2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship – Men's hammer throw
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The men's hammer throw was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held.[1] Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
| Men's hammer throw at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship | |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Athletics Centre |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Dates | 11 September 2026 (final) |
| Competitors | 8 from 8 nations |
| Winning time | 81.46 m |
| Champion | |
Merlin Hummel Germany | |
Background
| Record | Distance | Athlete (nation) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 86.74 m |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
Stuttgart, West Germany | 30 August 1986 |
| World lead | 84.25 m |  Bence Halász (HUN) |
Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11 August 2026 |
| Record | Distance | Athlete (nation) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African record | 81.27 m |  Mostafa Elgamel (EGY) |
Cairo, Egypt | 21 March 2014 |
| Asian record | 84.86 m |  Koji Murofushi (JPN) |
Prague, Czech Republic | 29 June 2003 |
| European record | 86.74 m | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
Stuttgart, West Germany | 30 August 1986 |
| North, Central American, and Caribbean record |
84.70 m |  Ethan Katzberg (CAN) |
Tokyo, Japan | 16 September 2025 |
| Oceanian record | 79.29 m |  Stuart Rendell (AUS) |
Varaždin, Croatia | 6 July 2002 |
| South American record | 78.63 m |  Wagner Domingos (BRA) |
Celje, Slovenia | 19 June 2016 |
Qualification
For the hammer throw, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.[3]
Results
Final
The final was held on 12 September at 19:23 (UTC+2).[4]
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Round | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | |||||
 |
Merlin Hummel | Germany |
81.46 | x | 81.44 | x | 81.46 m | |
| 2 | Bence Halász | Hungary |
80.30 | x | x | x | 80.30 m | |
| 3 | Mykhaylo Kokhan |  Ukraine |
73.18 | 78.50 | 78.90 | 77.60 | 78.90 m | |
| 4 | Yann Chaussinand |  France |
78.36 | x | x | x | 78.36 m | |
| 5 | Volodymyr Myslyvčuk |  Czech Republic |
73.12 | 78.19 | 77.30 | 78.19 m | ||
| 6 | Paweł Fajdek |  Poland |
73.98 | 76.11 | x | 76.11 m | ||
| 7 | Rudy Winkler |  United States |
75.86 | x | 75.86 m | |||
| — | Ethan Katzberg | Canada |
x | x | NM | |||
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