Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw
# Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Gyula Zsivótzky Hungary | Anatoliy Samotsvetov Soviet Union | Krešimir Račić Yugoslavia |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | Hungary | 60.97 |
| 2 | Anatoliy Samotsvetov | Soviet Union | 60.64 |
| 3 | Krešimir Račić | Yugoslavia | 59.50 |
| 4 | Zvonko Bezjak | Yugoslavia | 57.67 |
| 5 | Einoshin Hanamura | Japan | 54.49 |
| 6 | Howard Payne | Southern Rhodesia | 53.34 |
| 7 | Siegfried Perleberg | West Germany | 52.39 |
| 8 | Manlio Cristin | Italy | 50.77 |
| 9 | Rim Dong-sil | South Korea | 48.38 |
| 10 | Luciano Ansaloni | Italy | 48.06 |
| 11 | Norbert Göpfert | West Germany | 48.02 |
| 12 | José María Elorriaga | Spain | 48.02 |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gyula Zsivótzky | Hungary | 63.65 |
| | Anatoliy Samotsvetov | Soviet Union | 63.61 |
| | Krešimir Račić | Yugoslavia | 62.32 |
| 4 | Zvonko Bezjak | Yugoslavia | 61.74 |
| 5 | Siegfried Perleberg | West Germany | 57.81 |
| 6 | Howard Payne | Southern Rhodesia | 57.39 |
| 7 | Manlio Cristin | Italy | 55.91 |
| 8 | Einoshin Hanamura | Japan | 55.39 |
| 9 | Norbert Göpfert | West Germany | 53.99 |
| 10 | Rim Dong-sil | South Korea | 49.44 |
| 11 | José María Elorriaga | Spain | 48.66 |
| 12 | Luciano Ansaloni | Italy | 47.48 |
