Sergey Litvinov of the Soviet Union with 84,80 m (278,22 ft.) holds the olympic record, set in the Seoul Olympics in 1988 for men. Aksana Miankova of Belarus with 76,34 (250,46 ft.) holds the olympic record, set in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 for women.
China received the silver medal in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Poland won the gold medal in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The bronze medal in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to Sophie Hitchon.
The gold medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Dilshod Nazarov.
The silver medal winner in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Wenxiu Zhang.
The bronze medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to Poland.
The silver medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics went to Belarus.
Tajikistan was the country that won the gold medal in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The bronze medal in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to Great Britain.
The winners in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics were Dilshod Nazarov for the gold medal, Ivan Tsikhan for the silver medal, and Wojciech Nowicki for the bronze medal.
The winners in the Women's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics were Anita Wlodarczyk for the gold medal, Wenxiu Zhang for the silver medal, and Sophie Hitchon for the bronze medal.
Wojciech Nowicki was the bronze medalist in the Men's Hammer Throw event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.