# 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 20 and 22 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Bence Halász Hungary |
| Silver | Hlib Piskunov Ukraine |
| Bronze | Aleksi Jaakkola Finland |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics :
| World Junior Record | Ashraf Amgad Elseify (QAT) | 85.57 | Barcelona, Spain | 14 July 2012 |
| Championship Record | Ashraf Amgad Elseify (QAT) | 85.57 | Barcelona, Spain | 14 July 2012 |
| World Junior Leading | Bence Halász (HUN) | 82.64 | Szombathely, Hungary | 25 June 2016 |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: 72.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
| 1 | A | Bence Halász | Hungary | 77.86 | | | 77.86 | Q |
| 2 | A | Hlib Piskunov | Ukraine | 76.15 | | | 76.15 | Q |
| 3 | B | Aliaksandr Shymanovich | Belarus | 75.81 | | | 75.81 | Q, PB |
| 4 | B | Dániel Rába | Hungary | 75.09 | | | 75.09 | Q |
| 5 | B | Aleksi Jaakkola | Finland | 75.06 | | | 75.06 | Q |
| 6 | A | Alberto González | Spain | x | 69.19 | 74.29 | 74.29 | Q, PB |
| 7 | B | Ahmed Tarek Ismail | Egypt | x | x | 72.69 | 72.69 | Q |
| 8 | B | Adam Patrick King | Ireland | 71.60 | x | 70.03 | 71.60 | q, NU20R |
| 9 | B | Ned Weatherly | Australia | 71.08 | 71.18 | x | 71.18 | q |
| 10 | A | Robert Colantonio Jr. | United States | 64.74 | 67.81 | 71.00 | 71.00 | q |
| 11 | B | Adam Kelly | United States | 69.75 | 70.98 | 67.43 | 70.98 | q |
| 12 | A | Aaron Kangas | Finland | 70.64 | x | x | 70.64 | q |
| 13 | A | Owen Russell | Ireland | 68.14 | 66.52 | 70.34 | 70.34 | |
| 14 | A | Tomas Vasiliauskas | Lithuania | 66.81 | 65.86 | 68.98 | 68.98 | |
| 15 | A | Mihaita Andrei Micu | Romania | 66.25 | 67.38 | 66.77 | 67.38 | |
| 16 | A | Alexios Prodanas | Greece | 66.75 | 64.91 | 64.68 | 66.75 | |
| 17 | B | Ashish Jakhar | India | 65.92 | 66.73 | x | 66.73 | |
| 18 | B | Florin Constantin Coman | Romania | x | x | 65.92 | 65.92 | |
| 19 | A | Nathan Wilkins | Australia | x | 65.32 | x | 65.32 | |
| 20 | B | Josef Egrt | Czech Republic | 63.00 | 64.81 | x | 64.81 | |
| 21 | A | Alejandro Medina | Paraguay | 62.18 | 63.13 | x | 63.13 | |
| 22 | B | Xavier Colmenarez | Venezuela | x | 62.12 | 63.05 | 63.05 | |
| 23 | A | Patrik Hájek | Czech Republic | 58.49 | x | 59.63 | 59.63 | |
| 24 | B | Hussein Al-Bayati | Iraq | 56.20 | x | x | 56.20 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Result | Note |
| | Bence Halász | Hungary | 73.12 | 78.74 | 80.93 | x | 80.93 | |
| | Hlib Piskunov | Ukraine | 78.77 | 79.58 | x | 75.83 | 79.58 | PB |
| | Aleksi Jaakkola | Finland | x | 77.88 | 76.39 | 75.79 | 77.88 | |
| 4 | Dániel Rába | Hungary | 73.31 | 76.71 | x | 74.72 | 76.71 | |
| 5 | Alberto González | Spain | 75.52 | x | x | x | 75.52 | PB |
| 6 | Ahmed Tarek Ismail | Egypt | x | x | 74.42 | x | 74.42 | |
| 7 | Ned Weatherly | Australia | x | 73.75 | x | | 73.75 | PB |
| 8 | Adam Kelly | United States | 70.74 | 71.82 | 73.17 | | 73.17 | PB |
| 9 | Aaron Kangas | Finland | 67.78 | 70.55 | 72.64 | | 72.64 | |
| 10 | Aliaksandr Shymanovich | Belarus | 70.82 | 72.29 | x | | 72.29 | |
| 11 | Adam Patrick King | Ireland | x | 71.70 | 70.69 | | 71.70 | NU20R |
| 12 | Robert Colantonio Jr. | United States | x | 69.23 | 66.64 | | 69.23 | |