Claim: The 2008 in hammer throw main event was in the Beijing Olympics with the men's competition being held on August 17, 2008 (and the women's 3 days later), with Ivan Tsikhan as the World leader that year at 84.51 meters on July 9, 2008, Dilshod Nazarov at last place with a 79.05 meter throw on June 8, 2008.
Evidence: Sunday, 17 August 2008 Finals 2008 84.51 m Grodno 9 July 2008 In 2008, Tsikhan had a season's best of 84.51 metres, achieved in July in Grodno. He also improved his personal best throw to 78.89 metres, in June in Dushanbe. In 2008 he improved further, to 79.05 at a June meet in Almaty. Wednesday, 20 August 2008 Finals