2000 in hammer throw

This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2000 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday September 24, 2000. The women had their first ever Olympic final five days later, on Friday September 29, 2000 in the Olympic Stadium.

Men

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field
World Record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m August 30, 1986 West Germany Stuttgart, West Germany

2000 World Year Ranking

Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 82.58 m  Igor Astapkovich (BLR) Stayki, Belarus 2000-08-18
2 82.38 m  Gilles Dupray (FRA) Chelles, France 2000-06-21 NR
3 81.93 m  Ilya Konovalov (RUS) Rostov-on-Don, Russia 2000-06-26 Personal Best
4 81.92 m  Tibor Gécsek (HUN) Szombathely, Hungary 2000-06-04
5 81.79 m  Christophe Épalle (FRA) Clermont-Ferrand, France 2000-06-30 Personal Best
6 81.75 m  Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) Tula, Russia 2000-07-24
7 81.56 m  Vladyslav Piskunov (UKR) Yalta, Ukraine 2000-03-25 Personal Best
8 81.43 m  Andriy Skvaruk (UKR) Doha, Qatar 2000-10-05
9 81.42 m  Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) Warsaw, Poland 2000-08-20 Personal Best
10 81.36 m  Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR) Brest, Belarus 2000-08-01 Personal Best
11 81.08 m  Koji Murofushi (JPN) Yokohama, Japan 2000-09-09 Personal Best
12 80.99 m  Lance Deal (USA) Nice, France 2000-07-08
13 80.98 m  Vladimír Maška (CZE) Plzeň, Czech Republic 2000-07-16
14 80.55 m  Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN) Tampere, Finland 2000-07-19 Personal Best
15 80.51 m  Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB) Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2000-08-17
16 80.45 m  Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE) Athens, Greece 2000-07-09 NR
17 80.25 m  Maciej Palyszko (POL) Gold Coast, Australia 2000-09-17 Personal Best
18 80.21 m  Karsten Kobs (GER) Braunschweig, Germany 2000-07-29
19 80.13 m  Heinz Weis (GER) Rüdlingen, Switzerland 2000-08-13
20 80.02 m  Zsolt Németh (HUN) Budapest, Hungary 2000-07-22
21 79.85 m  Ivan Tikhon (BLR) Stayki, Belarus 2000-06-27 Personal Best
22 79.68 m  Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS) Cheboksary, Russia 2000-07-01 Personal Best
23 79.64 m  Nicola Vizzoni (ITA) Sydney, Australia 2000-09-24 Personal Best
24 79.57 m  Hristos Polihroniou (GRE) Iraklion, Greece 2000-06-25
25 79.52 m  Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) Kyiv, Ukraine 2000-08-05

Women

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field
World Record  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 76.07 m August 29, 1999 Switzerland Rüdlingen, Switzerland

2000 World Year Ranking

Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 75.68 m  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) Tula, Russia 2000-06-04 Personal Best
2 72.19 m  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) Mersin, Turkey 2000-03-29
3 71.18 m  Manuela Montebrun (FRA) Vittel, France 2000-09-02 Personal Best
4 71.16 m  Kamila Skolimowska (POL) Sydney, Australia 2000-09-29 Personal Best
5 70.46 m  Dawn Ellerbe (USA) Philadelphia, United States 2000-04-29 Personal Best
6 69.81 m  Olga Tsander (BLR) Sochi, Russia 2000-02-26 Personal Best
7 69.73 m  Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS) Tolyatti, Russia 2000-05-14
8 69.53 m  Iryna Sekachova (UKR) Kyiv, Ukraine 2000-06-16 Personal Best
9 69.36 m  Yipsi Moreno (CUB) Rhede 2000-06-23 Personal Best
10 69.28 m  Kirsten Klose (GER) Sydney, Australia 2000-09-29 Personal Best
11 68.98 m  Katalin Divós (HUN) Szombathely, Hungary 2000-06-24 Personal Best
12 68.47 m  Alla Davydova (RUS) Moscow, Russia 2000-07-11 Personal Best
13 68.28 m  Amy Palmer (USA) Philadelphia, United States 2000-04-29 Personal Best
14 68.18 m  Ivana Brkljačić (CRO) Pula, Croatia 2000-04-28 Personal Best
15 67.95 m  Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) Sydney, Australia 2000-09-29 Personal Best
16 67.73 m  Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) Brest, Belarus 2000-08-01
17 67.55 m  Lisa Misipeka (ASA) Rüdlingen, Switzerland 2000-08-13 Personal Best
18 67.44 m  Lorraine Shaw (GBR) Gateshead, United Kingdom 2000-07-15 Personal Best
19 67.15 m  Svetlana Sudak (BLR) Stayki, Belarus 2000-06-27
20 66.58 m  Bianca Achilles (GER) Clermont-Ferrand, France 2000-06-30
21 66.54 m  Bronwyn Eagles (AUS) Bankstown, Australia 2000-12-03 Personal Best
22 66.52 m  Jesseca Cross (USA) Logan, Utah, United States 2000-07-01 Personal Best
23 66.37 m  Mia Strömmer (FIN) Lapinlahti, Finland 2000-07-16 Personal Best
24 66.17 m  Ester Balassini (ITA) Pescara, Italy 2000-07-22 Personal Best
25 65.90 m  Simone Mathes (GER) Stendal, Germany 2000-06-10

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