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Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Venue(s): National Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Date Started: October 17, 1964
Date Finished: October 17, 1964
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 63.00 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Romuald Klim |
| Silver: | Gyula Zsivótzky |
| Bronze: | Uwe Beyer |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 67.99 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Hal Connolly | 33 | United States | USA | 67.40 | QU/OR |
| 3 | Romuald Klim | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.10 | QU/OR |
| 4 | Zdzisław Smoliński | 21 | Poland | POL | 66.00 | QU |
| 5 | Yury Nikulin | 33 | Soviet Union | URS | 65.64 | QU |
| 6 | Tadeusz Rut | 33 | Poland | POL | 65.03 | QU |
| 7 | Uwe Beyer | 19 | Germany | GER | 65.01 | QU |
| 8 | Ed Burke | 24 | United States | USA | 64.94 | QU |
| 9 | Heinrich Thun | 26 | Austria | AUT | 64.73 | QU |
| 10 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 64.64 | QU |
| 11 | Al Hall | 30 | United States | USA | 64.31 | QU |
| 12 | Yury Bakarinov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 63.86 | QU |
| 13 | Takeo Sugawara | 26 | Japan | JPN | 63.84 | QU |
| 14 | Olgierd Ciepły | 28 | Poland | POL | 63.66 | QU |
| 15 | Josef Matoušek | 36 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 63.53 | QU |
| 16 | Hans Fahsl | 23 | Germany | GER | 62.35 | |
| 17 | Howard Payne | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 61.90 | |
| 18 | Martin Lotz | 26 | Germany | GER | 61.88 | |
| 19 | Shohei Kasahara | 25 | Japan | JPN | 61.87 | |
| 20 | Noboru Okamoto | 27 | Japan | JPN | 61.51 | |
| 21 | Birger Asplund | 35 | Sweden | SWE | 61.15 | |
| 22 | Guy Husson | 33 | France | FRA | 60.04 | |
| 23 | John Lawlor | 30 | Ireland | IRL | 59.12 | |
| 24 | Im Dong-Sil | 27 | South Korea | KOR | 56.43 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 67.99 | OR |
| 2 | Hal Connolly | 33 | United States | USA | 67.40 | OR |
| 3 | Romuald Klim | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.10 | OR |
| 4 | Zdzisław Smoliński | 21 | Poland | POL | 66.00 | |
| 5 | Yury Nikulin | 33 | Soviet Union | URS | 65.64 | |
| 6 | Tadeusz Rut | 33 | Poland | POL | 65.03 | |
| 7 | Uwe Beyer | 19 | Germany | GER | 65.01 | |
| 8 | Heinrich Thun | 26 | Austria | AUT | 64.73 | |
| 9 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 64.64 | |
| 10 | Al Hall | 30 | United States | USA | 64.31 | |
| 11 | Yury Bakarinov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 63.86 | |
| 12 | Takeo Sugawara | 26 | Japan | JPN | 63.84 | |
| 13 | Ed Burke | 24 | United States | USA | 62.23 | |
| 14 | Howard Payne | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 61.90 | |
| 15 | Martin Lotz | 26 | Germany | GER | 60.97 | |
| 16 | Birger Asplund | 35 | Sweden | SWE | 60.60 | |
| 17 | Guy Husson | 33 | France | FRA | 60.04 | |
| 18 | Josef Matoušek | 36 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 59.61 | |
| 19 | Noboru Okamoto | 27 | Japan | JPN | 58.99 | |
| 20 | Hans Fahsl | 23 | Germany | GER | 58.90 | |
| 21 | Shohei Kasahara | 25 | Japan | JPN | 56.38 | |
| NP | Olgierd Ciepły | 28 | Poland | POL | foul | |
| NP | John Lawlor | 30 | Ireland | IRL | foul | |
| NP | Im Dong-Sil | 27 | South Korea | KOR | foul |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 27 | Hungary | HUN | pass | 67.99 | |
| 2 | Hal Connolly | 33 | United States | USA | pass | 67.40 | |
| 3 | Romuald Klim | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | pass | 67.10 | |
| 4 | Zdzisław Smoliński | 21 | Poland | POL | pass | 66.00 | |
| 5 | Yury Nikulin | 33 | Soviet Union | URS | pass | 65.64 | |
| 6 | Tadeusz Rut | 33 | Poland | POL | pass | 65.03 | |
| 7 | Uwe Beyer | 19 | Germany | GER | pass | 65.01 | |
| 8 | Ed Burke | 24 | United States | USA | 64.94 | 64.94 | |
| 9 | Heinrich Thun | 26 | Austria | AUT | pass | 64.73 | |
| 10 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 25 | Hungary | HUN | pass | 64.64 | |
| 11 | Al Hall | 30 | United States | USA | pass | 64.31 | |
| 12 | Yury Bakarinov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | pass | 63.86 | |
| 13 | Takeo Sugawara | 26 | Japan | JPN | pass | 63.84 | |
| 14 | Olgierd Ciepły | 28 | Poland | POL | 63.66 | 63.66 | |
| 15 | Josef Matoušek | 36 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 63.53 | 63.53 | |
| 16 | Howard Payne | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | foul | 61.90 | |
| 17 | Martin Lotz | 26 | Germany | GER | 61.88 | 61.88 | |
| 18 | Shohei Kasahara | 25 | Japan | JPN | 61.87 | 61.87 | |
| 19 | Birger Asplund | 35 | Sweden | SWE | 61.15 | 61.15 | |
| 20 | Noboru Okamoto | 27 | Japan | JPN | 60.78 | 60.78 | |
| 21 | Guy Husson | 33 | France | FRA | 59.86 | 60.04 | |
| 22 | Hans Fahsl | 23 | Germany | GER | foul | 58.90 | |
| 23 | John Lawlor | 30 | Ireland | IRL | 58.22 | 58.22 | |
| 24 | Im Dong-Sil | 27 | South Korea | KOR | 53.71 | 53.71 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Hans Fahsl | 23 | Germany | GER | 62.35 | |
| NP | Howard Payne | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 61.74 | |
| NP | Noboru Okamoto | 27 | Japan | JPN | 61.51 | |
| NP | Birger Asplund | 35 | Sweden | SWE | 60.91 | |
| NP | John Lawlor | 30 | Ireland | IRL | 59.12 | |
| NP | Martin Lotz | 26 | Germany | GER | 58.66 | |
| NP | Im Dong-Sil | 27 | South Korea | KOR | 56.43 | |
| NP | Guy Husson | 33 | France | FRA | foul | |
| NP | Shohei Kasahara | 25 | Japan | JPN | foul | |
| NP | Yury Bakarinov | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | pass | |
| NP | Uwe Beyer | 19 | Germany | GER | pass | |
| NP | Ed Burke | 24 | United States | USA | pass | |
| NP | Olgierd Ciepły | 28 | Poland | POL | pass | |
| NP | Hal Connolly | 33 | United States | USA | pass | |
| NP | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 25 | Hungary | HUN | pass | |
| NP | Al Hall | 30 | United States | USA | pass | |
| NP | Romuald Klim | 31 | Soviet Union | URS | pass | |
| NP | Josef Matoušek | 36 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | pass | |
| NP | Yury Nikulin | 33 | Soviet Union | URS | pass | |
| NP | Tadeusz Rut | 33 | Poland | POL | pass | |
| NP | Zdzisław Smoliński | 21 | Poland | POL | pass | |
| NP | Takeo Sugawara | 26 | Japan | JPN | pass | |
| NP | Heinrich Thun | 26 | Austria | AUT | pass | |
| NP | Gyula Zsivótzky | 27 | Hungary | HUN | pass |