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==All-time top 25== {{See also|Men's hammer throw world record progression|Women's hammer throw world record progression}} {| style="wikitable" |Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''hammer throw marks''' and the top 25 '''athletes''': |- | style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''hammer throw marks''''' |- |''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''hammer throw marks''', by repeat athletes'' |- | style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 hammer throw marks'' |} ===Men=== *Correct as of April 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best hammer throw|url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/throws/hammer-throw/outdoor/men/senior|publisher=IAAF|date=7 May 2017|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Mark !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|1 || align=center|1 || {{T&FcalcR|86.74}} || [[Yuriy Sedykh]] || {{URS}} || 30 August 1986 || [[Stuttgart]] || |- | rowspan=2| || align=center|2 || {{T&FcalcR|86.66}} || ''Sedykh #2'' || rowspan=2| || 22 June 1986 || [[Tallinn]] || |- | align=center|3 || {{T&FcalcR|86.34}} || ''Sedykh #3'' || 3 July 1984 || [[Cork (city)|Cork]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|2 || align=center|4 || {{T&FcalcR|86.04}} || [[Sergey Litvinov (athlete, born 1958)|Sergey Litvinov]] || {{URS}} || 3 July 1986 || [[Dresden]] || |- | rowspan=9| || align=center|5 || {{T&FcalcR|85.74}} || ''Litvinov #2'' || rowspan=9| || 30 August 1986 || [[Stuttgart]] || |- | align=center|6 || {{T&FcalcR|85.68}} || ''Sedykh #4'' || 11 August 1986 || [[Budapest]] || |- | rowspan=2 align=center|7 || rowspan=2|{{T&FcalcR|85.60}} || ''Sedykh #5'' || 13 July 1984 || [[London]] || |- | ''Sedykh #6'' || 17 August 1984 || [[Moscow]] || |- | align=center|9 || {{T&FcalcR|85.20}} || ''Litvinov #3'' || 3 July 1984 || [[Cork (city)|Cork]] || |- | rowspan=2 align=center|10 || rowspan=2|{{T&FcalcR|85.14}} || ''Litvinov #4'' || 11 July 1986 || [[London]] || |- | ''Sedykh #7'' || 4 September 1988 || [[Moscow]] || |- | align=center|12 || {{T&FcalcR|85.02}} || ''Sedykh #8'' || 20 August 1984 || [[Budapest]] || |- | align=center|13 || {{T&FcalcR|84.92}} || ''Sedykh #9'' || 3 July 1986 || [[Dresden]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|3 || align=center|14 || {{T&FcalcR|84.90}} || [[Vadim Devyatovskiy]] || {{BLR}} || 21 July 2005 || [[Minsk]] || |- | || align=center|15 || {{T&FcalcR|84.88}} || ''Litvinov #5'' || || 10 September 1986 || [[Rome]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|4 || align=center|16 || {{T&FcalcR|84.86}} || [[Koji Murofushi]] || {{JPN}} || 29 June 2003 || [[Prague]] || |- | rowspan=3| || align=center|17 || {{T&FcalcR|84.80}} || ''Litvinov #6'' || rowspan=3| || 26 September 1988 || [[Seoul]] || |- | align=center|18 || {{T&FcalcR|84.72}} || ''Sedykh #10'' || 9 July 1986 || [[Moscow]] || |- | align=center|19 || {{T&FcalcR|84.64}} || ''Litvinov #7'' || 9 July 1986 || [[Moscow]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|5 || align=center|20 || {{T&FcalcR|84.62}} || [[Igor Astapkovich]] || {{flag|Belarus|1991}} || 6 June 1992 || [[Seville]] || |- | rowspan=2| || align=center|21 || {{T&FcalcR|84.60}} || ''Sedykh #11'' || rowspan=2| || 14 September 1984 || [[Tokyo]] || |- | align=center|22 || {{T&FcalcR|84.58}} || ''Sedykh #12'' || 8 June 1986 || [[Leningrad]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|6 || align=center|23 || {{T&FcalcR|84.51}} || [[Ivan Tsikhan]] || {{BLR}} || 9 July 2008 || [[Grodno]] || |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center|7 || align=center|24 || {{T&FcalcR|84.48}} || [[Igor Nikulin (hammer thrower)|Igor Nikulin]] || {{URS}} || 12 July 1990 || [[Lausanne]] || |- | rowspan=2| || rowspan=2 align=center|25 || rowspan=2|{{T&FcalcR|84.46}} || ''Sedykh #13'' || rowspan=2| || 14 September 1988 || [[Vladivostok]] || |- | ''Tsikhan #2'' || 7 May 2004 || [[Minsk]] || |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|8 | rowspan=18| |{{T&FcalcR|84.40}} |[[Jüri Tamm]] || {{URS}} |9 September 1984 |[[Banská Bystrica]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|9 |{{T&FcalcR|84.38}} |[[Ethan Katzberg]] || {{CAN}} |20 April 2024 |[[Moi International Sports Centre|Nairobi]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=Kip Keino Classic 2024 – Men's Hammer Throw Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7201053?eventId=10229621&gender=M|work=World Athletics|access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref> |- |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|10 |{{T&FcalcR|84.19}} |[[Adrián Annus]]|| {{HUN}} |10 August 2003 |[[Szombathely]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|11 |{{T&FcalcR|83.93}} |[[Paweł Fajdek]] || {{POL}} |9 August 2015 |[[Szczecin]] |<ref>{{cite news|title=Fajdek throws 83.93m in Szczecin|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/fajdek-wlodarczyk-61st-janusz-kusocinski-memo|publisher=IAAF|author=Phil Minshull|date=9 August 2015|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|12 |{{T&FcalcR|83.68}} |[[Tibor Gécsek]] || {{HUN}} |19 September 1998 |[[Zalaegerszeg]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|13 |{{T&FcalcR|83.46}} |[[Andrey Abduvaliyev]] || {{URS}} |26 May 1990 |[[Adler, Russia|Adler]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|14 |{{T&FcalcR|83.43}} |[[Aleksey Zagornyi]] || {{RUS}} |10 February 2002 |[[Adler, Russia|Adler]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|15 |{{T&FcalcR|83.40}} |[[Ralf Haber]] || {{GDR}} |16 May 1988 |[[Athens]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|16 |{{T&FcalcR|83.38}} |[[Szymon Ziółkowski]] || {{POL}} |5 August 2001 |[[Edmonton]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|17 |{{T&FcalcR|83.30}} |[[Olli-Pekka Karjalainen]] || {{FIN}} |14 July 2004 |[[Lahti]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|18 |{{T&FcalcR|83.04}} |[[Heinz Weis]] || {{GER}} |29 June 1997 |[[Frankfurt]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|19 |{{T&FcalcR|83.00}} |[[Balázs Kiss (athlete)|Balázs Kiss]] || {{HUN}} |4 June 1998 |[[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|20 |{{T&FcalcR|82.78}} |[[Karsten Kobs]] || {{GER}} |26 June 1999 |[[Dortmund]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|21 |{{T&FcalcR|82.71}} |[[Rudy Winkler]] || {{USA}} |20 June 2021 |[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |<ref>{{cite news|title=Bromell back to his best while Felix and Winkler make history in Eugene|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/us-trials-bromell-felix-winkler-harrison-scantling|publisher=World Athletics|author=Roy Jordan|date=21 June 2021|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|22 |{{T&FcalcR|82.69}} |[[Krisztián Pars]] || {{HUN}} |16 August 2014 |[[Zürich]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center|23 |{{T&FcalcR|82.64}} |[[Günther Rodehau]] || {{GDR}} |3 August 1985 |[[Dresden]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | rowspan=2 align=center|24 | rowspan=2|{{T&FcalcR|82.62}} |[[Sergey Kirmasov]] || {{RUS}} |30 May 1998 |[[Bryansk]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |[[Andriy Skvaruk]] || {{UKR}} |27 April 2002 |[[Kyiv]] | |} ====Annulled marks==== *[[Ivan Tsikhan]] of [[Belarus]] also threw 86.73 in [[Brest, Belarus|Brest]] on 3 July 2005. This performance was annulled due to doping offences. ===Women=== *Correct as of April 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time women's best hammer throw|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/throws/hammer-throw/outdoor/women/senior|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" !scope="col"| {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !scope="col"| {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !scope="col"| Mark !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Place !scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center | 1 | align=center | 1 | {{T&FcalcR|82.98}} | [[Anita Włodarczyk]] | {{POL}} | 28 August 2016 | [[Warsaw]] | <ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 2016 |title=Wlodarczyk extends hammer world record in Warsaw |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/anita-wlodarczyk-hammer-world-record-warsaw |access-date=28 August 2016 |work=IAAF}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5" align="center" | | align=center | 2 | {{T&FcalcR|82.87}} | ''Włodarczyk #2'' | rowspan="5" | | 29 July 2017 | [[Władysławowo]] | |- | align=center | 3 | {{T&FcalcR|82.29}} | ''Włodarczyk #3'' | 15 August 2016 | [[Rio de Janeiro]] | |- | align=center | 4 | {{T&FcalcR|81.08}} | ''Włodarczyk #4'' | 1 August 2015 | [[Władysławowo]] | |- | align=center | 5 | {{T&FcalcR|80.85}} | ''Włodarczyk #5'' | 27 August 2015 | [[Beijing]] | |- | align=center | 6 | {{T&FcalcR|80.79}} | ''Włodarczyk #6'' | 23 July 2017 | [[Białystok]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center | 2 | align=center | 7 | {{T&FcalcR|80.31}} | [[DeAnna Price]] | {{USA}} | 26 June 2021 | [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] | <ref>{{cite