Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
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Quick Facts Men's hammer throw at the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's hammer throw at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||
Dates | November 24 | |||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 63.19 OR | |||||||||
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The men's hammer throw was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying round and the final both were held on Saturday November 24, 1956.[1] There were 22 competitors from 14 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by American Hal Connolly, the nation's first victory in the event since 1924 and seventh overall. Mikhail Krivonosov (silver) and Anatoli Samotsvetov (bronze) earned the Soviet Union's first medals in the event.