The Men's Hammer throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 & 29.
Koji Murofushi took the lead with his first throw, improving on each of his first three throws to 81.24. Primož Kozmus moved into second place with a second round 79.39 while Krisztián Pars made a minor improvement with every throw (except his failed fifth attempt), passing Kozmus on his fourth throw. Pars last throw was his best, but 81.18 was not quite enough to catch Murofushi.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Koji Murofushi | Krisztián Pars | Primož Kozmus |
| World record | 86.74 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 30 August 1986 | ||
| Championship record | 83.89 | Helsinki, Finland | 8 August 2005 | ||
| World leading | 81.73 | Yerino, Russia | 4 June 2011 | ||
| African record | 80.63 | Durban, South Africa | 15 April 2005 | ||
| Asian record | 84.86 | Prague, Czech Republic | 29 June 2003 | ||
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 82.52 | Milan, Italy | 7 September 1996 | ||
| South American record | 76.42 | Trieste, Italy | 25 July 2001 | ||
| European record | 86.74 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 30 August 1986 | ||
| Oceanian record | 79.29 | Varaždin, Croatia | 6 July 2002 |
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2011 | 20:30 | Qualification | |
| August 29, 2011 | 19:10 | Final |
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 77.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality |
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| Result | Notes | |
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| 1 | A | 78.56 | 78.56 | Q, SB | |||||
| 2 | B | 76.80 | 78.16 | 78.16 | Q | ||||
| 3 | B | 77.60 | 77.60 | Q | |||||
| 4 | A | 77.21 | 77.21 | Q | |||||
| 5 | A | 77.19 | 77.19 | Q | |||||
| 6 | A | 75.34 | 75.17 | 76.93 | 76.93 | q | |||
| 7 | B | 76.74 | 76.63 | 76.07 | 76.74 | q | |||
| 8 | B | 75.41 | 76.30 | 76.74 | 76.74 | q | |||
| 9 | A | 75.09 | 76.60 | 76.60 | q, SB | ||||
| 10 | B | 76.21 | 76.54 | 76.44 | 76.54 | q | |||
| 11 | B | 75.83 | 76.10 | 75.66 | 76.10 | q | |||
| 12 | A | 75.36 | 75.36 | q | |||||
| 13 | A | 75.35 | 75.35 | ||||||
| 14 | A | 75.06 | 75.06 | ||||||
| 15 | B | 74.80 | 73.11 | 74.80 | |||||
| 16 | B | 73.36 | 74.09 | 73.87 | 74.09 | ||||
| 17 | B | 73.81 | 73.81 | ||||||
| 18 | A | 73.38 | 71.99 | 73.38 | |||||
| 19 | B | 73.32 | 71.74 | 73.32 | |||||
| 20 | A | 71.90 | 71.64 | 72.95 | 72.95 | ||||
| 21 | A | 72.68 | 71.44 | 72.16 | 72.68 | ||||
| 22 | B | 71.87 | 72.20 | 72.20 | |||||
| 23 | A | 71.58 | 71.58 | ||||||
| 24 | A | 68.24 | 71.27 | 70.02 | 71.27 | ||||
| 25 | A | 70.93 | 70.93 | ||||||
| 26 | A | 70.04 | 68.94 | 68.99 | 70.04 | ||||
| 27 | B | 68.35 | 69.96 | 69.96 | |||||
| 28 | B | 69.37 | 69.04 | 69.37 | |||||
| 29 | A | 67.14 | 68.98 | 68.98 | SB | ||||
| 30 | A | 64.17 | 68.38 | 68.38 | |||||
| 31 | A | 68.01 | 68.01 | ||||||
| 32 | B | 67.93 | 67.93 | ||||||
| 33 | B | 66.78 | 67.49 | 67.49 | |||||
| 34 | B | 63.04 | 64.27 | 64.27 | |||||
| 35 | B | 61.31 | 59.94 | 62.97 | 62.97 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality |
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| Result | Notes | |
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| 79.72 | 81.03 | 81.24 | 79.42 | 81.24 | 80.83 | 81.24 | SB | ||||
| 77.26 | 78.84 | 79.14 | 79.97 | 60.34 | 81.18 | 81.18 | SB | ||||
| 77.50 | 79.39 | 78.93 | 76.01 | 78.19 | 79.39 | SB | |||||
| 78.56 | 76.71 | 75.01 | 79.12 | 77.88 | 79.12 | ||||||
| 73.98 | 78.24 | 78.53 | 77.35 | 78.53 | |||||||
| 77.22 | 78.37 | 78.12 | 78.37 | ||||||||
| 75.04 | 77.64 | 76.75 | 74.99 | 75.10 | 77.64 | ||||||
| 77.04 | 76.31 | 76.94 | 76.01 | 75.82 | 77.04 | ||||||
| 75.38 | 76.60 | 71.34 | 76.60 | SB | |||||||
| 10 | 75.05 | 74.34 | 76.58 | 76.58 | |||||||
| 11 | 74.86 | 75.20 | 75.20 | ||||||||