# 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Grosseto, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini on 15 and 16 July. A 6 kg (junior implement) hammer was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Andrey Azarenkov Russia |
| Silver | Mohsen Anany Egypt |
| Bronze | Kamilius Bethke Germany |

## Results
### Final

16 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Andrey Azarenkov | Russia | 73.88 | 67.82 | 74.11 | x | 73.62 | 68.72 | 74.11 | |
| | Mohsen Anany | Egypt | 68.34 | 72.47 | 72.98 | 68.88 | x | 70.82 | 72.98 | |
| | Kamilius Bethke | Germany | 70.94 | 69.07 | 71.91 | 67.55 | x | x | 71.91 | |
| 4 | Kristóf Németh | Hungary | 64.63 | x | 68.19 | 69.23 | 71.40 | 70.21 | 71.40 | |
| 5 | Simon Wardhaugh | Australia | 67.31 | x | 64.75 | x | 68.07 | 70.60 | 70.60 | |
| 6 | Mikhail Levin | Russia | 70.39 | 67.25 | 66.52 | 62.74 | 68.62 | 67.90 | 70.39 | |
| 7 | Matko Tesija | Croatia | 69.65 | 70.02 | 67.33 | 70.14 | x | 69.57 | 70.14 | |
| 8 | Olexiy Sokirskiy | Ukraine | 63.28 | 65.58 | 67.34 | x | x | 68.33 | 68.33 | |
| 9 | Sergej Litvinov | Belarus | x | 61.63 | 67.11 | | | | 67.11 | |
| 10 | Sándor Pálhegyi | Hungary | 66.97 | x | 64.66 | | | | 66.97 | |
| 11 | Michal Fiala | Czech Republic | x | x | 64.74 | | | | 64.74 | |
| 12 | Andreas Sahner | Germany | x | 62.76 | 62.35 | | | | 62.76 | |

### Qualifications

15 July

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Kamilius Bethke | Germany | 70.99 | - | - | 70.99 | Q |
| 2 | Mohsen Anany | Egypt | 70.35 | - | - | 70.35 | Q |
| 3 | Mikhail Levin | Russia | 67.44 | 68.43 | 66.95 | 68.43 | q |
| 4 | Matko Tesija | Croatia | 68.03 | x | 67.44 | 68.03 | q |
| 5 | Kristóf Németh | Hungary | 64.99 | 67.64 | x | 67.64 | q |
| 6 | Yury Shayunov | Belarus | 66.89 | 65.85 | x | 66.89 | |
| 7 | Marcel Lomnický | Slovakia | 65.79 | x | x | 65.79 | |
| 8 | Kaveh Mousavi | Iran | 24.50 | 65.23 | x | 65.23 | |
| 9 | Mikko Järvinen | Finland | x | 64.32 | x | 64.32 | |
| 10 | Berguer Ingi Petursson | Iceland | 63.69 | 59.38 | x | 63.69 | |
| | Lin Ming-Chien | Chinese Taipei | x | x | x | NM | |
| | Nick Owens | United States | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Olexiy Sokirskiy | Ukraine | 69.20 | 72.22 | - | 72.22 | Q |
| 2 | Andrey Azarenkov | Russia | 70.76 | - | - | 70.76 | Q |
| 3 | Andreas Sahner | Germany | x | 60.47 | 70.71 | 70.71 | Q |
| 4 | Michal Fiala | Czech Republic | 69.65 | - | - | 69.65 | Q |
| 5 | Sándor Pálhegyi | Hungary | 50.96 | 65.82 | 69.22 | 69.22 | q |
| 6 | Sergej Litvinov | Belarus | 66.53 | 68.65 | 61.97 | 68.65 | q |
| 7 | Simon Wardhaugh | Australia | x | x | 67.31 | 67.31 | q |
| 8 | Zhao Yihai | China | x | x | 66.87 | 66.87 | |
| 9 | Cory Martin | United States | 66.41 | x | 65.49 | 66.41 | |
| 10 | Turgay Çabukel | Turkey | 66.05 | x | 65.00 | 66.05 | |
| 11 | Juha Kauppinen | Finland | 63.94 | 64.52 | 65.53 | 65.53 | |
| 12 | Lorenzo Rocchi | Italy | 61.22 | 61.21 | 61.61 | 61.61 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Belarus (2)
* China (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Finland (2)
* Germany (2)
* Hungary (2)
* Iceland (1)
* Iran (1)
* Italy (1)
* Russia (2)
* Slovakia (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (2)