Men
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1996 season in track and field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) |
86.74 m | August 30, 1986 |  Stuttgart, West Germany
|
1996 World Year Ranking
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82.52 m |  Lance Deal (USA) |
Milan, Italy | 07.09.1996 | NR |
| 2 | 81.76 m |  Balázs Kiss (HUN) |
Nice, France | 10.07.1996 | |
| 3 | 81.76 m |  Igor Astapkovich (BLR) |
Stayki, Belarus | 13.07.1996 | |
| 4 | 81.56 m |  Sergey Gavrilov (RUS) |
Rostov, Russia | 16.06.1996 | PB |
| 5 | 80.90 m | Heinz Weis (GER) |
Dortmund, Germany | 20.07.1996 | |
| 6 | 80.68 m | Vadim Khersontsev (RUS) |
Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 13.05.1996 | PB |
| 7 | 80.52 m |  Andrey Skvaruk (UKR) |
Budapest, Hungary | 20.06.1996 | |
| 8 | 80.02 m | Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) |
Atlanta, United States | 28.07.1996 | |
| 9 | 79.56 m |  Pavel Sedláček (CZE) |
Prague, Czech Republic | 08.09.1996 | PB |
| 10 | 79.52 m |  Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) |
Nice, France | 10.07.1996 | PB |
| 11 | 79.46 m | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) |
Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 03.07.1996 | |
| 12 | 78.94 m |  Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) |
Grosseto, Italy | 12.09.1996 | |
| 13 | 78.92 m | Karsten Kobs (GER) |
Köln, Germany | 22.06.1996 | PB |
| 14 | 78.82 m | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) |
Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 03.07.1996 | |
| 15 | 78.72 m |  Tore Gustafsson (SWE) |
Santa Cruz, United States | 18.05.1996 | |
| 16 | 78.38 m | Sergey Vasilyev (RUS) |
Rostov, Russia | 16.06.1996 | PB |
| 17 | 78.34 m |  Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) |
Évry-Bondoufle, France | 22.06.1996 | |
| 18 | 78.18 m | Sergey Alay (BLR) |
Stayki, Belarus | 13.07.1996 | |
| 19 | 78.06 m |  Marko Wahlman (FIN) |
Tampere, Finland | 20.08.1996 | |
| 20 | 77.84 m |  Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE) |
Athens, Greece | 15.06.1996 | PB |
| 21 | 77.50 m |  Alberto Sánchez (CUB) |
Havana, Cuba | 23.06.1996 | |
| 22 | 77.48 m | Zsolt Németh (HUN) |
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary | 01.06.1996 | PB |
| 23 | 77.38 m | Christophe Épalle (FRA) |
Sotteville-les-Rouen, France | 05.05.1996 | |
| 24 | 77.36 m | Hristos Polihroniou (GRE) |
Athens, Greece | 15.06.1996 | PB |
| 25 | 77.12 m | Igor Nikulin (RUS) |
Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 03.07.1996 |
