This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1984 in the Men's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California (USA), where the final of the men's competition was held on August 6, 1984. Women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. Soviet Union's Yuriy Sedykh broke the world record during the 1984 season.
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Sergey Litvinov (URS) | 84.14 m | June 21, 1983 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Broken records during the 1984 season in track and field | ||||
| World Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 86.34 m | July 3, 1984 |  Cork, Ireland |
1984 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86.34 m | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | Cork, Ireland | 03.07.1984 | WR |
| 2 | 85.20 m | Sergey Litvinov (URS) | Cork, Ireland | 03.07.1984 | PB |
| 3 | 84.40 m | Jüri Tamm (URS) | Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | 09.09.1984 | PB |
| 4 | 82.56 m | Igor Nikulin (URS) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 17.08.1984 | |
| 5 | 81.52 m |  Juha Tiainen (FIN) | Tampere, Finland | 11.06.1984 | PB |
| 6 | 81.44 m | Yuriy Tarasyuk (URS) | Minsk, Soviet Union | 10.08.1984 | PB |
| 7 | 81.20 m | Igor Grigorash (URS) | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 23.08.1984 | PB |
| 8 | 80.68 m | Viktor Litvinenko (URS) | Kyiv, Soviet Union | 23.08.1984 | PB |
| 9 | 80.64 m | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Emanuil Dyulgerov (BUL) | Sofia, Bulgaria | 25.08.1984 | PB |
| 10 | 80.50 m |  Detlef Gerstenberg (GDR) | Berlin, East Germany | 15.07.1984 | PB |
| 11 | 80.20 m | Günther Rodehau (GDR) | Celje, FR Yugoslavia | 05.05.1984 | PB |
| 12 | 80.16 m | Anatoliy Chyuzhas (URS) | Klapeida, Soviet Union | 27.05.1984 | PB |
| 13 | 79.98 m | Igor Astapkovich (URS) | Vitebsk, Soviet Union | 15.07.1984 | PB |
| 14 | 79.90 m | Roland Steuk (GDR) | Sofia, Bulgaria | 16.06.1984 | PB |
| 15 | 79.46 m |  Mariusz Tomaszewski (POL) | Zabrze, Poland | 01.07.1984 | PB |
| 16 | 79.44 m |  Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) | Augsburg, West Germany | 05.05.1984 | |
| 17 | 79.38 m | Matthias Moder (GDR) | Berlin, East Germany | 15.07.1984 | PB |
| 79.38 m | Ralf Haber (GDR) | Berlin, East Germany | 15.07.1984 | PB | |
| 19 | 79.36 m | Klaus Ploghaus (FRG) | Augsburg, West Germany | 05.05.1984 | |
| 20 | 79.06 m |  József Vida (HUN) | Szombathely, Hungary | 28.08.1984 | PB |
| 21 | 78.86 m | Anatoliy Yefimov (URS) | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 15.07.1984 | |
| 22 | 78.84 m |  Frantisek Vrbka (TCH) | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 02.06.1984 | PB |
| 78.84 m | Imre Szitás (HUN) | Miskolc, Hungary | 26.08.1984 | PB | |
| 24 | 78.74 m | Harri Huhtala (FIN) | Turku, Finland | 26.06.1984 | PB |
| 25 | 78.62 m | Sergey Dvoretskiy (URS) | Gorky, Soviet Union | 12.08.1984 | PB |
References
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