Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Paris, France, on 2 and 4 August 2024. This will be the 29th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Background
The men's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the second edition in 1900.

Qualification
For the men's hammer throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 78.20 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

Qualification
The qualification is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 10:10 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:35 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.

Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 20:30 (UTC+2) in the evening.