Faydek Throws 80.88m to win hammer throw gold
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Poland's Pawel Faydek successfully defended his hammer throw world championships title on Sunday night at the IAAF World Athletics Championships In Beijing.
The 26-year-old Poll in third round took the lead with a throw of 80.64. In the next round Faydek improved his lead by throwing 80.88m.
Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan took silver with a 78.55m, while Poland's Wojciech Nowicki surprisingly took bronze medal with a mark of 78.55m.
Men's Hammer Throw Final Results
| OS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 | Attempt 5 | Attempt 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawel Fajdek | 
POL |
80.88 | 76.40 | X | 80.64 | 80.88 | 79.34 | 78.29 |
| 2 | Dilshod Nazarov | 
TJK |
78.55 | 76.83 | 77.61 | 76.17 | 78.06 | 78.55 | 76.60 |
| 3 | Wojciech Nowicki |
POL |
78.55 | 76.14 | 76.73 | 77.20 | X | 75.80 | 78.55 |
| 4 | Krisztián Pars | 
HUN |
77.32 | 76.33 | 75.98 | 77.32 | X | 76.40 | 77.05 |
| 5 | Sergej Litvinov | 
RUS |
77.24 | 70.75 | 77.09 | 77.24 | X | 77.04 | X |
| 6 | David Söderberg | 
FIN |
76.92 | 76.92 | 74.75 | 75.70 | 75.48 | 75.32 | 75.19 |
| 7 | Mostafa Elgamel | 
EGY |
76.81 | 74.70 | 76.25 | 76.81 | X | X | 75.77 |
| 8 | Marcel Lomnický | 
SVK |
75.79 | 73.71 | 74.36 | 75.62 | 75.79 | 75.72 | 74.82 |
