Men Hammer Throw Athletics XVII Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2000 - Sunday, 24th September - Gold Medal: Szymon Ziolkowski, Poland
Final 20.50h
Team
Dist.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1. Szymon Ziolkowski
POL
80.02m
74.89
79.87
X
80.02
78.68
78.32
2. Nicola Vizzoni
ITA
79.64m
76.35
76.57
79.64
76.07
76.99
X
3. Igor Astapkovich
BLR
79.17m
74.98
X
77.08
X
79.17
79.06
4. Ivan Tikhon
BLR
79.17m
78.85
78.11
79.17
X
75.93
X
5. Ilya Konovalov
RUS
78.56m
78.56
78.12
X
X
72.78
X
6. Loris Paoluzzi
ITA
78.18m
78.18
X
X
X
76.19
X
7. Tibor Gecsek
HUN
77.70m
75.25
76.99
77.70
75.81
77.06
76.82
8. Vladimir Maska
CZE
77.32m
77.32
75.37
76.39
73.86
X
75.52
9. Koji Murofushi
JPN
76.60m
X
76.24
76.60
10.Andrey Skvaruk
UKR
75.50m
71.60
75.50
X
11.David Chaussinand
FRA
75.26m
74.74
X
75.26
12.Alexandros Papadimitriou
GRE
73.30m
X
73.30
X
With a total of 44 throwers in two pools, competition was slow, and
only five throwers achieved the automatic qualifying level of 77.50.
Ten of the 19 throwers to have reached 80m during Olympic year failed
to qualify.
Three throwers reached 78m in round 1 of the rainsoaked final led
by future (2003) World Champion Ivan Tikhon’s 78.85. Ziólkowski
took over in the next round with 79.87, which Tikhon (79.27) and
Vizzoni (79.64). Ziólkowski then produced the only 80m throw of the
day (80.02) and only ’92 silver medallist Astapkovich was able to
respond, with two throws further than 79m to wrest the bronze medal
from team-mate Tikhon on the basis of a better second best throw.
Curiously Vizzoni, a southpaw, succeeded Deal (also left-handed) as
the Olympic silver medallist.
