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Javelin Throw, Men

Date	26 November 1956
Status	Olympic
Location	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants	21 from 12 countries

The javelin world record had taken a beating since 1952, due to new, more aerodynamic javelin designs, pioneered by American javelinist Franklin “Bud” Held and his brother, Dick. Bud Held used the new javelin to better the world record three times in 1953 and 1955. But a few months before Melbourne Poland’s Janusz Sidło pushed the jav out to 83.66 (274-5¾) for another record. The 1954 European Champion, he was the favorite. Norway’s Egil Danielsen was also considered a contender, based on a solid 1956 season. Defending champion Cy Young led the qualifiers but would struggle in the final, finishing 11th. Sidło led after three rounds with 79.98 (262-5), which would be his best mark, and would win the silver medal. Then in the fourth round, Danielson launched a low throw that seemed to stay airborne forever, breaking the world record with 85.71 (281-2½).

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	409	Egil Danielsen	NOR	74.15 (2)	85.71 (1)	Gold	WR
2	411	Janusz Sidło	POL	72.00 (6)	79.98 (2)	Silver	OR
3	421	Viktor Tsybulenko	URS	71.20 (8)	79.50 (3)	Bronze
4	405	Herbert Koschel	GER	72.90 (4)	74.68 (4)
5	410	Jan Kopyto	POL	68.19 (13)	74.28 (5)
6	408	Giovanni Lievore	ITA	69.64 (11)	72.88 (6)
7	404	Michel Macquet	FRA	71.23 (7)	71.84 (7)
8	419	Aleksandr Gorshkov	URS	72.31 (5)	70.32 (8)
9	406	Heiner Will	GER	70.38 (10)	69.86 (9)
10	416	Phil Conley	USA	68.50 (12)	69.74 (10)
11	418	Cy Young	USA	74.76 (1)	68.64 (11)
12	420	Vladimir Kuznetsov	URS	73.89 (3)	67.14 (12)
13	660	Sándor Krasznai	HUN	67.39 (15)	66.33 (13)
14	413	Muhammad Nawaz	PAK	67.57 (14)	62.55 (14)
AC r2/2	417	Benny Garcia	USA	71.17 (9)	– (NM)
16 r1/2	402	Bob Grant	AUS	65.76 (16)	–
17 r1/2	412	Jalal Khan	PAK	65.35 (17)	–
18 r1/2	403	Léon Syrovatski	FRA	64.58 (18)	–
19 r1/2	293	Reynaldo Oliver	PUR	63.68 (19)	–
20 r1/2	407	Peter Cullen	GBR	62.77 (20)	–
21 r1/2	401	Jim Achurch	AUS	57.09 (21)	–

Qualifying Round (26 November 1956 — 10:00)

All those reaching 66.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	16	Cy Young	USA	74.76	63.30	74.76	-	QOR
2	8	Egil Danielsen	NOR	74.15	74.15	-	-	Q
3	19	Vladimir Kuznetsov	URS	73.89	64.88	73.89	-	Q
4	9	Herbert Koschel	GER	72.90	72.90	-	-	Q
5	13	Aleksandr Gorshkov	URS	72.31	72.31	-	-	Q
6	5	Janusz Sidło	POL	72.00	72.00	-	-	Q
7	10	Michel Macquet	FRA	71.23	71.23	-	-	Q
8	1	Viktor Tsybulenko	URS	71.20	71.20	-	-	Q
9	18	Benny Garcia	USA	71.17	71.17	-	-	Q
10	17	Heiner Will	GER	70.38	52.56	64.68	70.38	Q
11	4	Giovanni Lievore	ITA	69.64	69.64	-	-	Q
12	7	Phil Conley	USA	68.50	68.50	-	-	Q
13	21	Jan Kopyto	POL	68.19	68.19	-	-	Q
14	14	Muhammad Nawaz	PAK	67.57	59.44	61.62	67.57	Q
15	15	Sándor Krasznai	HUN	67.39	61.87	67.39	-	Q
16	20	Bob Grant	AUS	65.76	×	65.76	61.50
17	11	Jalal Khan	PAK	65.35	65.35	×	61.61
18	3	Léon Syrovatski	FRA	64.58	61.06	62.65	64.58
19	2	Reynaldo Oliver	PUR	63.68	55.85	52.42	63.68
20	12	Peter Cullen	GBR	62.77	×	61.37	62.77
21	6	Jim Achurch	AUS	57.09	57.09	43.43	×

Final Round (26 November 1956 — 15:25)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	5	Egil Danielsen	NOR	85.71	72.60	68.49	70.75	85.71	72.60	68.86	WR
2	3	Janusz Sidło	POL	79.98	72.78	×	79.98	79.70	75.79	73.50	OR
3	1	Viktor Tsybulenko	URS	79.50	74.96	75.84	71.74	79.50	72.98	63.24
4	6	Herbert Koschel	GER	74.68	74.68	60.80	69.88	61.66	×	61.29
5	15	Jan Kopyto	POL	74.28	71.82	73.32	73.02	74.28	57.20	73.27
6	2	Giovanni Lievore	ITA	72.88	71.26	72.88	67.46	65.58	64.87	55.78
7	7	Michel Macquet	FRA	71.84	70.03	70.11	71.84	–	–	–
8	8	Aleksandr Gorshkov	URS	70.32	×	×	70.32	–	–	–
9	12	Heiner Will	GER	69.86	69.86	67.39	×	–	–	–
10	4	Phil Conley	USA	69.74	69.74	60.92	69.59	–	–	–
11	11	Cy Young	USA	68.64	×	66.32	68.64	–	–	–
12	14	Vladimir Kuznetsov	URS	67.14	65.65	62.80	67.14	–	–	–
13	10	Sándor Krasznai	HUN	66.33	66.33	60.03	59.78	–	–	–
14	9	Muhammad Nawaz	PAK	62.55	62.55	59.42	61.13	–	–	–
NM	13	Benny Garcia	USA	–	×	×	×	–	–	–