Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 12 September 1979.[1][2][3][4]
Results[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Klaus Ploghaus |  West Germany |
75.74 | UR |
 |
Manfred Hüning | West Germany |
75.68 | |
 |
Yuriy Sedykh |  Soviet Union |
75.54 | |
| 4 | Roland Steuk |  East Germany |
72.96 | |
| 5 | Orlando Bianchini |  Italy |
69.34 | |
| 6 | Emanuil Dyulgerov |  Bulgaria |
66.48 | |
| 7 | Nicolae Bindar |  Romania |
65.96 | |
| 8 | Michel Decker |  France |
63.78 | |
| 9 | Juan Carlos Álvarez |  Spain |
61.50 | [5][6] |
| 10 | John McArdle |  United States |
60.36 | |
| 11 | Gerardo Díaz |  Mexico |
49.30 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". The News-Press. 13 September 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Results". Victoria Advocate. 13 September 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). 39/1979. Bartels & Wernitz: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ One of the sources gives 61.08 metres
- ^ "Mexico, oro en futbol y USA, en baloncesto y waterpolo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 September 1979. p. 13.