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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
József Csermák competing
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 24
Competitors33 from 18 nations
Winning distance60.34 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) József Csermák
 Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karl Storch
 Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Imre Németh
 Hungary
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The men's hammer throw event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.[1] There were 33 competitors from 18 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by József Csermák of Hungary, the nation's second consecutive victory in the event. Imre Németh, who had won four years earlier, took bronze; he was the fourth man to win multiple medals in the event. Silver went to Karl Storch of Germany.

Background

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This was the 11th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. Six of the 13 finalists from the 1948 Games returned: gold medalist Imre Németh of Hungary, silver medalist Ivan Gubijan of Yugoslavia, fourth-place finisher Samuel Felton of the United States, fifth-place finisher Lauri Tamminen of Finland, seventh-place finisher Teseo Taddia of Italy, and eleventh-place finisher Duncan Clark of Great Britain. Németh was among the favorites to repeat; other contenders included 1950 European champion Sverre Strandli of Norway and Karl Storch of Germany.[2]

Belgium, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Romania, and the Soviet Union each made their debut in the event. The United States appeared for the 11th time, the only nation to have competed at each appearance of the event to that point.

Competition format

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The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 49.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top six competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[2][3]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Imre Németh (HUN) 59.88 Budapest, Hungary 19 May 1950
Olympic record  Karl Hein (GER) 56.49 Berlin, Germany 3 August 1936

József Csermák set a new Olympic record with a distance of 57.20 metres in the qualifying round. In the final, five men beat the old Olympic record and a sixth man tied it; the three medalists all bettered Csermák's qualifying round mark. Csermák's first throw in the final went 58.45 metres; his third went 60.34 metres for a new world record.

Schedule

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All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 24 July 1952 11:30
16:45
Qualifying
Final

Results

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Qualifying round

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Qualification: All throwers reaching 49 metres advanced to the final, with a minimum of 12 advancing.

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 A József Csermák  Hungary 57.20 OR 57.20 OR
2 A Karl Storch  Germany X 55.35 55.35
3 B Sverre Strandli  Norway 54.96 54.96
4 A Ivan Gubijan  Yugoslavia 54.76 54.76
5 A Karl Wolf  Germany 53.86 53.86
6 B Teseo Taddia  Italy 53.85 53.85
7 A Miloš Máca  Czechoslovakia 53.72 53.72
8 B Heorhiy Dybenko  Soviet Union X 53.70 53.70
9 A Jiří Dadák  Czechoslovakia 53.66 53.66
10 A Imre Németh  Hungary 53.59 53.59
11 B Mykola Redkin  Soviet Union X 53.58 53.58
12 A Oiva Halmetoja  Finland 52.55 52.55
13 B Mikhail Krivonosov  Soviet Union X 51.15 51.15
14 B Constantin Dumitru  Romania 50.92 50.92
15 A Samuel Felton  United States 50.89 50.89
16 B Poul Cederquist  Denmark 50.77 50.77
17 A Duncan Clark  Great Britain 50.69 50.69
18 B Peter Allday  Great Britain X 50.59 50.59
19 B Reino Kuivamäki  Finland 47.96 50.58 50.58
20 A Marty Engel  United States X 50.00 50.00
21 B Rudolf Galin  Yugoslavia 49.98 49.98
22 B Pierre Legrain  France 49.75 49.75
23 B Bob Backus  United States 49.39 49.39
24 B Henri Haest  Belgium 49.08 49.08
25 A Lauri Tamminen  Finland X 47.74 49.05 49.05
26 B Aivo Lucioli  Italy 48.74 X X 48.74
27 A Roger Veeser  Switzerland 47.72 48.60 X 48.60
28 A Fazal Hussain  Pakistan 47.80 48.36 45.82 48.36
29 A Ewan Douglas  Great Britain X X 48.25 48.25
30 A André Osterberger  France X X 47.87 47.87
31 A Muhammad Igbal  Pakistan X 47.45 X 47.45
32 A Arturo Melcher  Chile X 41.67 45.55 45.55
A Jaime Annexy  Puerto Rico X X X NM

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) József Csermák  Hungary 58.45 OR 57.28 60.34 WR 49.68 X X 60.34 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karl Storch  Germany X 56.45 58.18 58.86 57.80 58.34 58.86
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Imre Németh  Hungary 54.92 55.05 56.82 54.95 57.74 56.30 57.74
4 Jiří Dadák  Czechoslovakia 54.00 56.81 X 51.72 55.61 54.04 56.81
5 Mykola Redkin  Soviet Union 53.08 56.55 52.30 53.55 X 54.16 56.55
6 Karl Wolf  Germany 56.49 54.98 53.79 53.60 X 56.41 56.49
7 Sverre Strandli  Norway 56.36 53.77 55.07 Did not advance 56.36
8 Heorhiy Dybenko  Soviet Union 55.03 X 53.68 Did not advance 55.03
9 Ivan Gubijan  Yugoslavia 53.53 53.82 54.54 Did not advance 54.54
10 Teseo Taddia  Italy X X 54.27 Did not advance 54.27
11 Samuel Felton  United States 53.10 X 53.32 Did not advance 53.32
12 Constantin Dumitru  Romania 52.77 X 50.62 Did not advance 52.77
13 Bob Backus  United States X 52.11 X Did not advance 52.11
14 Reino Kuivamäki  Finland 51.85 X 51.59 Did not advance 51.85
15 Miloš Máca  Czechoslovakia 51.78 46.89 48.99 Did not advance 51.78
16 Poul Cederquist  Denmark X 46.58 51.60 Did not advance 51.60
17 Rudolf Galin  Yugoslavia 51.37 X 50.21 Did not advance 51.37
18 Duncan Clark  Great Britain 51.07 X 48.95 Did not advance 51.07
19 Oiva Halmetoja  Finland 50.75 50.82 X Did not advance 50.82
20 Lauri Tamminen  Finland X X 50.05 Did not advance 50.05
21 Peter Allday  Great Britain 44.20 49.70 X Did not advance 49.70
22 Henri Haest  Belgium X 48.78 48.50 Did not advance 48.78
23 Pierre Legrain  France 44.83 X 46.38 Did not advance 46.38
Marty Engel  United States X X X Did not advance NM
Mikhail Krivonosov  Soviet Union X X X Did not advance NM

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Hammer Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 323.
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