Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 60.00 m (Q) advance to the Final.

Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
Eduardo Martins	53.26	54.31	54.92	54.92
Tadeusz Rut Tadeusz Rut Tadeusz Rut was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.He competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he won the bronze medal in the men's hammer throw event.-References:...	60.73			60.73	Q
Takeo Sugahara	58.40	59.32	57.66	59.32
Manfred Losch		58.85	59.38	59.38
Gyula Zsivótzky Gyula Zsivótzky Gyula Zsivótzky was a Hungarian athlete who competed in hammer throw. Born in Budapest, he won two Olympic silver medals and one gold medal.One of his sons is decathlete Attila Zsivóczky...	64.80			64.80	Q
Albert Hall	57.43		60.76	60.76	Q
Antun Bezjak	60.90			60.90	Q
Heinz Thun	62.73			62.73	Q
József Csermák József Csermák József Csermák was a Hungarian athlete, who competed in hammer throw. He won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, throwing 60.34 metres. He thereby became the first to throw over 60 metres, and captured the world record of teammate Imre Németh.-External links:**...			62.73	59.72
Harold Connolly Harold Vincent Connolly Harold Vincent "Hal" Connolly was an American athlete and hammer thrower from Somerville, Massachusetts. He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. During the course of his career, Connolly became the first American to throw more than 200 feet...	63.02			63.02	Q
Sverre Strandli Sverre Strandli Sverre Strandli was a Norwegian hammer thrower, who won the gold medal at the European Championships in 1950 and the silver medal in 1954....	58.67	61.41		61.41	Q
Michael Ellis Mike Ellis (athlete) Michael John Ellis was an Olympic athlete from England. He specialised in the hammer throw events during his career.Ellis represented Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games...	63.21			63.21	Q
José Falcón Echegoyen	51.26	57.24		57.24
Yuriy Nikulin	60.40			60.40	Q
Karl Birger Asplund	57.27			57.27
Klaus Peter		59.83		59.83
Krešimir Račić	57.27			57.27
Siegfried Lorenz		59.06		59.06
Edward Bagdonas		59.48		59.48
Muhammad Iqbal	57.84	60.86		60.86	Q
John Lawlor John Lawlor (athlete) John Francis Lawlor, , is an Irish Olympic athlete. He competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, finishing 4th in the men's hammer throwing event in 1960 with a throw of 64.95 metres. In 1964 he failed to qualify for the finals, finishing a distant 23rd in the qualifying...		62.10		62.10	Q
Andreas Kouveloyannis	53.43		55.18	55.18
Noboru Okamoto			61.95	61.95	Q
Olgierd Cieply	60.61			60.61	Q
Vasily Rudenkov Vasily Rudenkov Vasily Vasilievich Rudenkov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born in Zhlobin, Homel, Belarus....	67.03			67.03	Q, OR
Anatoli Samotsvetov Anatoli Samotsvetov Anatoliy Vasilyevich Samotsvetov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast....	64.67			64.67	Q
Guy Husson	59.31		59.83	59.83
Hans Jost	55.09	57.07	59.12	59.12
Erman Bastian					DNC

Q - Qualified with score of 60.00 or higher

x - Fault

OR - Olympic Record

DNC - Did not compete

Finals

The six highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.

Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
Vasily Rudenkov Vasily Rudenkov Vasily Vasilievich Rudenkov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born in Zhlobin, Homel, Belarus....	65.60	64.98	67.10	66.62	64.58	66.23	67.10	OR
Gyula Zsivótzky Gyula Zsivótzky Gyula Zsivótzky was a Hungarian athlete who competed in hammer throw. Born in Budapest, he won two Olympic silver medals and one gold medal.One of his sons is decathlete Attila Zsivóczky...	60.83	63.83	64.87	65.79		65.11	65.79
Tadeusz Rut Tadeusz Rut Tadeusz Rut was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.He competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he won the bronze medal in the men's hammer throw event.-References:...	64.51	65.64	64.95		64.85	63.54	65.64
John Lawlor John Lawlor (athlete) John Francis Lawlor, , is an Irish Olympic athlete. He competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, finishing 4th in the men's hammer throwing event in 1960 with a throw of 64.95 metres. In 1964 he failed to qualify for the finals, finishing a distant 23rd in the qualifying...		62.59	64.09	64.95			64.95
Olgierd Cieply	60.03	64.07	62.27	64.57	62.48	62.06	64.57
Antun Bezjak	61.96	64.21	63.54	63.95	62.86		64.21

Anatoli Samotsvetov Anatoli Samotsvetov Anatoliy Vasilyevich Samotsvetov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast....		63.60					63.60
Harold Connolly Harold Vincent Connolly Harold Vincent "Hal" Connolly was an American athlete and hammer thrower from Somerville, Massachusetts. He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. During the course of his career, Connolly became the first American to throw more than 200 feet...	63.05	62.57	63.59				63.59
Heinz Thun	62.23		63.53				63.53
Yuriy Nikulin	61.56	63.10	62.23				63.10
Sverre Strandli Sverre Strandli Sverre Strandli was a Norwegian hammer thrower, who won the gold medal at the European Championships in 1950 and the silver medal in 1954....		62.02	63.05				63.05
Muhammad Iqbal	60.55	61.79	60.80				61.79
Noboru Okamoto		60.08					60.08
Albert Hall	59.64		59.76				59.76
Michael Ellis Mike Ellis (athlete) Michael John Ellis was an Olympic athlete from England. He specialised in the hammer throw events during his career.Ellis represented Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games...		54.22					54.22

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