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Men’s Hammer throw
Held at 29 Games, 1900–2024. Most golds: United States (7). Most medals: John Flanagan (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals85
Delegations22on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Ethan Katzberg Canada | Bence Halász Hungary | Mykhaylo Kokhan Ukraine |
| 2020 Tokyo | Wojciech Nowicki Poland | Eivind Henriksen Norway | Paweł Fajdek Poland |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan | Ivan Tikhon Belarus | Wojciech Nowicki Poland |
| 2012 London | Krisztián Pars Hungary | Primož Kozmus Slovenia | Koji Murofushi Japan |
| 2008 Beijing | Primož Kozmus Slovenia | Vadim Devyatovskiy Belarus | Ivan Tsikhan Belarus |
| 2004 Athens | Koji Murofushi Japan | — | — |
| 2000 Sydney | Szymon Ziółkowski Poland | Nicola Vizzoni Italy | Igor Astapkovich Belarus |
| 1996 Atlanta | Balázs Kiss Hungary | Lance Deal United States | Oleksandr Krykun Ukraine |
| 1992 Barcelona | Andrey Abduvaliyev Unified Team | Igor Astapkovich Unified Team | Igor Nikulin Unified Team |
| 1988 Seoul | Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union | Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union | Jüri Tamm Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Juha Tiainen Finland | Karl-Hans Riehm West Germany | Klaus Ploghaus West Germany |
| 1980 Moscow | Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union | Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union | Jüri Tamm Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union | Aleksei Spiridonov Soviet Union | Anatoliy Bondarchuk Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Anatolij Bondarčuk Soviet Union | Jochen Sachse East Germany | Vasiliy Khmelevskiy Soviet Union |
| 1968 Mexico City | Gyula Zsivótzky Hungary | Romuald Klim Soviet Union | Lázár Lovász Hungary |
| 1964 Tokyo | Romuald Klim Soviet Union | Gyula Zsivótzky Hungary | Uwe Beyer United Team of Germany |
| 1960 Rome | Vasili Rudenkov Soviet Union | Gyula Zsivótzky Hungary | Tadeusz Rut Poland |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Hal Connolly United States | Mikhail Krivonosov Soviet Union | Anatoliy Samotsvetov Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | József Csermák Hungary | Karl Storch Germany | Imre Németh Hungary |
| 1948 London | Imre Németh Hungary | Ivan Gubijan Yugoslavia | Bob Bennett United States |
| 1936 Berlin | Karl Hein Germany | Erwin Blask Germany | Fred Warngård Sweden |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Pat O'Callaghan Ireland | Ville Pörhölä Finland | Peter Zaremba United States |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Pat O'Callaghan Ireland | Ossian Skiöld Sweden | Edmund Black United States |
| 1924 Paris | Fred Tootell United States | Matt McGrath United States | Malcolm Nokes Great Britain |
| 1920 Antwerp | Patrick Ryan United States | Carl Johan Lind Sweden | Basil Bennett United States |
| 1912 Stockholm | Matt McGrath United States | Duncan Gillis Canada | Clarence Childs United States |
| 1908 London | John Flanagan United States | Matt McGrath United States | Con Walsh Canada |
| 1904 St. Louis | John Flanagan United States | John DeWitt United States | Ralph Rose United States |
| 1900 Paris | John Flanagan United States | Truxtun Hare United States | Josiah McCracken United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Unified Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| John Flanagan | 3 | 3 |
| Yuriy Sedykh | 2 | 3 |
| Pat O'Callaghan | 2 | 2 |
| Matt McGrath | 1 | 3 |
| Gyula Zsivótzky | 1 | 3 |
| Imre Németh | 1 | 2 |
| Romuald Klim | 1 | 2 |
| Sergey Litvinov | 1 | 2 |
| Koji Murofushi | 1 | 2 |
| Primož Kozmus | 1 | 2 |
| Wojciech Nowicki | 1 | 2 |
| Patrick Ryan | 1 | 1 |