# 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 23 & 25 July. The final was won by American Conor McCullough. A six-kilogram ball was used throughout the competition.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Conor McCullough United States | Ákos Hudi Hungary | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry Egypt |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nationality | Distance | Location | Date |
| World junior record | Javier Cienfuegos | Spain | 82.97 | Madrid | June 17, 2009 |
| Championship record | Yevgeniy Aydamirov | Russia | 78.42 | Beijing | August 28, 2006 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Distance | WJR | CR |
| July 25 | Final | Conor McCullough | United States | 80.79 | | CR |

## Results
### Final

25 July
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Conor McCullough | United States | 77.59 | 80.79 | 80.18 | 78.05 | 80.69 | x | 80.79 | (CR), (NJR) |
| | Ákos Hudi | Hungary | 78.37 | x | 74.15 | 77.28 | 76.56 | 75.33 | 78.37 | |
| | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry | Egypt | 76.38 | 76.66 | 74.70 | 75.23 | 76.54 | 76.05 | 76.66 | (PB) |
| 4 | Bartłomiej Krupa | Poland | 74.43 | 68.56 | x | 69.05 | 72.36 | x | 74.43 | (PB) |
| 5 | Dániel Szabó | Hungary | x | 71.16 | 74.41 | x | 70.85 | x | 74.41 | |
| 6 | Pavel Bareisha | Belarus | 72.41 | x | x | 73.23 | x | 71.99 | 73.23 | (PB) |
| 7 | Quentin Bigot | France | 70.22 | 68.45 | 69.40 | 70.18 | 69.02 | 71.51 | 71.51 | |
| 8 | Paul Hützen | Germany | x | 67.03 | 67.22 | 64.07 | x | x | 67.22 | |
| 9 | Marcin Pastuszko | Poland | x | 67.22 | x | | | | 67.22 | |
| 10 | Justin Welch | United States | 67.20 | x | x | | | | 67.20 | |
| 11 | Edgards Gailis | Latvia | 67.02 | 66.46 | x | | | | 67.02 | |
| 12 | Tomáš Kružliak | Slovakia | 66.02 | x | 66.54 | | | | 66.54 | |
Key: CR = Championship record, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best

### Qualifications

23 July

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Conor McCullough | United States | 76.05 | - | - | 76.05 | Q |
| 2 | Bartłomiej Krupa | Poland | x | 71.55 | - | 71.55 | Q |
| 3 | Dániel Szabó | Hungary | 60.24 | x | x | 70.89 | q |
| 4 | Edgars Gailis | Latvia | 68.13 | x | 67.34 | 68.13 | q |
| 5 | Tomáš Kružliak | Slovakia | x | 64.54 | 67.50 | 67.50 | q |
| 6 | Harinder Singh | India | 63.82 | 66.57 | 65.51 | 66.57 | |
| 7 | Serghei Marghiev | Moldova | 63.78 | x | 66.56 | 66.56 | |
| 8 | Tristan Schwandke | Germany | x | x | 66.12 | 66.12 | |
| 9 | Servando Rivas | Spain | 62.36 | 65.71 | 64.42 | 65.71 | |
| 10 | Pedro Martín | Spain | 65.54 | 65.38 | 61.80 | 65.54 | |
| 11 | Mikko Koskiranta | Finland | 60.80 | 63.71 | 64.99 | 64.99 | |
| 12 | Zdravko Dimitrov | Bulgaria | x | 63.98 | 64.75 | 64.75 | |
| 13 | Simone Falloni | Italy | 64.49 | 63.35 | 60.24 | 64.49 | |
| 14 | Abdulhamed Mohammad | Kuwait | 62.98 | x | 64.36 | 64.36 | |
| 15 | Elias Håkansson | Sweden | - | 62.72 | x | 62.72 | |
| 16 | Cheng Tzu-Chi | Chinese Taipei | 60.49 | 60.18 | x | 60.49 | |
| 17 | Enrique Gaitán | Guatemala | x | x | 54.12 | 54.12 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Ákos Hudi | Hungary | 76.62 | - | - | 76.62 | Q |
| 2 | Alaa El-Din El-Ashry | Egypt | 73.23 | - | - | 73.23 | Q |
| 3 | Pavel Bareisha | Belarus | 68.33 | 72.35 | - | 72.35 | Q |
| 4 | Quentin Bigot | France | 69.01 | 69.25 | 70.41 | 70.41 | q |
| 5 | Marcin Pastuszko | Poland | x | 68.52 | 67.29 | 68.52 | q |
| 6 | Justin Welch | United States | 67.46 | x | x | 67.46 | q |
| 7 | Paul Hützen | Germany | 66.82 | x | 63.97 | 66.82 | q |
| 8 | Joelvis Hernández | Cuba | x | x | 66.32 | 66.32 | |
| 9 | Alexandru Mehes | Romania | 62.06 | 62.03 | 65.35 | 65.35 | |
| 10 | Juho Saarikoski | Finland | 63.76 | x | 63.10 | 63.76 | |
| 11 | Özkan Baltaci | Turkey | x | 61.95 | x | 61.95 | |
| 12 | Anastas Papazov | Bulgaria | 61.52 | 58.65 | x | 61.52 | |
| 13 | Demetris Elia | Cyprus | 70.17 | 70.89 | 69.95 | 60.24 | |
| 14 | Ryota Kashimura | Japan | x | x | 58.91 | 58.91 | |
| 15 | Kevin Bowman | Canada | x | x | 54.51 | 54.51 | |
| | Martin Lehemets | Estonia | x | x | x | NM | |
| | Pezhman Ghalehnoei | Iran | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 27 countries participated in the event.
* Belarus (1)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Canada (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Cyprus (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Guatemala (1)
* Hungary (2)
* India (1)
* Iran (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (1)
* Kuwait (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Moldova (1)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Spain (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United States (2)