Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying stage and the final both were held on the third day of the track and field competition, on Monday November 26, 1956.
Final classification
| RANK |
NAME ATHLETE |
DISTANCE |
|
Egil Danielsen (NOR) |
85.71 m |
|
Janusz Sidło (POL) |
79.98 m |
|
Viktor Tsybulenko (URS) |
79.50 m |
| 4. |
Herbert Koschel (EUA) |
74.68 m |
| 5. |
Jan Kopyto (POL) |
74.28 m |
| 6. |
Giovanni Lievore (ITA) |
72.88 m |
| 7. |
Michel Macquet (FRA) |
71.84 m |
| 8. |
Aleksandr Gorshkov (URS) |
70.32 m |
| 9. |
Heinrich Will (EUA) |
69.86 m |
| 10. |
Philip Conley (USA) |
69.74 m |
| 11. |
Cy Young (USA) |
68.64 m |
| 12. |
Vladimir Kuznetzov (URS) |
67.14 m |
| 13. |
Sandor Krasznai (HUN) |
66.33 m |
| 14. |
Muhammad Nawaz (PAK) |
62.55 m |
| — |
Benjamin Garcia (USA) |
DNQ |
| — |
Reinaldo Oliver Martínez (PUR) |
DNQ |
| — |
Leon Syrovatsky (FRA) |
DNQ |
| — |
John Achurch (AUS) |
DNQ |
| — |
Jalal Khan (PAK) |
DNQ |
| — |
Peter Cullen (GBR) |
DNQ |
| — |
Robert Grant (AUS) |
DNQ |
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