Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
Men's javelin at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||
Date | 26 November | |||||||||
Competitors | 21 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 85.71 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The men's
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]
The 1956 Olympic Games are notable for being the only time that Finland did not take part in this event.
Final classification
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
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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 )
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69.74 m |
11. | Cy Young (USA) | 68.64 m |
12. | Vladimir Kuznetzov (URS )
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67.14 m |
13. | Sandor Krasznai (HUN )
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66.33 m |
14. | Muhammad Nawaz (PAK) | 62.55 m |
15. | Benjamin Garcia (USA) | NM |
— | Reinaldo Oliver Martínez (PUR )
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DNQ |
— | Léon Syrovatski (FRA) | DNQ |
— | John Achurch (AUS )
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DNQ |
— | Jalal Khan (PAK) | DNQ |
— | Peter Cullen (GBR) | DNQ |
— | Bob Grant (AUS) | DNQ |
References
- ^ "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.