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	Notes
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	Notes
	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