Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 30, 1928. Sixteen hammer throwers from eleven nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.[2] The event was won by Pat O'Callaghan of Ireland, the first medal for the nation in any Olympic event and the first time the event was won by a non-American (though five of the previous six winners had been born in Ireland before emigrating to the United States). Ossian Skiöld of Sweden took silver, the nation's second medal in the event after another silver in 1920. The Americans, who had earned a gold medal and at least one other medal in each of the previous six hammer throw competitions, took only a bronze this time, with Edmund Black finishing third.

Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Pat O'Callaghan
VenueOlympic Stadium
DateJuly 30
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning distance51.39
Medalists
Pat O'Callaghan
 Ireland
Ossian Skiöld
 Sweden
Edmund Black
 United States
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Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. Three of the six finalists from the 1924 Games returned: bronze medalist Malcolm Nokes of Great Britain, fourth-place finisher Erik Eriksson of Finland, and fifth-place finisher Ossian Skiöld of Sweden. Also returning was 1920 silver medalist (and 1912 finalist and 1924 seventh-place finisher) Carl Johan Lind of Sweden.[3]

Three-time medalist Matt McGrath, then 51 years old, tried to compete again but finished fifth at the U.S. trials to barely miss making the team.[4]

Argentina, Chile, Ireland, Japan, and Norway each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the seventh time, the only nation to have competed at each appearance of the event to that point.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the divided-final format used since 1908, with results carrying over between "rounds". Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. The top six men advanced to the final, where they received an additional three throws. The best result, qualifying or final, counted.[3][5]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World record Patrick Ryan (USA)57.77New York City, United States17 August 1913
Olympic record Matt McGrath (USA)54.74Stockholm, Sweden14 July 1912

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule
Date Time Round
Thursday, 28 July 1928 
14:00		Qualifying
Final

Results

The best six throwers qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available. The final was held on the same day.

Rank Athlete Nation Qualifying FinalDistance
Pat O'Callaghan Ireland47.4951.3951.39
Ossian Skiöld Sweden51.29Unknown51.29
Edmund Black United States49.03Unknown49.03
4Armando Poggioli Italy46.9648.3748.37
5Donald Gwinn United States47.15Unknown47.15
6Frank Conner United States46.75Unknown46.75
7Federico Kleger Argentina46.61Did not advance46.61
8Ricardo Bayer Chile46.34Did not advance46.34
9Erik Eriksson Finland46.22Did not advance46.22
10Henk Kamerbeek Netherlands46.02Did not advance46.02
11Malcolm Nokes Great Britain45.37Did not advance45.37
12Kenneth Caskey United States44.80Did not advance44.80
13Camillo Zemi Italy44.47Did not advance44.47
14Carl Johan Lind Sweden44.46Did not advance44.46
15Yoshio Okita Japan44.41Did not advance44.41
16Harald Stenerud Norway41.06Did not advance41.06

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. Official Report, p. 374.
  3. "Hammer Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. "Hammer Throw, Men (1924)". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. Official Report, p. 457.
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