news |author=Roy Jordan |date=27 June 2021 |title=Holloway, Thomas, Benjamin and Price shine on superb day in Eugene |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/us-olympic-trials-eugene-holloway-thomas-benjamin-price |access-date=13 July 2021 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref> |- | align=center | | align=center | 8 | {{T&FcalcR|80.26}} | ''Włodarczyk #7'' | | 12 July 2016 | [[Władysławowo]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center | 3 | align=center | 9 | {{T&FcalcR|80.16}} | [[Brooke Andersen]] | {{USA}} | 20 May 2023 | [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] | <ref>[https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/11585/events/1/Final 2023 USATF Throws Fest - Womens Hammer Throw - results]</ref> |- | rowspan="10" align="center" | | align=center | 10 | {{T&FcalcR|79.92}} | ''Andersen #2'' | rowspan="10" | | 4 May 2024 | [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] | <ref>{{cite web |date=4 May 2024 |title=Hammer Throw Result |url=https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/12372/events/10/Final |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=trackscoreboard.com}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" align="center" | 11 | rowspan="2" | {{T&FcalcR|79.80}} | ''Włodarczyk #8'' | 15 August 2017 | [[Warsaw]] | |- | ''Andersen #3'' | 20 April 2023 | [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] | <ref>{{cite web |date=20 April 2023 |title=Hammer Throw Result |url=https://results.flashresults.com/2023_04-20_UVAChallenge/019-1.pdf |access-date=21 April 2023 |work=Flash Results}}</ref> |- | align=center | 13 | {{T&FcalcR|79.73}} | ''Włodarczyk #9'' | 6 May 2017 | [[Doha]] | |- | align=center | 14 | {{T&FcalcR|79.72}} | ''Włodarczyk #10'' | 27 June 2017 | [[Ostrava]] | |- | align=center | 15 | {{T&FcalcR|79.61}} | ''Włodarczyk #11'' | 18 June 2016 | [[Szczecin]] | |- | align=center | 16 | {{T&FcalcR|79.59}} | ''Włodarczyk #12'' | 22 July 2018 | [[Lublin]] | |- | align=center | 17 | {{T&FcalcR|79.58}} | ''Włodarczyk #13'' | 31 August 2014 | [[Berlin]] | |- | align=center | 18 | {{T&FcalcR|79.48}} | ''Włodarczyk #14'' | 21 May 2016 | [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]] | |- | align=center | 19 | {{T&FcalcR|79.45}} | ''Włodarczyk #15'' | 29 May 2016 | [[Forbach]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align=center | 4 | align=center | 20 | {{T&FcalcR|79.42}} | [[Betty Heidler]] | {{GER}} | 21 May 2011 | [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]] | |- | rowspan="4" align="center" | | align="center" |21 |79.29 m (260 ft 1 in) |''Andersen #4'' | rowspan="4" | |24 May 2025 |[[Tucson]] | |- | align="center" | 22 | {{T&FcalcR|79.02}} | ''Andersen #5'' | 30 April 2022 | [[Tucson]] | <ref>{{cite news |date=30 April 2022 |title=World U20 sprint records fall as Knighton runs 19.49 and Tebogo clocks 9.96 |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/world-u20-records-knighton-19-49-tebogo-9-96 |access-date=27 May 2022 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref> |- | align="center" | 23 | {{T&FcalcR|78.96}} | ''Andersen #6'' | 17 July 2022 | [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] | <ref>{{cite web |date=17 July 2022 |title=Women's Hammer Throw Results |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-HT-W-f----.RS6.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718180022/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-HT-W-f----.RS6.pdf |archive-date=2022-07-18 |access-date=19 July 2022 |work=World Athletics}}</ref> |- | align="center" | 24 | {{T&FcalcR|78.94}} | ''Włodarczyk #16'' | 12 August 2018 | [[Berlin]] | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 25 | {{T&FcalcR|78.80}} | [[Rachel Richeson]] | {{USA}} | 11 April 2025 | [[Ramona, Oklahoma|Ramona]] |<ref>https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/valarie-allman-north-american-discus-record-ramona</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 6 | rowspan="20" align="center" | | {{T&FcalcR|78.62}} | [[Camryn Rogers]] | {{CAN}} | 26 May 2023 | [[Drake Stadium (UCLA)|Westwood]] | <ref>{{cite web |author=Madeline Ryan |date=27 May 2023 |title=Crouser breaks world shot put record with 23.56m in Los Angeles |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/los-angeles-grand-prix-2023 |access-date=2 June 2023 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 7 | {{T&FcalcR|78.51}} | [[Tatyana Lysenko]] | {{RUS}} | 5 July 2012 | [[Cheboksary]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 