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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): University Olympic Stadium, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 17, 1968
Date Finished: October 17, 1968
| Gold: | Gyula Zsivótzky |
| Silver: | Romuald Klim |
| Bronze: | Lázár Lovász |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 31 | Hungary | HUN | 73.36 | OR | |
| 2 | Romuald Klim | 35 | Soviet Union | URS | 73.28 | OR | |
| 3 | Lázár Lovász | 26 | Hungary | HUN | 69.78 | 69,38 | |
| 4 | Takeo Sugawara | 30 | Japan | JPN | 69.78 | 69,06 | |
| 5 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 69.46 | ||
| 6 | Gennady Kondrashov | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 69.08 | ||
| 7 | Reinhard Theimer | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 68.84 | ||
| 8 | Helmuth Baumann | 28 | East Germany | GDR | 68.26 | ||
| 9 | Anatoly Shchuplyakov | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.74 | ||
| 10 | Howard Payne | 37 | Great Britain | GBR | 67.62 | ||
| 11 | Hans Fahsl | 27 | West Germany | FRG | 66.36 | ||
| 12 | Ed Burke | 28 | United States | USA | 65.72 | ||
| 13 | Yoshihisa Ishida | 24 | Japan | JPN | 65.04 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 31 | Hungary | HUN | 72.26 | |
| 2 | Romuald Klim | 35 | Soviet Union | URS | 72.24 | |
| 3 | Gennady Kondrashov | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 69.08 | |
| 4 | Reinhard Theimer | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 68.82 | |
| 5 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 67.84 | |
| 6 | Anatoly Shchuplyakov | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.58 | |
| 7 | Takeo Sugawara | 30 | Japan | JPN | 67.24 | |
| 8 | Howard Payne | 37 | Great Britain | GBR | 65.98 | |
| 9 | Helmuth Baumann | 28 | East Germany | GDR | 65.94 | |
| 10 | Yoshihisa Ishida | 24 | Japan | JPN | 65.04 | |
| 11 | Lázár Lovász | 26 | Hungary | HUN | 64.76 | |
| NP | Ed Burke | 28 | United States | USA | foul | |
| NP | Hans Fahsl | 27 | West Germany | FRG | foul |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 31 | Hungary | HUN | 72.46 | 72.46 | |
| 2 | Romuald Klim | 35 | Soviet Union | URS | 68.96 | 72.24 | |
| 3 | Gennady Kondrashov | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.00 | 69.08 | |
| 4 | Reinhard Theimer | 20 | East Germany | GDR | foul | 68.82 | |
| 5 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 68.50 | 68.50 | |
| 6 | Takeo Sugawara | 30 | Japan | JPN | 68.12 | 68.12 | |
| 7 | Anatoly Shchuplyakov | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.74 | 67.74 | |
| 8 | Howard Payne | 37 | Great Britain | GBR | 67.62 | 67.62 | |
| 9 | Helmuth Baumann | 28 | East Germany | GDR | 66.98 | 66.98 | |
| 10 | Ed Burke | 28 | United States | USA | 65.72 | 65.72 | |
| 11 | Yoshihisa Ishida | 24 | Japan | JPN | 63.72 | 65.04 | |
| 12 | Lázár Lovász | 26 | Hungary | HUN | foul | 64.76 | |
| 13 | Hans Fahsl | 27 | West Germany | FRG | 64.00 | 64.00 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romuald Klim | 35 | Soviet Union | URS | 72.82 | 72.82 | OR |
| 2 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 31 | Hungary | HUN | 72.54 | 72.54 | |
| 3 | Lázár Lovász | 26 | Hungary | HUN | 69.78 | 69.78 | |
| 4 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 69.46 | 69.46 | |
| 5 | Gennady Kondrashov | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 68.64 | 69.08 | |
| 6 | Reinhard Theimer | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 66.16 | 68.82 | |
| 7 | Helmuth Baumann | 28 | East Germany | GDR | 68.26 | 68.26 | |
| 8 | Takeo Sugawara | 30 | Japan | JPN | foul | 68.12 | |
| 9 | Anatoly Shchuplyakov | 30 | Soviet Union | URS | 66.90 | 67.74 | |
| 10 | Howard Payne | 37 | Great Britain | GBR | 66.58 | 67.62 | |
| 11 | Hans Fahsl | 27 | West Germany | FRG | 66.36 | 66.36 | |
| 12 | Ed Burke | 28 | United States | USA | 65.46 | 65.72 | |
| 13 | Yoshihisa Ishida | 24 | Japan | JPN | foul | 65.04 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romuald Klim | 35 | Soviet Union | URS | 73.28 | 73.28 | OR |
| 2 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 31 | Hungary | HUN | foul | 72.54 | |
| 3 | Lázár Lovász | 26 | Hungary | HUN | foul | 69.78 | |
| 4 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 29 | Hungary | HUN | foul | 69.46 | |
| 5 | Gennady Kondrashov | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.10 | 69.08 | |
| 6 | Takeo Sugawara | 30 | Japan | JPN | 69.06 | 69.06 | |
| 7 | Reinhard Theimer | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 68.84 | 68.84 | |
| 8 | Helmuth Baumann | 28 | East Germany | GDR | foul | 68.26 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | 31 | Hungary | HUN | 73.36 | 73.36 | OR |
| 2 | Romuald Klim | 35 | Soviet Union | URS | 71.16 | 73.28 | |
| 3 | Takeo Sugawara | 30 | Japan | JPN | 69.78 | 69.78 | |
| 4 | Lázár Lovász | 26 | Hungary | HUN | 69.38 | 69.78 | |
| 5 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 67.64 | 69.46 | |
| 6 | Gennady Kondrashov | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.98 | 69.08 | |
| 7 | Reinhard Theimer | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 67.86 | 68.84 | |
| 8 | Helmuth Baumann | 28 | East Germany | GDR | 63.76 | 68.26 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Gyula Zsivótzky | 31 | Hungary | HUN | 72.22 | |
| NP | Romuald Klim | 35 | Soviet Union | URS | 71.64 | |
| NP | Sándor Eckschmiedt | 29 | Hungary | HUN | 68.08 | |
| NP | Gennady Kondrashov | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 67.70 | |
| NP | Reinhard Theimer | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 63.54 | |
| NP | Takeo Sugawara | 30 | Japan | JPN | 61.40 | |
| NP | Helmuth Baumann | 28 | East Germany | GDR | foul | |
| NP | Lázár Lovász | 26 | Hungary | HUN | foul |