The men's hammer throw at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–12 August.

[1] Performances in the World Championships contributed to the final scoring of the 2013 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge – a first for the series.

Paweł Fajdek was victorious in both the World Championships and the seasonal challenge[2] Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[3] All times are local times (UTC+4) Qualification: 77.00 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the final.

[5] The final was started at 20:30.

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