The men's hammer throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 23 August.

[1][2] Returning champion and current world leader Paweł Fajdek looked to be the favorite.

The second round saw Dilshod Nazarov and Sergej Litvinov get off 77 metre throws to take the top two spots.

Nazarov got off a 78.55 in the fifth round to move into second, but that was matched exactly by Wojciech Nowicki on his final throw.

[3] The world championships also incorporated the 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge and Fajdek was the series winner.