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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Date Started: July 24, 1952
Date Finished: July 24, 1952
Format: All those reaching 64.00 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Cy Young |
| Silver: | Bill Miller |
| Bronze: | Toivo Hyytiäinen |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toivo Hyytiäinen | 26 | Finland | FIN | 71.29 | QU | |
| 2 | Per-Arne Berglund | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 71.28 | QU | |
| 3 | Viktor Tsybulenko | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 69.42 | QU | |
| 4 | Bud Held | 24 | United States | USA | 68.62 | QU | |
| 5 | Otto Bengtsson | 30 | Sweden | SWE | 67.58 | QU | |
| 6 | Cy Young | 23 | United States | USA | 67.26 | QU | |
| 7 | Herbert Koschel | 30 | Germany | GER | 67.22 | QU | |
| 8 | Soini Nikkinen | 28 | Finland | FIN | 67.15 | QU | |
| 9 | Branko Dangubić | 30 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 66.58 | 53.19 | QU |
| 10 | Ragnar Ericzon | 26 | Sweden | SWE | 66.68 | no mark | QU |
| 11 | Dick Miller | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 65.21 | QU | |
| 12 | Ricardo Héber | 24 | Argentina | ARG | 64.82 | QU | |
| 13 | Bill Miller | 22 | United States | USA | 64.81 | QU | |
| 14 | Amos Matteucci | 37 | Italy | ITA | 64.50 | QU | |
| 15 | Eino Leppänen | 35 | Finland | FIN | 64.47 | QU | |
| 16 | Yury Shcherbakov | Soviet Union | URS | 64.39 | QU | ||
| 17 | Vladimir Kuznetsov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | 64.38 | QU | |
| 18 | Janusz Sidło | 19 | Poland | POL | 62.16 | ||
| 19 | Michael Denley | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 61.58 | ||
| 20 | Zbigniew Radziwonowicz | 21 | Poland | POL | 61.56 | ||
| 21 | Halil Zıraman | Turkey | TUR | 61.19 | |||
| 22 | Aristidis Roubanis | 20 | Greece | GRE | 60.55 | ||
| 23 | József Várszegi | 41 | Hungary | HUN | 56.82 | ||
| 24 | Jalal Khan | 24 | Pakistan | PAK | 55.56 | ||
| 25 | Reinaldo Oliver | 20 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 52.40 | ||
| 26 | Brígido Iriarte | 31 | Venezuela | VEN | 52.13 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toivo Hyytiäinen | 26 | Finland | FIN | 71.29 | |
| 2 | Per-Arne Berglund | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 71.28 | |
| 3 | Bud Held | 24 | United States | USA | 68.62 | |
| 4 | Otto Bengtsson | 30 | Sweden | SWE | 67.58 | |
| 5 | Herbert Koschel | 30 | Germany | GER | 67.22 | |
| 6 | Ragnar Ericzon | 26 | Sweden | SWE | 66.68 | |
| 7 | Branko Dangubić | 30 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 66.58 | |
| 8 | Ricardo Héber | 24 | Argentina | ARG | 64.82 | |
| 9 | Eino Leppänen | 35 | Finland | FIN | 64.47 | |
| 10 | Vladimir Kuznetsov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | 64.38 | |
| 11 | Michael Denley | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 61.58 | |
| 12 | Jalal Khan | 24 | Pakistan | PAK | 55.56 | |
| 13 | Brígido Iriarte | 31 | Venezuela | VEN | 52.13 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Tsybulenko | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 69.42 | |
| 2 | Cy Young | 23 | United States | USA | 67.26 | |
| 3 | Soini Nikkinen | 28 | Finland | FIN | 67.15 | |
| 4 | Dick Miller | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 65.21 | |
| 5 | Bill Miller | 22 | United States | USA | 64.81 | |
| 6 | Amos Matteucci | 37 | Italy | ITA | 64.50 | |
| 7 | Yury Shcherbakov | Soviet Union | URS | 64.39 | ||
| 8 | Janusz Sidło | 19 | Poland | POL | 62.16 | |
| 9 | Zbigniew Radziwonowicz | 21 | Poland | POL | 61.56 | |
| 10 | Halil Zıraman | Turkey | TUR | 61.19 | ||
| 11 | Aristidis Roubanis | 20 | Greece | GRE | 60.55 | |
| 12 | József Várszegi | 41 | Hungary | HUN | 56.82 | |
| 13 | Reinaldo Oliver | 20 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 52.40 |