8 | {{T&FcalcR|78.00}} | [[Janee' Kassanavoid]] | {{USA}} | 21 May 2022 | [[Tucson]] | <ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 2022 |title=Kassanavoid climbs to No.6 all time with 78.00m hammer throw |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/janee-kassanavoid-hammer-oblique-seville |access-date=10 June 2022 |publisher=World Athetlics}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 9 | {{T&FcalcR|77.78}} | [[Gwen Berry]] | {{USA}} | 8 June 2018 | [[Chorzów]] | <ref>{{cite news |author=Jon Mulkeen |date=8 June 2018 |title=Berry and Nowicki topple hammer favourites in Chorzow |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/janusz-kusocinski-memorial-2018-berry |access-date=11 June 2018 |publisher=IAAF}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 10 | {{T&FcalcR|77.68}} | [[Wang Zheng (athlete)|Wang Zheng]] | {{CHN}} | 29 March 2014 | [[Chengdu]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 11 | {{T&FcalcR|77.33}} | [[Zhang Wenxiu]] | {{CHN}} | 28 September 2014 | [[Incheon]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 12 | {{T&FcalcR|77.32}} | [[Aksana Miankova]] | {{BLR}} | 29 June 2008 | [[Minsk]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 13 | {{T&FcalcR|77.26}} | [[Gulfiya Agafonova]] | {{RUS}} | 12 June 2006 | [[Tula, Russia|Tula]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 14 | {{T&FcalcR|77.13}} | [[Oksana Kondratyeva]] | {{RUS}} | 30 June 2013 | [[Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast|Zhukovskiy]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 15 | {{T&FcalcR|77.10}} | [[Hanna Skydan]] | {{AZE}} | 23 August 2023 | [[National Athletics Centre (Budapest)|Budapest]] | <ref>{{cite web |date=23 August 2023 |title=Hammer Throw Qualification Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/results/women/hammer-throw/qualification/result |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=World Athletics}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC |align=center | 16 |{{T&FcalcR|77.07}} |[[Silja Kosonen]] |{{FIN}} |15 March 2025 |[[Nicosia]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=Hammer Throw Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7173257?eventId=10229532&gender=W|website=World Athletics|access-date=15 March 2025}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 17 | {{T&FcalcR|76.90}} | [[Martina Hrašnová]] | {{SVK}} | 16 May 2009 | [[Trnava]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 18 | {{T&FcalcR|76.85}} | [[Malwina Kopron]] | {{POL}} | 26 August 2017 | [[Taipei City]] | <ref>{{cite web |date=26 August 2017 |title=Women's Hammer Final Results |url=https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/resTP2017/pdf/TP2017/AT/TP2017_AT_C73S_ATW054101.pdf |access-date=26 August 2017 |publisher=2017.taipei}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 19 | {{T&FcalcR|76.83}} | [[Kamila Skolimowska]] | {{POL}} | 11 May 2007 | [[Doha]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 20 | {{T&FcalcR|76.72}} | [[Mariya Bespalova]] | {{RUS}} | 23 June 2012 | [[Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast|Zhukovsky]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 21 | {{T&FcalcR|76.66}} | [[Volha Tsander]] | {{BLR}} | 21 July 2005 | [[Minsk]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 22 | {{T&FcalcR|76.63}} | [[Yekaterina Khoroshikh]] | {{RUS}} | 24 June 2006 | [[Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast|Zhukovsky]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 23 | {{T&FcalcR|76.62}} | [[Yipsi Moreno]] | {{CUB}} | 9 September 2008 | [[Zagreb]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 24 | {{T&FcalcR|76.56}} | [[Alena Matoshka]] | {{BLR}} | 12 June 2012 | [[Minsk]] | |- bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align=center | 25 | {{T&FcalcR|76.35}} | [[Joanna Fiodorow]] | {{POL}} | 28 September 2019 | [[Khalifa International Stadium|Doha]] | <ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2019 |title=Hammer Throw Results |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-HT-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-560956486 |access-date=29 September 2019 |publisher=IAAF}}</ref> |} ====Annulled marks==== The following athletes had their performances (over 77.00 m) annulled due to doping offences: *[[Tatyana Lysenko]] ([[Russia]]) 78.80 (2013) and 78.15 (2013). *[[Aksana Miankova]] ([[Belarus]]) 78.69 and 78.19 (both 2012). *[[Gulfiya Agafonova]] ([[Russia]]) 77.36 (2007).
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