2022 Men’s Hammer World Rankings

It was Wojciech Nowicki’s turn to be on top again as the Polish juggnernaut continued to roll. (JIRO MOCHIZUKI)

POLAND NOT ONLY provided the winner for the seventh time in a row but also went 1–2 for the fifth straight time thanks to Wojciech Nowicki (wins in ’18, ’21 & ’22) and Paweł Fajdek (wins in ’15, ’16, ’17 & ’19)…

THE POWERFUL PAIR met no fewer than 10 times, with Nowicki coming out ahead 6–4. He also won 5 meets at the DL/CT level to 2 for Fajdek, thus overcoming his loss at the WC…

LAST YEAR a pair of Americans were honored for the first time since ’69. With Rudy Winkler and Daniel Haugh scoring again this year it marked the first time since ’65 & ’66 that a pair of Americans scored in back-to-back years.

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1. WOJCIECH NOWICKI (Poland) (2/22/89, 6-5½/289) (1.97/131)
81.43 | 267-2 1)Nairobi CT 5/07
72.94 | 239-4 3)Suwalki 5/15 1. Kokhan; 2. Fajdek
79.90 | 262-2 2)Forbach 5/29 1. Bigot
80.28 | 263-5 1)Bydgoszcz CT 6/03
81.58 | 267-8 1)Chorzów CT 6/05
80.90 | 265-5 1)Pol Ch 6/10
78.36 | 257-1 3)Oslo DL 6/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Halasz
81.25 | 266-7 1)Paris DL 6/18
81.03 | 265-10 2)World Ch 7/16 1. Fajdek
(79.22q)
79.19 | 259-9 2)Chorzów DL 8/06 1. Fajdek
79.96 | 262-4 1)Székesfehérvár CT 8/08
82.00 | 269-0 1)Euro Ch 8/18
(78.78q)
80.75 | 264-11 1)Karpacz 8/27
2. PAWEŁ FAJDEK (Poland) (6/4/89, 6-1¼/260) (1.86/118)
76.92 | 252-4 2)Suwalki 5/15 1. Kokhan
79.28 | 260-1 1)St. Pölten 5/26
80.19 | 263-1 2)Bydgoszcz CT 6/03 1. Nowicki
79.62 | 261-3 3)Chorzów CT 6/05 1. Nowicki; 2. Bigot
77.13 | 253-0 2)Pol Ch 6/10 1. Nowicki
80.56 | 264-4 1)Oslo DL 6/16
80.11 | 262-10 2)Paris DL 6/18 1. Nowicki
81.98 | 268-11 1)World Ch 7/16
(80.09q)
81.27 | 266-7 1)Chorzów DL 8/06
79.15 | 259-8 3)Székesfehérvár CT 8/08 1. Nowicki; 2. Halasz
79.15 | 259-8 4)Euro Ch 8/18 1. Nowicki; 2. Halasz; 3. Henriksen
(79.76q)
3. BENCE HALÁSZ (Hungary) (8/4/97, 6-2/205) (1.88/93)
77.05 | 252-9 1)Szombathely 2/26
78.29 | 256-10 1)Szombathely 3/05
76.69 | 251-7 1)Euro Throws Cup 3/12
77.96 | 255-9 1)Szombathely 4/23
76.49 | 250-11 1)Veszprém 5/07
78.72 | 258-3 1)Győr 5/15
77.67 | 254-10 1)Szombathely 5/28
78.81 | 258-6 3)Bydgoszcz CT 6/03 1. Nowicki; 2. Fajdek
78.88 | 258-9 4)Chorzów CT 6/05 1. Nowicki; 2. Bigot; 3. Fajdek
79.29 | 260-1 2)Oslo DL 6/16 1. Fajdek
76.32 | 250-5 4)Paris DL 6/18 1. Nowicki; 2. Fajdek; 3. Bigot
79.86 | 262-0 1)Hun Ch 6/26
(70.81q)
80.15 | 262-11 5)World Ch 7/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki; 3. Henriksen; 4. Bigot
(79.13q)
79.44 | 260-7 2)Székesfehérvár CT 8/08 1. Nowicki
80.92 | 265-6 2)Euro Ch 8/18 1. Nowicki
(77.72q)
76.93 | 252-4 1)Budapest 9/02
78.24 | 256-8 1)Győr 9/11
75.46 | 247-7 1)Debrecen 9/18
4. EIVIND HENRIKSEN (Norway) (9/14/90, 6-3¼/256) (1.91/116)
75.05 | 246-2 4)Euro Throws Cup 3/12 1. Halasz; 2. Cienfuegos; 3. Carlsson
76.25 | 250-2 1)Albufeira 4/16
77.93 | 255-8 1)Rygg 5/21
77.94 | 255-8 5)Bydgoszcz CT 6/03 1. Nowicki; 2. Fajdek; 3. Halasz; 4. Kokhan
75.67 | 248-3 7)Chorzów CT 6/05 1. Nowicki; 2. Bigot; 3. Fajdek; 4. Halasz; 5. Frantzeskakis;
6. Kokhan
77.47 | 254-2 1)Bergen 6/08
78.23 | 256-8 4)Oslo DL 6/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Halasz; 3. Nowicki
80.17 | 263-0 1)Nor Ch 6/26
77.88 | 255-6 1)Oslo DL 6/30
80.87 | 265-4 3)World Ch 7/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki
(78.12q)
78.48 | 257-6 4)Chorzów DL 8/06 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki; 3. Bigot
74.78 | 245-4 5)Székesfehérvár CT 8/08 1. Nowicki; 2. Halasz; 3. Fajdek; 4. Frantzeskakis
79.45 | 260-8 3)Euro Ch 8/18 1. Nowicki; 2. Halasz
(77.27q)
5. QUENTIN BIGOT (France) (12/1/92, 5-9¾/231) (1.77/105)
77.24 | 253-5 1)Reims 5/22
80.14 | 262-11 1)Forbach 5/29
80.55 | 264-3 2)Chorzów CT 6/05 1. Nowicki
78.12 | 256-3 3)Paris DL 6/18 1. Nowicki; 2. Fajdek
78.15 | 256-4 1)Fr Ch 6/24
80.24 | 263-3 4)World Ch 7/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki; 3. Henriksen
(77.95q)
78.83 | 258-7 3)Chorzów DL 8/06 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki
77.48 | 254-2 7)Euro Ch 8/18 1. Nowicki; 2. Halasz; 3. Henriksen; 4. Fajdek; 5. Kokhan;
6. Frantzeskakis
(77.22q)
6. RUDY WINKLER (US) (12/6/94, 6-1¼/236) (1.86/107)
79.11 | 259-6 1)Walnut CT 4/16
77.24 | 253-5 1)University Park 5/06
78.51 | 257-7 1)Tucson 5/21
79.06 | 259-4 2)Bowling Green 6/03 1. Haugh
78.33 | 257-0 2)USATF 6/25 1. Haugh
78.99 | 259-2 6)World Ch 7/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki; 3. Henriksen; 4. Bigot; 5. Halasz
(78.61q)
78.29 | 256-10 1)NACAC 8/20
77.78 | 255-2 1)Lucerne 8/30
7. MYHAYLO KOKHAN (Ukraine) (1/22/01, 5-11½/227) (1.82/103)
74.59 | 244-8 1B)Euro Throws Cup 3/12
77.80 | 255-3 2)Nairobi CT 5/07 1. Nowicki
77.25 | 253-5 1)Suwalki 5/15
76.30 | 250-4 1)Pontoise 5/22
78.09 | 256-2 4)Bydgoszcz CT 6/03 1. Nowicki; 2. Fajdek; 3. Halasz
76.37 | 250-6 6)Chorzów CT 6/05 1. Nowicki; 2. Bigot; 3. Fajdek; 4. Halasz; 5. Frantzeskakis
77.36 | 253-10 5)Oslo DL 6/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Halasz; 3. Nowicki; 4. Henriksen
74.93 | 245-10 5)Paris DL 6/18 1. Nowicki; 2. Fajdek; 3. Bigot; 4. Halasz
78.83 | 258-7 7)World Ch 7/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki; 3. Henriksen; 4. Bigot; 5. Halasz;
