Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes.
In this Olympics, the Unified Team comprised the republics of the former Soviet Union. Andrey Abduvaliyev from Tajikistan, Igor Astapkovich from Belarus and Igor Nikulin from Russia created a sweep for the Unified Team.
The three dominated the competition in the 80s and early 90s. Astapkovich, the strongest in the season, held the lead after the first round and retook it in the third. Abduvaliyev settled it with his fourth round throw while both Astapkovich and Nikulin hit their best throws in the final round, they could not match it.Medalists
Schedule
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
Qualification
Group A
Group B
Final
