the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 77.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted. Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Sergey Litvinov broke the Olympic record with his first throw in the final, of 84.76 metres, and improved on that with his fifth throw, of 84.80 metres. All six of Litvinov's throws in the final surpassed the old record, as did four of Sedykh's five legal marks. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10) Results Qualifying Final See also 1986 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Stuttgart) 1987 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Rome) 1988 Hammer Throw Year Ranking 1990 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Split) 1991 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Tokyo) References External links Official Report hammerthrow.wz H Hammer throw at the Olympics Men's events at the 1988 Summer Olympics