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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Date Started: July 24, 1952
Date Finished: July 24, 1952
| Gold: | József Csermák |
| Silver: | Karl Storch |
| Bronze: | Imre Németh |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Csermák | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 60.34 | WR |
| 2 | Karl Storch | 38 | Germany | GER | 58.86 | |
| 3 | Imre Németh | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 57.74 | |
| 4 | Jiří Dadák | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 56,81 | |
| 5 | Mykola Redkin | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 56.55 | |
| 6 | Karl Wolf | 40 | Germany | GER | 56.49 | |
| 7 | Sverre Strandli | 26 | Norway | NOR | 56.36 | |
| 8 | Heorhiy Dybenko | Soviet Union | URS | 55.03 | ||
| 9 | Ivan Gubijan | 29 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 54.54 | |
| 10 | Teseo Taddia | 32 | Italy | ITA | 54.27 | |
| 11 | Sam Felton | 26 | United States | USA | 53.32 | |
| 12 | Constantin Dumitru | 27 | Romania | ROU | 52.77 | |
| 13 | Bob Backus | 26 | United States | USA | 52.11 | |
| 14 | Reino Kuivamäki | 34 | Finland | FIN | 51.85 | |
| 15 | Miloš Máca | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 51.78 | |
| 16 | Poul Cederquist | 36 | Denmark | DEN | 51.60 | |
| 17 | Rudolf Galin | 24 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 51.37 | |
| 18 | Duncan Clark | 37 | Great Britain | GBR | 51.07 | |
| 19 | Oiva Halmetoja | 32 | Finland | FIN | 50.82 | |
| 20 | Lauri Tamminen | 32 | Finland | FIN | 50.05 | |
| 21 | Peter Allday | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 49.70 | |
| 22 | Henri Haest | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 48.78 | |
| 23 | Pierre Legrain | 32 | France | FRA | 46.38 | |
| AC | Marty Engel | 20 | United States | USA | NM | |
| AC | Mikhail Krivonosov | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Csermák | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 58.45 | OR |
| 2 | Karl Wolf | 40 | Germany | GER | 56.49 | |
| 3 | Sverre Strandli | 26 | Norway | NOR | 56.36 | |
| 4 | Heorhiy Dybenko | Soviet Union | URS | 55.03 | ||
| 5 | Imre Németh | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 54.92 | |
| 6 | Jiří Dadák | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 54.00 | |
| 7 | Ivan Gubijan | 29 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 53.53 | |
| 8 | Sam Felton | 26 | United States | USA | 53.10 | |
| 9 | Mykola Redkin | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 53.08 | |
| 10 | Constantin Dumitru | 27 | Romania | ROU | 52.77 | |
| 11 | Reino Kuivamäki | 34 | Finland | FIN | 51.85 | |
| 12 | Miloš Máca | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 51.78 | |
| 13 | Rudolf Galin | 24 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 51.37 | |
| 14 | Duncan Clark | 37 | Great Britain | GBR | 51.07 | |
| 15 | Oiva Halmetoja | 32 | Finland | FIN | 50.75 | |
| 16 | Pierre Legrain | 32 | France | FRA | 44.83 | |
| 17 | Peter Allday | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 44.20 | |
| NP | Bob Backus | 26 | United States | USA | foul | |
| NP | Poul Cederquist | 36 | Denmark | DEN | foul | |
| NP | Marty Engel | 20 | United States | USA | foul | |
| NP | Henri Haest | 25 | Belgium | BEL | foul | |
| NP | Mikhail Krivonosov | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | Karl Storch | 38 | Germany | GER | foul | |
| NP | Teseo Taddia | 32 | Italy | ITA | foul | |
| NP | Lauri Tamminen | 32 | Finland | FIN | foul |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Csermák | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 57.28 | 58.45 | |
| 2 | Jiří Dadák | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 56.81 | 56.81 | |
| 3 | Mykola Redkin | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 56.55 | 56.55 | |
| 4 | Karl Wolf | 40 | Germany | GER | 54.98 | 56.49 | |
| 5 | Karl Storch | 38 | Germany | GER | 56.45 | 56.45 | |
| 6 | Sverre Strandli | 26 | Norway | NOR | 53.77 | 56.36 | |
| 7 | Imre Németh | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 55.05 | 55.05 | |
| 8 | Heorhiy Dybenko | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 55.03 | ||
| 9 | Ivan Gubijan | 29 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 53.82 | 53.82 | |
| 10 | Sam Felton | 26 | United States | USA | foul | 53.10 | |
