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.[1]

Athletics at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

Final classification
RANKNAME ATHLETEDISTANCE
 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
  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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