1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 29 and 30 July.[1][2] A 7257g (senior implement) hammer was used.
Medalists
| Gold | Vadim Kolesnik Soviet Union |
| Silver | Oleg Polyushik Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Thomas Hommel East Germany |
Results
Final
30 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 | Vadim Kolesnik | Soviet Union | 69.52 | 68.54 | 68.80 | 67.24 | 66.26 | 67.44 | 69.52 | |
 | Oleg Polyushik | Soviet Union | 69.00 | x | x | x | x | x | 69.00 | |
 | Thomas Hommel | East Germany | 65.44 | 62.98 | 62.88 | 64.34 | 64.04 | 66.06 | 66.06 | |
| 4 | Stefan Fischer |  West Germany | 64.48 | 64.02 | 64.58 | 64.04 | 65.48 | x | 65.48 | |
| 5 | László Redei |  Hungary | 62.88 | 63.70 | 62.74 | 65.08 | 64.78 | 61.86 | 65.08 | |
| 6 | János Verebes | Hungary | 64.78 | 64.34 | x | x | 63.56 | x | 64.78 | |
| 7 | Gareth Cook |  United Kingdom | 59.46 | 61.84 | 62.40 | 60.06 | x | 62.58 | 62.58 | |
| 8 | Christoph Épalle |  France | x | 62.14 | x | 61.94 | x | 62.04 | 62.14 | |
| 9 | Eleodor Rosca | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | x | x | 61.86 | 61.86 | ||||
| 10 | Alex Marfull |  Spain | 59.46 | 61.00 | 59.54 | 61.00 | ||||
| 11 | Marko Wahlman |  Finland | x | 58.58 | 60.20 | 60.20 | ||||
| Emilio Calabrò |  Italy | x | x | x | NM | |||||
Qualifications
29 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Vadim Kolesnik | Soviet Union | 67.62 | - | - | 67.62 | Q |
| 2 | Oleg Polyushik | Soviet Union | 65.50 | - | - | 65.50 | Q |
| 3 | László Redei | Hungary | 64.76 | - | - | 64.76 | Q |
| 4 | János Verebes | Hungary | 64.08 | - | - | 64.08 | Q |
| 5 | Stefan Fischer | West Germany | 63.76 | - | - | 63.76 | Q |
| 6 | Christoph Épalle | France | x | 63.26 | - | 63.26 | Q |
| 7 | Emilio Calabrò | Italy | 62.96 | - | - | 62.96 | Q |
| 7 | Eleodor Rosca | Romania | 62.96 | - | - | 62.96 | Q |
| 9 | Thomas Hommel | East Germany | 62.28 | - | - | 62.28 | Q |
| 10 | Gareth Cook | United Kingdom | 59.92 | 60.60 | 62.12 | 62.12 | Q |
| 11 | Marko Wahlman | Finland | 62.04 | - | - | 62.04 | Q |
| 12 | Alex Marfull | Spain | 57.94 | 61.46 | - | 61.46 | Q |
| 13 | Steve Dering |  United States | x | x | 60.66 | 60.66 | |
| 14 | Juha Paasonen | Finland | 58.02 | 58.18 | 59.44 | 59.44 | |
| 15 | Scott Bucyk | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 55.24 | 54.68 | 54.92 | 55.24 | |
| Sherif El-Hennawi |  Egypt | x | x | x | NM | ||
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
- Canada (1)
- East Germany (1)
- Egypt (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Italy (1)
- Romania (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Spain (1)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (1)
- West Germany (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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