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This page lists the World Best Year Performances in the year 1980 in the Men's Hammer Throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 31, 1980. The women did not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. The world record was broken five times during the 1980 season.
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 1980 season in track and field | ||||
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| World Record |  Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG) |
80.32 m | August 6, 1978 | Heidenheim, West Germany
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| Standing records after to the 1980 season in track and field | ||||
| World Record |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
80.38 m | May 16, 1980 | Leselidze, Soviet Union
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| Jüri Tamm (URS) |
80.46 m | |||
| Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
80.64 m | |||
| Sergey Litvinov (URS) |
81.66 m | May 24, 1980 | Sochi, Soviet Union
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| Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
81.80 m | July 31, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union
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