| 11 | Constantin Dumitru | 27 | Romania | ROU | foul | 52.77 | |
| 12 | Bob Backus | 26 | United States | USA | 52.11 | 52.11 | |
| 13 | Reino Kuivamäki | 34 | Finland | FIN | foul | 51.85 | |
| 14 | Miloš Máca | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 46.89 | 51.78 | |
| 15 | Rudolf Galin | 24 | Yugoslavia | YUG | foul | 51.37 | |
| 16 | Duncan Clark | 37 | Great Britain | GBR | foul | 51.07 | |
| 17 | Oiva Halmetoja | 32 | Finland | FIN | 50.82 | 50.82 | |
| 18 | Peter Allday | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 49.70 | 49.70 | |
| 19 | Henri Haest | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 48.78 | 48.78 | |
| 20 | Poul Cederquist | 36 | Denmark | DEN | 46.58 | 46.58 | |
| 21 | Pierre Legrain | 32 | France | FRA | foul | 44.83 | |
| NP | Marty Engel | 20 | United States | USA | foul | NM | |
| NP | Mikhail Krivonosov | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | NM | |
| NP | Teseo Taddia | 32 | Italy | ITA | foul | NM | |
| NP | Lauri Tamminen | 32 | Finland | FIN | foul | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Csermák | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 60.34 | 60.34 | WR |
| 2 | Karl Storch | 38 | Germany | GER | 58.18 | 58.18 | |
| 3 | Imre Németh | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 56.82 | 56.82 | |
| 4 | Jiří Dadák | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | foul | 56.81 | |
| 5 | Mykola Redkin | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 52.30 | 56.55 | |
| 6 | Karl Wolf | 40 | Germany | GER | 53.79 | 56.49 | |
| 7 | Sverre Strandli | 26 | Norway | NOR | 55.07 | 56.36 | |
| 8 | Heorhiy Dybenko | Soviet Union | URS | 53.68 | 55.03 | ||
| 9 | Ivan Gubijan | 29 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 54.54 | 54.54 | |
| 10 | Teseo Taddia | 32 | Italy | ITA | 54.27 | 54.27 | |
| 11 | Sam Felton | 26 | United States | USA | 53.32 | 53.32 | |
| 12 | Constantin Dumitru | 27 | Romania | ROU | 50.62 | 52.77 | |
| 13 | Bob Backus | 26 | United States | USA | foul | 52.11 | |
| 14 | Reino Kuivamäki | 34 | Finland | FIN | 51.59 | 51.85 | |
| 15 | Miloš Máca | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 48.99 | 51.78 | |
| 16 | Poul Cederquist | 36 | Denmark | DEN | 51.60 | 51.60 | |
| 17 | Rudolf Galin | 24 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 50.21 | 51.37 | |
| 18 | Duncan Clark | 37 | Great Britain | GBR | 48.95 | 51.07 | |
| 19 | Oiva Halmetoja | 32 | Finland | FIN | foul | 50.82 | |
| 20 | Lauri Tamminen | 32 | Finland | FIN | 50.05 | 50.05 | |
| 21 | Peter Allday | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | foul | 49.70 | |
| 22 | Henri Haest | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 48.50 | 48.78 | |
| 23 | Pierre Legrain | 32 | France | FRA | 46.38 | 46.38 | |
| NP | Marty Engel | 20 | United States | USA | foul | NM | |
| NP | Mikhail Krivonosov | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Csermák | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 49.68 | 60.34 | |
| 2 | Karl Storch | 38 | Germany | GER | 58.86 | 58.86 | |
| 3 | Imre Németh | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 54.95 | 56.82 | |
| 4 | Jiří Dadák | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 51.72 | 56.81 | |
| 5 | Mykola Redkin | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 53.55 | 56.55 | |
| 6 | Karl Wolf | 40 | Germany | GER | 53.60 | 56.49 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Csermák | 20 | Hungary | HUN | foul | 60.34 | |
| 2 | Karl Storch | 38 | Germany | GER | 57.80 | 58.86 | |
| 3 | Imre Németh | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 57.74 | 57.74 | |
| 4 | Jiří Dadák | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 55.61 | 56.81 | |
| 5 | Mykola Redkin | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 56.55 | |
| 6 | Karl Wolf | 40 | Germany | GER | foul | 56.49 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Karl Storch | 38 | Germany | GER | 58.34 | |
| NP | Karl Wolf | 40 | Germany | GER | 56.41 | |
| NP | Imre Németh | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 56.30 | |
| NP | Mykola Redkin | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 54.16 | |
| NP | Jiří Dadák | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 54.04 | |
| NP | József Csermák | 20 | Hungary | HUN | foul |