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Hammer Throw, Men

Date	2 – 3 September 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Participants	28 from 18 countries

Defending champion Hal Connolly had broken the world record in 1958 and earlier in 1960. However, the favorite was Soviet Vasily Rudenkov, the best thrower of 1959. Connolly did not perform well in Roma, finishing eighth, but Rudenkov lived up to expectations, winning the gold medal. He led from the first round, and had three throws longer than silver medalist Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN).

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	590	Vasily Rudenkov	👁 Image URS	67.03 (1)	67.10 (1)	Gold
2	211	Gyula Zsivótzky	👁 Image HUN	64.80 (2)	65.79 (2)	Silver
3	545	Tadeusz Rut	👁 Image POL	60.73 (13)	65.64 (3)	Bronze
4	463	John Lawlor	👁 Image IRL	62.10 (7)	64.95 (4)
5	544	Olgierd Ciepły	👁 Image POL	60.61 (14)	64.57 (5)
6	323	Zvonko Bezjak	👁 Image YUG	60.90 (10)	64.21 (6)
7	591	Anatoly Samotsvetov	👁 Image URS	64.67 (3)	63.60 (7)
8	444	Hal Connolly	👁 Image USA	63.02 (5)	63.59 (8)
9	95	Heinrich Thun	👁 Image AUT	62.73 (6)	63.53 (9)
10	592	Yury Nikulin	👁 Image URS	60.40 (15)	63.10 (10)
11	692	Sverre Strandli	👁 Image NOR	61.41 (9)	63.05 (11)
12	127	Muhammad Iqbal	👁 Image PAK	60.86 (11)	61.79 (12)
13	386	Noboru Okamoto	👁 Image JPN	61.95 (8)	60.08 (13)
14	445	Al Hall	👁 Image USA	60.76 (12)	59.76 (14)
15	655	Mike Ellis	👁 Image GBR	63.21 (4)	54.22 (15)
16 r1/2	489	Guy Husson	👁 Image FRA	59.83 (16)	–
17 r1/2	310	Claus Peter	👁 Image GER	59.83 (17)	–
18 r1/2	212	József Csermák	👁 Image HUN	59.72 (18)	–
19 r1/2	443	Ed Bagdonas	👁 Image USA	59.48 (19)	–
20 r1/2	311	Manfred Losch	👁 Image GER	59.38 (20)	–
21 r1/2	385	Takeo Sugawara	👁 Image JPN	59.32 (21)	–
22 r1/2	231	Hansruedi Jost	👁 Image SUI	59.12 (22)	–
23 r1/2	309	Siegfried Lorenz	👁 Image GER	59.06 (23)	–
=24 r1/2	358	Birger Asplund	👁 Image SWE	57.27 (=24)	–
=24 r1/2	322	Krešo Račić	👁 Image YUG	57.27 (=24)	–
26 r1/2	460	José Luis Falcón	👁 Image ESP	57.24 (26)	–
27 r1/2	342	Andreas Kouvelogiannis	👁 Image GRE	55.18 (27)	–
28 r1/2	–	Eduardo Albuquerque	👁 Image POR	54.92 (28)	–
175	Erman Bastian	👁 Image IND	– ()	–

Qualifying Round

Date	2 September 1960 — 10:15
Format	All those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	590	Vasily Rudenkov	👁 Image URS	67.03	–	67.03	-	-
2	211	Gyula Zsivótzky	👁 Image HUN	64.80	–	64.80	-	-
3	591	Anatoly Samotsvetov	👁 Image URS	64.67	–	64.67	-	-
4	655	Mike Ellis	👁 Image GBR	63.21	–	63.21	-	-
5	444	Hal Connolly	👁 Image USA	63.02	–	63.02	-	-
6	95	Heinrich Thun	👁 Image AUT	62.73	–	62.73	-	-
7	463	John Lawlor	👁 Image IRL	62.10	–	x	62.10	-
8	386	Noboru Okamoto	👁 Image JPN	61.95	–	x	x	61.95
9	692	Sverre Strandli	👁 Image NOR	61.41	–	58.67	61.41	-
10	323	Zvonko Bezjak	👁 Image YUG	60.90	–	60.90	-	-
11	127	Muhammad Iqbal	👁 Image PAK	60.86	–	57.84	60.86	-
12	445	Al Hall	👁 Image USA	60.76	–	57.43	x	60.76
13	545	Tadeusz Rut	👁 Image POL	60.73	–	60.73	-	-
14	544	Olgierd Ciepły	👁 Image POL	60.61	–	60.61	-	-
15	592	Yury Nikulin	👁 Image URS	60.40	–	60.40	-	-
16	489	Guy Husson	👁 Image FRA	59.83	59.31	59.31	x	59.83
17	310	Claus Peter	👁 Image GER	59.83	x	x	59.83	x
18	212	József Csermák	👁 Image HUN	59.72	–	x	x	59.72
19	443	Ed Bagdonas	👁 Image USA	59.48	–	x	59.48	x
20	311	Manfred Losch	👁 Image GER	59.38	–	x	58.85	59.38
21	385	Takeo Sugawara	👁 Image JPN	59.32	–	58.40	59.32	57.66
22	231	Hansruedi Jost	👁 Image SUI	59.12	–	55.09	57.07	59.12
23	309	Siegfried Lorenz	👁 Image GER	59.06	–	x	59.06	x
=24	322	Krešo Račić	👁 Image YUG	57.27	–	57.27	x	x
=24	358	Birger Asplund	👁 Image SWE	57.27	–	57.27	x	x
26	460	José Luis Falcón	👁 Image ESP	57.24	–	51.56	57.24	x
27	342	Andreas Kouvelogiannis	👁 Image GRE	55.18	–	53.43	x	55.18
28	–	Eduardo Albuquerque	👁 Image POR	54.92	–	53.26	54.31	54.92
175	Erman Bastian	👁 Image IND	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	3 September 1960 — 16:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	590	Vasily Rudenkov	👁 Image URS	67.10	65.60	64.98	67.10	66.62	64.58	66.23
2	211	Gyula Zsivótzky	👁 Image HUN	65.79	60.83	63.83	64.87	65.79	x	65.11
3	545	Tadeusz Rut	👁 Image POL	65.64	64.51	65.64	64.95	x	64.85	63.54
4	463	John Lawlor	👁 Image IRL	64.95	x	62.59	64.09	64.95	x	x
5	544	Olgierd Ciepły	👁 Image POL	64.57	60.03	64.07	62.27	64.57	62.48	62.06
6	323	Zvonko Bezjak	👁 Image YUG	64.21	61.96	64.21	63.54	63.95	62.86	x
7	591	Anatoly Samotsvetov	👁 Image URS	63.60	x	63.60	x	–	–	–
8	444	Hal Connolly	👁 Image USA	63.59	63.05	62.57	63.59	–	–	–
9	95	Heinrich Thun	👁 Image AUT	63.53	62.23	x	63.53	–	–	–
10	592	Yury Nikulin	👁 Image URS	63.10	61.56	63.10	62.23	–	–	–
11	692	Sverre Strandli	👁 Image NOR	63.05	x	62.02	63.05	–	–	–
12	127	Muhammad Iqbal	👁 Image PAK	61.79	60.55	61.79	60.80	–	–	–
13	386	Noboru Okamoto	👁 Image JPN	60.08	x	60.08	x	–	–	–
14	445	Al Hall	👁 Image USA	59.76	59.64	x	59.76	–	–	–
15	655	Mike Ellis	👁 Image GBR	54.22	x	54.22	x	–	–	–

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/59877

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