Athletics at the 1955 Summer International University Sports Week – Men's discus throw
# Athletics at the 1955 Summer International University Sports Week – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1955 International University Sports Week was held in San Sebastián on 13 August 1955.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Martin Bührle West Germany | Luitpold Maier West Germany | Luis Ortiz Urbina Spain |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martin Bührle | West Germany | 47.37 | Q |
| 2 | Luitpold Maier | West Germany | 45.85 | Q |
| 3 | Luis Ortiz Urbina | Spain | 42.12 | Q |
| 4 | Christian Dewaay | Belgium | 41.37 | Q |
| 5 | Alfonso Vidal-Quadras | Spain | 41.03 | Q |
| 6 | Budd | Great Britain | 40.65 | Q |
| 7 | Heinz Lutter | West Germany | 40.33 | |
| 8 | Vic Matthews | Great Britain | 34.87 | |
| | Robbins | Great Britain | NM | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Martin Bührle | West Germany | 47.65 |
| | Luitpold Maier | West Germany | 46.61 |
| | Luis Ortiz Urbina | Spain | 44.54 |
| 4 | Christian Dewaay | Belgium | 43.03 |
| 5 | Alfonso Vidal-Quadras | Spain | 41.48 |
| 6 | Budd | Great Britain | 40.65 |
