Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw was an 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.[1]

Men's javelin
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground
Date26 November
Competitors21 from 12 nations
Winning distance85.71 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Egil Danielsen
 Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Janusz Sidło
 Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Viktor Tsybulenko
 Soviet Union
← 1952
1960 →

The 1956 Olympic Games are notable for being the only time that Finland did not take part in this event.

Final classification

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RANK NAME ATHLETE DISTANCE
    Egil Danielsen (NOR) 85.71 m WR
    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.   Heiner 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
15.   Benjamin Garcia (USA) NM
  Reinaldo Oliver Martínez (PUR) DNQ
  Léon Syrovatski (FRA) DNQ
  John Achurch (AUS) DNQ
  Jalal Khan (PAK) DNQ
  Peter Cullen (GBR) DNQ
  Bob Grant (AUS) DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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