This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2000 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia , where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday September 24, 2000. The women had their first ever Olympic final five days later, on Friday September 29, 2000 in the Olympic Stadium .
Men
Records
2000 World Year Ranking
Rank
Mark
Athlete
Venue
Date
Note
1
82.58 m
Igor Astapkovich (BLR )
Stayki , Belarus
2000-08-18
2
82.38 m
Gilles Dupray (FRA )
Chelles , France
2000-06-21
NR
3
81.93 m
Ilya Konovalov (RUS )
Rostov-on-Don , Russia
2000-06-26
4
81.92 m
Tibor Gécsek (HUN )
Szombathely , Hungary
2000-06-04
5
81.79 m
Christophe Épalle (FRA )
Clermont-Ferrand , France
2000-06-30
6
81.75 m
Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS )
Tula, Russia
2000-07-24
7
81.56 m
Vladyslav Piskunov (UKR )
Yalta , Ukraine
2000-03-25
8
81.43 m
Andriy Skvaruk (UKR )
Doha, Qatar
2000-10-05
9
81.42 m
Szymon Ziółkowski (POL )
Warsaw, Poland
2000-08-20
10
81.36 m
Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR )
Brest , Belarus
2000-08-01
11
81.08 m
Koji Murofushi (JPN )
Yokohama, Japan
2000-09-09
12
80.99 m
Lance Deal (USA )
Nice, France
2000-07-08
13
80.98 m
Vladimír Maška (CZE )
Plzeň , Czech Republic
2000-07-16
14
80.55 m
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN )
Tampere, Finland
2000-07-19
15
80.51 m
Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB )
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
2000-08-17
16
80.45 m
Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE )
Athens, Greece
2000-07-09
NR
17
80.25 m
Maciej Palyszko (POL )
Gold Coast, Australia
2000-09-17
18
80.21 m
Karsten Kobs (GER )
Braunschweig , Germany
2000-07-29
19
80.13 m
Heinz Weis (GER )
Rüdlingen , Switzerland
2000-08-13
20
80.02 m
Zsolt Németh (HUN )
Budapest, Hungary
2000-07-22
21
79.85 m
Ivan Tikhon (BLR )
Stayki, Belarus
2000-06-27
22
79.68 m
Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS )
Cheboksary , Russia
2000-07-01
23
79.64 m
Nicola Vizzoni (ITA )
Sydney, Australia
2000-09-24
24
79.57 m
Hristos Polihroniou (GRE )
Iraklion , Greece
2000-06-25
25
79.52 m
Oleksandr Krykun (UKR )
Kyiv , Ukraine
2000-08-05
Women
Records
2000 World Year Ranking
Rank
Mark
Athlete
Venue
Date
Note
1
75.68 m
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS )
Tula , Russia
2000-06-04
2
72.19 m
Mihaela Melinte (ROM )
Mersin , Turkey
2000-03-29
3
71.18 m
Manuela Montebrun (FRA )
Vittel , France
2000-09-02
4
71.16 m
Kamila Skolimowska (POL )
Sydney, Australia
2000-09-29
5
70.46 m
Dawn Ellerbe (USA )
Philadelphia , United States
2000-04-29
6
69.81 m
Olga Tsander (BLR )
Sochi , Russia
2000-02-26
7
69.73 m
Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS )
Tolyatti , Russia
2000-05-14
8
69.53 m
Iryna Sekachova (UKR )
Kyiv , Ukraine
2000-06-16
9
69.36 m
Yipsi Moreno (CUB )
Rhede
2000-06-23
10
69.28 m
Kirsten Klose (GER )
Sydney, Australia
2000-09-29
11
68.98 m
Katalin Divós (HUN )
Szombathely , Hungary
2000-06-24
12
68.47 m
Alla Davydova (RUS )
Moscow, Russia
2000-07-11
13
68.28 m
Amy Palmer (USA )
Philadelphia , United States
2000-04-29
14
68.18 m
Ivana Brkljačić (CRO )
Pula, Croatia
2000-04-28
15
67.95 m
Deborah Sosimenko (AUS )
Sydney, Australia
2000-09-29
16
67.73 m
Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR )
Brest, Belarus
2000-08-01
17
67.55 m
Lisa Misipeka (ASA )
Rüdlingen , Switzerland
2000-08-13
18
67.44 m
Lorraine Shaw (GBR )
Gateshead , United Kingdom
2000-07-15
19
67.15 m
Svetlana Sudak (BLR )
Stayki , Belarus
2000-06-27
20
66.58 m
Bianca Achilles (GER )
Clermont-Ferrand , France
2000-06-30
21
66.54 m
Bronwyn Eagles (AUS )
Bankstown , Australia
2000-12-03
22
66.52 m
Jesseca Cross (USA )
Logan, Utah , United States
2000-07-01
23
66.37 m
Mia Strömmer (FIN )
Lapinlahti , Finland
2000-07-16
24
66.17 m
Ester Balassini (ITA )
Pescara , Italy
2000-07-22
25
65.90 m
Simone Mathes (GER )
Stendal , Germany
2000-06-10
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