Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
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.
Final classification
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
|
 Alfred Oerter (USA)
|
56.36 m |
|
Fortune Gordien (USA)
|
54.81 m |
|
Desmond Koch (USA)
|
54.40 m |
| 4. |  Mark Pharaoh (GBR)
|
54.27 m |
| 5. |  Otto Grigalka (URS)
|
52.37 m |
| 6. |  Adolfo Consolini (ITA)
|
52.21 m |
| 7. |  Ferenc Klics (HUN)
|
51.82 m |
| 8. |  Dako Radosević (YUG)
|
51.69 m |
| 9. | Boris Matveyev (URS)
|
51.38 m |
| 10. | Gerald Carr (GBR)
|
50.72 m |
| 11. |  Gunter Kruse (ARG)
|
49.89 m |
| 12. | Kim Boukhantsov (URS)
|
48.58 m |
| 13. |  Fanie du Plessis (RSA)
|
48.49 m |
| 14. |  Erik Uddebom (SWE)
|
48.28 m |
| 15. |  Mesulame Rakura (FIJ)
|
47.24 m |
| 16. |  Hernán Haddad (CHI)
|
46.00 m |
| — |  Vesmonis Balodis (AUS)
|
DNQ |
| — |  Muhamad Ayub (PAK)
|
DNQ |
| — |  Pierre Alard (FRA)
|
DNQ |
| — |  Tadeusz Rut (POL)
|
DNQ |