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

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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.[1]

Final classification[]

RANK NAME ATHLETE DISTANCE
Med 1.png  Egil Danielsen (NOR) 85.71 m WR
Med 2.png  Janusz Sidło (POL) 79.98 m
Med 3.png  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[]

  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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