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

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Men's javelin
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground
Date26 November
Competitors21 from 12 nations
Winning distance85.71 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Egil Danielsen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg Janusz Sidło
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Viktor Tsybulenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1952
1960  

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]

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

Final classification

RANKNAME ATHLETEDISTANCE
Med 1.png Flag of Norway.svg  Egil Danielsen  (NOR)85.71 m WR
Med 2.png Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Janusz Sidło  (POL)79.98 m
Med 3.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Tsybulenko  (URS)79.50 m
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Herbert Koschel  (EUA)74.68 m
5.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jan Kopyto  (POL)74.28 m
6.Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Lievore  (ITA)72.88 m
7.Flag of France.svg  Michel Macquet  (FRA)71.84 m
8.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Gorshkov  (URS)70.32 m
9.Flag of Germany.svg  Heiner Will  (EUA)69.86 m
10.US flag 48 stars.svg  Philip Conley  (USA)69.74 m
11.US flag 48 stars.svg  Cy Young  (USA)68.64 m
12.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kuznetzov  (URS)67.14 m
13.Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Sandor Krasznai  (HUN)66.33 m
14.Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Nawaz  (PAK)62.55 m
15.US flag 48 stars.svg  Benjamin Garcia  (USA)NM
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Reinaldo Oliver Martínez  (PUR)DNQ
Flag of France.svg  Léon Syrovatski  (FRA)DNQ
Flag of Australia.svg  John Achurch  (AUS)DNQ
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Jalal Khan  (PAK)DNQ
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Peter Cullen  (GBR)DNQ
Flag of Australia.svg  Bob Grant  (AUS)DNQ

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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.