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

Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Stadio Olimpico
Dates November 24
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Harold Connolly  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mikhail Krivonosov  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Anatoli Samotsvetov  Soviet Union
← 1952
1960 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Harold Connolly  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mikhail Krivonosov  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Anatoli Samotsvetov  Soviet Union

These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying round and the final both were held on Saturday November 24, 1956.


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