title: 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' hammer throw
text: # 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' hammer throw
  
  The Boys' hammer throw at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 12 and 14 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
  
  | World Youth Best | Bence Halász (HUN) | 87.16 m | Baku, Azerbaijan | 31 May 2014 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Hlib Piskunov (UKR) | 84.91 m | Cali, Colombia | 17 July 2015 |
  | World Youth Leading | Mykhaylo Kokhan (UKR) | 84.25 m | Dnipro, Ukraine | 10 June 2017 |
  
  ## Qualification
  
  Qualification rule: 72.00 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) performers.
  
  | Group | Name | Nationality |
  | - | - | - |
  | A | Dorin Juncu | Moldova |
  | A | Mykhaylo Kokhan | Ukraine |
  | A | Ali Hesham Mohamed Ahmed | Egypt |
  | A | Damneet Singh | India |
  | A | Vladut Gabriel Caus | Romania |
  | A | Dzianis Shabasau | Belarus |
  | A | Daniel Danác | Slovakia |
  | A | Liu Yuxuan | China |
  | A | Oliver Tomann | Germany |
  | B | Batuhan Hizal | Turkey |
  | B | Wang Qi | China |
  | B | Juan Pablo Bacotti | Argentina |
  | B | Uladzislau Trambovich | Belarus |
  | B | Bohdan Potrus | Ukraine |
  | B | Nitesh Poonia | India |
  | B | Victor Kiplimo | Kenya |
  | B | Mohamed Tarek Ismail Mahmoud | Egypt |
  | B | Raphael Winkelvoss | Germany |
  