This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2011 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 29, 2011. The women had their final six days later, on September 4, 2011.

Men

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 season in track and field
World Record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m August 30, 1986 West Germany Stuttgart, West Germany

2011 World Year Ranking

Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 81.89 m  Krisztián Pars (HUN) Szombathely, Hungary September 23, 2011
2 81.73 m  Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS) Yurino, Russia June 4, 2011
3 81.24 m  Koji Murofushi (JPN) Daegu, South Korea August 29, 2011
4 80.67 m  Pavel Kryvitski (BLR) Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2011
5 80.31 m  Kibwe Johnson (USA) Eugene, Oregon, United States June 23, 2011
6 80.30 m  Dilshod Nazarov (TJK) Zagreb, Croatia September 13, 2011
7 80.29 m  Nicola Vizzoni (ITA) Florence, Italy June 4, 2011
8 80.28 m  Primož Kozmus (SLO) Zagreb, Croatia September 13, 2011
9 79.69 m  Markus Esser (GER) Leichlingen, Germany April 9, 2011
10 79.27 m  Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi (KUW) Al Ain, United Arab Emirates October 27, 2011
11 79.04 m  Kirill Ikonnikov (RUS) Cheboksary, Russia July 24, 2011
12 79.02 m  Szymon Ziolkowski (POL) Castres, France July 19, 2011
13 78.90 m  Sergej Litvinov (RUS) Adler, Russia February 23, 2011
14 78.70 m  Yury Shayunou (BLR) Minsk, Belarus July 28, 2011
15 78.54 m  Pawel Fajdek (POL) Ostrava, Czech Republic July 17, 2011
16 78.33 m  Aleksei Sokirskiy (UKR) Kyiv, Ukraine July 20, 2011
17 78.04 m  Esref Apak (TUR) İzmir, Turkey July 9, 2011
18 78.02 m  Valery Sviatokha (BLR) Minsk, Belarus July 28, 2011
19 77.69 m  Libor Charfreitag (SVK) Novi Sad, Serbia June 18, 2011
20 77.52 m  Siarhei Kalamoyets (BLR) Minsk, Belarus June 4, 2011
21 77.34 m  David Söderberg (FIN) Kaustinen, Finland July 2, 2011
22 77.01 m  Igor Vinichenko (RUS) Moscow, Russia July 10, 2011
23 76.96 m  Lorenzo Povegliano (ITA) Pordenone, Italy September 18, 2011
24 76.64 m  A. G. Kruger (USA) Ashland, Ohio, United States June 17, 2011
25 76.60 m  Matt Dibuono (USA) West Point, New York, United States June 1, 2011

Women

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 season in track and field
World Record  Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 78.30 m June 6, 2010 Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland
Standing records after the 2011 season in track and field
World Record  Betty Heidler (GER) 79.42 m May 21, 2011 Germany Halle, Germany

2011 World Year Ranking

Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 79.42 m  Betty Heidler (GER) Halle, Germany May 21, 2011 WR
2 77.13 m  Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) Daegu, South Korea September 4, 2011
3 75.65 m  Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany June 12, 2011
4 75.62 m  Yipsi Moreno (CUB) Guadalajara, Mexico October 24, 2011
5 75.48 m  Kathrin Klaas (GER) Ostrava, Czech Republic May 30, 2011
6 75.33 m  Anita Włodarczyk (POL) Elztal, Germany September 9, 2011
7 73.44 m  Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) Berlin, Germany September 11, 2011
8 72.86 m  Alena Matoshka (BLR) Minsk, Belarus August 11, 2011
9 72.65 m  Jessica Cosby (USA) Los Angeles, California, United States May 7, 2011
10 72.59 m  Amber Campbell (USA) Walnut, California, United States April 16, 2011
11 72.47 m  Martina Hrašnová (SVK) Athens, Georgia, United States April 8, 2011
12 72.22 m  Nataliya Zolotukhina (UKR) Uman, Ukraine May 22, 2011
13 72.04 m  Bianca Perie (ROU) Daegu, South Korea September 4, 2011
14 71.93 m  Silvia Salis (ITA) Savona, Italy May 18, 2011
14 71.93 m  Mariya Bespalova (RUS) Zhukovsky, Russia July 6, 2011
16 71.86 m  Arasay Thondike (CUB) Havana, Cuba June 3, 2011
17 71.58 m  Marina Marghieva (MDA) Chișinău, Moldova May 4, 2011
18 71.53 m  Stéphanie Falzon (FRA) Forbach, France May 29, 2011
19 71.46 m  Sultana Frizell (CAN) Edmonton, Canada July 23, 2011
20 71.33 m  Éva Orbán (HUN) Shenzhen, China August 19, 2011
21 71.11 m  Gulfiya Agafonova (RUS) Zhukovsky, Russia July 6, 2011
22 70.98 m  Heather Steacy (CAN) Lethbridge, Canada May 22, 2011
23 70.54 m  Alexandra Papageorgiou (GRE) Athens, Greece July 29, 2011
24 70.52 m  Gwen Berry (USA) Des Moines, Iowa, United States April 30, 2011
25 70.43 m  Mona Christine Holm Soderberg (NOR) Byrkjelo, Norway August 13, 2011

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