Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
# Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying stage and the final both were held on the third day of the track and field competition, on Monday November 26, 1956.

The 1956 Olympic Games are notable for being the only time that Finland did not take part in this event.

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
| - | - | - |
| | Egil Danielsen (NOR) | 85.71 m WR |
| | Janusz Sidło (POL) | 79.98 m |
| | Viktor Tsybulenko (URS) | 79.50 m |
| 4. | Herbert Koschel (EUA) | 74.68 m |
| 5. | Jan Kopyto (POL) | 74.28 m |
| 6. | Giovanni Lievore (ITA) | 72.88 m |
| 7. | Michel Macquet (FRA) | 71.84 m |
| 8. | Aleksandr Gorshkov (URS) | 70.32 m |
| 9. | Heiner Will (EUA) | 69.86 m |
| 10. | Philip Conley (USA) | 69.74 m |
| 11. | Cy Young (USA) | 68.64 m |
| 12. | Vladimir Kuznetzov (URS) | 67.14 m |
| 13. | Sandor Krasznai (HUN) | 66.33 m |
| 14. | Muhammad Nawaz (PAK) | 62.55 m |
| 15. | Benjamin Garcia (USA) | NM |
| — | Reinaldo Oliver Martínez (PUR) | DNQ |
| — | Léon Syrovatski (FRA) | DNQ |
| — | John Achurch (AUS) | DNQ |
| — | Jalal Khan (PAK) | DNQ |
| — | Peter Cullen (GBR) | DNQ |
| — | Bob Grant (AUS) | DNQ |
