Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s hammer throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 15 (qualifications) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 78.50 m (257 ft 7 in) (A standard) and 74.00 m (242 ft 9 in) (B standard).The original silver and bronze medalists Vadim Devyatovskiy and Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus were disqualified in December 2008 for testing positive for abnormal levels of testosterone.