Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
The Men's hammer throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place on September 2 (qualifications) and September 3 (final) at the Stadio Olimpico. The qualifying standards for the 1960 event were 60 m (196 ft 10 in).[1]
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Venue | Stadio Olimpico | ||||||||||||
Dates | September 2 (qualifications) September 3 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | women |
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 | |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | 70.33 m | Walnut, United States | June 20, 1960 | |
Olympic record | 63.19 m | Melbourne, Australia | November 24, 1956 |
Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 60.00 m (Q) advance to the Final.
- 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.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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Vasily Rudenkov | 65.60 | 64.98 | 67.10 | 66.62 | 64.58 | 66.23 | 67.10 | OR | ||
Gyula Zsivótzky | 60.83 | 63.83 | 64.87 | 65.79 | x | 65.11 | 65.79 | |||
Tadeusz Rut | 64.51 | 65.64 | 64.95 | x | 64.85 | 63.54 | 65.64 | |||
4 | John Lawlor | x | 62.59 | 64.09 | 64.95 | x | x | 64.95 | ||
5 | Olgierd Ciepły | 60.03 | 64.07 | 62.27 | 64.57 | 62.48 | 62.06 | 64.57 | ||
6 | Antun Bezjak | 61.96 | 64.21 | 63.54 | 63.95 | 62.86 | x | 64.21 | ||
7 | Anatoli Samotsvetov | x | 63.60 | x | 63.60 | |||||
8 | Hal Connolly | 63.05 | 62.57 | 63.59 | 63.59 | |||||
9 | Heinz Thun | 62.23 | x | 63.53 | 63.53 | |||||
10 | Yuriy Nikulin | 61.56 | 63.10 | 62.23 | 63.10 | |||||
11 | Sverre Strandli | x | 62.02 | 63.05 | 63.05 | |||||
12 | Muhammad Iqbal | 60.55 | 61.79 | 60.80 | 61.79 | |||||
13 | Noboru Okamoto | x | 60.08 | x | 60.08 | |||||
14 | Albert Hall | 59.64 | x | 59.76 | 59.76 | |||||
15 | Michael Ellis | x | 54.22 | x | 54.22 |
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References
- "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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