |