This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2000 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday September 24, 2000. The women had their first ever Olympic final five days later, on Friday September 29, 2000 in the Olympic Stadium.

Men

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field
World Record	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	86.74 m	August 30, 1986	Stuttgart, West Germany

2000 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	82.58 m	Igor Astapkovich (BLR)	Stayki, Belarus	2000-08-18
2	82.38 m	Gilles Dupray (FRA)	Chelles, France	2000-06-21	NR
3	81.93 m	Ilya Konovalov (RUS)	Rostov-on-Don, Russia	2000-06-26
4	81.92 m	Tibor Gécsek (HUN)	Szombathely, Hungary	2000-06-04
5	81.79 m	Christophe Épalle (FRA)	Clermont-Ferrand, France	2000-06-30
6	81.75 m	Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS)	Tula, Russia	2000-07-24
7	81.56 m	Vladyslav Piskunov (UKR)	Yalta, Ukraine	2000-03-25
8	81.43 m	Andriy Skvaruk (UKR)	Doha, Qatar	2000-10-05
9	81.42 m	Szymon Ziółkowski (POL)	Warsaw, Poland	2000-08-20
10	81.36 m	Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR)	Brest, Belarus	2000-08-01
11	81.08 m	Koji Murofushi (JPN)	Yokohama, Japan	2000-09-09
12	80.99 m	Lance Deal (USA)	Nice, France	2000-07-08
13	80.98 m	Vladimír Maška (CZE)	Plzeň, Czech Republic	2000-07-16
14	80.55 m	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN)	Tampere, Finland	2000-07-19
15	80.51 m	Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB)	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2000-08-17
16	80.45 m	Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE)	Athens, Greece	2000-07-09	NR
17	80.25 m	Maciej Palyszko (POL)	Gold Coast, Australia	2000-09-17
18	80.21 m	Karsten Kobs (GER)	Braunschweig, Germany	2000-07-29
19	80.13 m	Heinz Weis (GER)	Rüdlingen, Switzerland	2000-08-13
20	80.02 m	Zsolt Németh (HUN)	Budapest, Hungary	2000-07-22
21	79.85 m	Ivan Tikhon (BLR)	Stayki, Belarus	2000-06-27
22	79.68 m	Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS)	Cheboksary, Russia	2000-07-01
23	79.64 m	Nicola Vizzoni (ITA)	Sydney, Australia	2000-09-24
24	79.57 m	Hristos Polihroniou (GRE)	Iraklion, Greece	2000-06-25
25	79.52 m	Oleksandr Krykun (UKR)	Kyiv, Ukraine	2000-08-05

Women

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 season in track and field
World Record	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	76.07 m	August 29, 1999	Rüdlingen, Switzerland

2000 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	75.68 m	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	Tula, Russia	2000-06-04
2	72.19 m	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	Mersin, Turkey	2000-03-29
3	71.18 m	Manuela Montebrun (FRA)	Vittel, France	2000-09-02
4	71.16 m	Kamila Skolimowska (POL)	Sydney, Australia	2000-09-29
5	70.46 m	Dawn Ellerbe (USA)	Philadelphia, United States	2000-04-29
6	69.81 m	Olga Tsander (BLR)	Sochi, Russia	2000-02-26
7	69.73 m	Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS)	Tolyatti, Russia	2000-05-14
8	69.53 m	Iryna Sekachova (UKR)	Kyiv, Ukraine	2000-06-16
9	69.36 m	Yipsi Moreno (CUB)	Rhede	2000-06-23
10	69.28 m	Kirsten Klose (GER)	Sydney, Australia	2000-09-29
11	68.98 m	Katalin Divós (HUN)	Szombathely, Hungary	2000-06-24
12	68.47 m	Alla Davydova (RUS)	Moscow, Russia	2000-07-11
13	68.28 m	Amy Palmer (USA)	Philadelphia, United States	2000-04-29
14	68.18 m	Ivana Brkljačić (CRO)	Pula, Croatia	2000-04-28
15	67.95 m	Deborah Sosimenko (AUS)	Sydney, Australia	2000-09-29
16	67.73 m	Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR)	Brest, Belarus	2000-08-01
17	67.55 m	Lisa Misipeka (ASA)	Rüdlingen, Switzerland	2000-08-13
18	67.44 m	Lorraine Shaw (GBR)	Gateshead, United Kingdom	2000-07-15
19	67.15 m	Svetlana Sudak (BLR)	Stayki, Belarus	2000-06-27
20	66.58 m	Bianca Achilles (GER)	Clermont-Ferrand, France	2000-06-30
21	66.54 m	Bronwyn Eagles (AUS)	Bankstown, Australia	2000-12-03
22	66.52 m	Jesseca Cross (USA)	Logan, Utah, United States	2000-07-01
23	66.37 m	Mia Strömmer (FIN)	Lapinlahti, Finland	2000-07-16
24	66.17 m	Ester Balassini (ITA)	Pescara, Italy	2000-07-22
25	65.90 m	Simone Mathes (GER)	Stendal, Germany	2000-06-10