Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw

These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying round and the final both were held on Tuesday November 27, 1956.

The event proved to be once again an all-American contest, with Mark Pharaoh (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) able to get within inches of the third place-getter Desmond Koch. All other competitors were several feet behind. The percentage of qualifiers was rather higher in this than in other field events. Only four out of twenty failed the qualifying distance of 47 metres.

Final Classification

References

* [http://www.olympic-museum.de/o-reports/report1956.htm Official Report]
* [http://todor66.com/olim/1956/Athletics/Men_Discus_Throw.html Results]