6. Winkler
(77.58q)
78.48 | 257-6 5)Euro Ch 8/18 1. Nowicki; 2. Halasz; 3. Henriksen; 4. Fajdek
(77.85q)
8. DANIEL HAUGH (US) (5/3/95, 6-½/231) (1.84/105)
74.72 | 245-2 1)Tennessee R 4/07
3 | 9-10f )Walnut CT 4/16 1. Winkler; 2. Carlsson; 3. Del Real; 4. Young; 5. Mansilla;
6. Kehr; 7. Comenentia; 8. Donnelly; 9. Eager; 10. Stafford;
11. Sullins; 12. Padilla
77.21 | 253-3 1)Tuscaloosa 4/22
77.76 | 255-1 1)Tucson 5/19
77.94 | 255-8 3)Tucson 5/21 1. Winkler; 2. D. Del Real
79.44 | 260-7 1)Bowling Green 6/03
80.18 | 263-1 1)USATF 6/25
78.10 | 256-3 8)World Ch 7/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki; 3. Henriksen; 4. Bigot; 5. Halasz;
6. Winkler; 7. Kokhan
(79.34q)
76.38 | 250-7 2)NACAC 8/20 1. Winkler
74.51 | 244-5 2)Lucerne 8/30 1. Winkler
9. VALERIY PRONKIN (Russia) (6/15/94, 6-4¾/254) (1.95/115)
76.33 | 250-5 2)Sochi 2/06 1. Romanov
81.12 | 266-2 1)Sochi 2/13
78.32 | 256-11 2)Adler 2/23 1. Romanov
79.88 | 262-1 1)Sochi 5/29
76.00 | 249-4 1)Cheboksary 6/18
78.63 | 257-11 1)Chelyabinsk 6/23
79.32 | 260-3 1)Yerino 7/15
77.37 | 253-10 1)Rus Ch 8/02
75.41 | 247-5 1)Bryansk 8/08
78.91 | 258-10 1)Moscow 8/18
77.73 | 255-0 1)Chelyabinsk 8/28
10. HRÍSTOS FRANTZESKÁKIS (Greece) (4/26/00, 6-1¼/190) (1.86/86)
77.89 | 255-6 1)Iráklio 3/05
74.97 | 245-11 5)Euro Throws Cup 3/12 1. Halasz; 2. Cienfuegos; 3. Carlsson; 4. Henriksen
73.96 | 242-8 2)Iráklio 4/30
77.19 | 253-3 3)Nairobi CT 5/07 1. Nowicki; 2. Kokhan
75.75 | 248-6 1)Haniá 5/29
77.44 | 254-1 6)Bydgoszcz CT 6/03 1. Nowicki; 2. Fajdek; 3. Halasz; 4. Kokhan; 5. Henriksen
78.15 | 256-4 5)Chorzów CT 6/05 1. Nowicki; 2. Bigot; 3. Fajdek; 4. Halasz
77.95 | 255-9 1)Gre Ch 6/25
77.04 | 252-9 9)World Ch 7/16 1. Fajdek; 2. Nowicki; 3. Henriksen; 4. Bigot; 5. Halasz;
6. Winkler; 7. Kokhan; 8. Haugh
(76.03q)
75.40 | 247-4 4)Székesfehérvár CT 8/08 1. Nowicki; 2. Halasz; 3. Fajdek
78.20 | 256-7 6)Euro Ch 8/18 1. Nowicki; 2. Halasz; 3. Henriksen; 4. Fajdek; 5. Kokhan

U.S. RANKINGS
1. *Rudy Winkler (NYAC/Tracksmith) 6. Israel Oloyede (Grand Canyon)
2)USATF, 6)World Ch, 1)NACAC 3)Mt. SAC, 1)USATF Throws, 5)USATF
2. *Daniel Haugh (unattached) 7. Brock Eager (Ironwood TC)
1)USATF, 8)World Ch, 2)NACAC 9)Mt. SAC, 9)USATF Throws, 7)USATF
3. Alex Young (unattached) 8. Justin Stafford (unattached)
1)Tennessee, 3)USATF, 12)World Ch 5)Beach, 10)Walnut, 8)USATF
4. Sean Donnelly (adidas) 9. Tyler Merkley (Penn State)
4)Nairobi, 4)USATF Throws, 6)USATF 2)Big 10, 2)NCAA, 9)USATF
5. Morgan Shigo (Velaasa) 10. Vlad Pavlenko (Shore AC)
3)Tucson Elite, 5)Music City, 4)USATF 11)Tucson Elite, 8)USATF Throws, 10)USATF

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