2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
# 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16 and 17 July. A 6 kg (junior implement) hammer was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Werner Smit South Africa |
| - | - |
| Silver | Ali Al-Zinkawi Kuwait |
| Bronze | Aleksandr Kazulka Belarus |

## Results

### Final

17 July

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Werner Smit | South Africa | 74.63 | x | 76.43 | 73.74 | 73.39 | 76.03 | 76.43 | |
| | Ali Al-Zinkawi | Kuwait | 73.69 | x | x | x | 70.02 | x | 73.69 | |
| | Aleksandr Kazulka | Belarus | x | 72.72 | x | x | x | x | 72.72 | |
| 4 | Fabián Di Paolo | Argentina | 71.48 | 71.22 | 71.26 | x | 69.48 | x | 71.48 | |
| 5 | Kirill Ikonnikov | Russia | 71.26 | x | x | 61.87 | x | 70.23 | 71.26 | |
| 6 | Mohamed Al-Kaabi | Qatar | x | x | 71.22 | x | x | 64.60 | 71.22 | |
| 7 | Lasse Luotonen | Finland | 65.95 | 70.47 | 69.33 | 69.69 | x | 50.63 | 70.47 | |
| 8 | Frédéric Pouzy | France | x | 70.42 | 66.49 | 70.38 | 66.38 | 70.03 | 70.42 | |
| 9 | Guram Feroyev | Russia | 69.65 | 65.42 | x | | | | 69.65 | |
| 10 | Timothy Driesen | Australia | 67.07 | x | 68.34 | | | | 68.34 | |
| 11 | Kamilius Bethke | Germany | 66.44 | 66.10 | 64.99 | | | | 66.44 | |
| 12 | Oleg Sinkevich | Belarus | x | x | 66.07 | | | | 66.07 | |

### Qualifications

16 Jul

**Group A**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Ali Al-Zinkawi | Kuwait | 73.42 | - | - | 73.42 | Q |
| 2 | Fabián Di Paolo | Argentina | 70.47 | - | - | 70.47 | Q |
| 3 | Timothy Driesen | Australia | 68.34 | x | 69.59 | 69.59 | q |
| 4 | Guram Feroyev | Russia | 69.49 | 68.74 | 68.37 | 69.49 | q |
| 5 | Kamilius Bethke | Germany | 67.52 | x | 66.09 | 67.52 | q |
| 6 | Oleg Sinkevich | Belarus | 66.40 | x | x | 66.40 | q |
| 7 | Jacques Koen | South Africa | x | 63.90 | x | 63.90 | |
| 8 | Jaroslaw Zabrocki | Poland | 60.41 | x | 62.45 | 62.45 | |
| 9 | Laslo Eperjesi | FR Yugoslavia | 62.05 | x | x | 62.05 | |
| 10 | Matko Tesija | Croatia | x | x | 58.42 | 58.42 | |
| | Mohsen Anany | Egypt | x | x | x | NM | |
| | Stamatis Papantoniou | Greece | x | x | x | NM | |

**Group B**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Aleksandr Kazulka | Belarus | x | 75.01 | - | 75.01 | Q |
| 2 | Werner Smit | South Africa | 73.95 | - | - | 73.95 | Q |
| 3 | Kirill Ikonnikov | Russia | 71.82 | - | - | 71.82 | Q |
| 4 | Lasse Luotonen | Finland | 71.44 | - | - | 71.44 | Q |
| 5 | Frédéric Pouzy | France | x | x | 71.10 | 71.10 | Q |
| 6 | Mohamed Al-Kaabi | Qatar | 70.63 | - | - | 70.63 | Q |
| 7 | Mohamad Al-Jowhar | Kuwait | x | 63.75 | 65.74 | 65.74 | |
| 8 | Massimo Marussi | Italy | x | 63.27 | 65.37 | 65.37 | |
| 9 | Paul Peulich | Australia | x | 64.43 | x | 64.43 | |
| 10 | Mark Newton | Germany | 63.63 | 62.79 | 61.42 | 63.63 | |
| 11 | Benjamin Siart | Austria | x | x | 61.95 | 61.95 | |
| | Roberto Sáez | Chile | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

* Argentina (1)
* Australia (2)
* Austria (1)
* Belarus (2)
* Chile (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Egypt (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Italy (1)
* Kuwait (2)
* Poland (1)
* Qatar (1)
* Russia (2)
* South Africa (2)
* FR Yugoslavia (1)
