The qualification standard was 63.00 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 |
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1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | {{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}} | 67.99 metres OR | | 67.99 | — |
2 | Harold Vincent Connolly | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 67.40 metres | 67.40 | — |
3 | Romuald Klim | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 67.10 metres | 67.10 | — |
4 | Zdzisław Smoliński | {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | 66.00 metres | 66.00 | — |
5 | Yury Nikulin | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 65.64 metres | 65.64 | — |
6 | Tadeusz Rut | {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | 65.03 metres | 65.03 | — |
7 | Uwe Beyer | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 65.01 metres | 65.01 | — |
8 | Edward Burke | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 64.94 metres | 62.23 | 64.94 | — |
9 | Heinrich Thun | {{flagIOC|AUT|1964 Summer}} | 64.73 metres | 64.73 | — |
10 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | {{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}} | 64.64 metres | 64.64 | — |
11 | Albert William Hall | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 64.31 metres | 64.31 | — |
12 | Yury Bakarinov | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 63.86 metres | 63.86 | — |
13 | Takeo Sugawara | {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 63.84 metres | 63.84 | — |
14 | Olgierd Cieply | {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | 63.66 metres | X | 63.66 | — |
15 | Josef Matoušek | {{flagIOC|TCH|1964 Summer}} | 63.53 metres | 59.61 | 63.53 | — |
16 | Hans Fahsl | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 62.35 metres | 58.90 | X | 62.35 |
17 | Howard Payne | {{flagIOC|GBR|1964 Summer}} | 61.90 metres | 61.90 | X | 61.74 |
18 | Martin Lotz | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 61.88 metres | 60.97 | 61.88 | 58.66 |
19 | Shohei Kasahara | {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 61.87 metres | 56.38 | 61.87 | X |
20 | Noboru Okamoto | {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 61.51 metres | 58.99 | 60.78 | 61.51 |
21 | Karl Birger Asplund | {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 61.15 metres | 60.60 | 61.15 | 60.91 |
22 | Guy Husson | {{flagIOC|FRA|1964 Summer}} | 60.04 metres | 60.04 | 59.86 | X |
23 | John Francis Lawlor | {{flagIOC|IRL|1964 Summer}} | 59.12 metres | X | 58.22 | 59.12 |
24 | Im Dong-sil | {{flagIOC|KOR|1964 Summer}} | 56.43 metres | X | 53.71 | 56.43 |
— | Nicolae Murafa | {{flagIOC|ROU|1964 Summer}} | Did not start | — |
Zsivótzky threw 69.09 in the first throw, beating his own Olympic record from the qualifier. Klim's fourth throw overtook that record and held for the gold medal distance.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Best mark | | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | Throw 4 | Throw 5 | Throw 6 |
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1 | Romuald Klim | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 69.74 metres OR | | 67.19 | 64.64 | 68.59 | 69.74 | 68.81 | 68.17 |
2 | Gyula Zsivótzky | {{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}} | 69.09 metres | 69.09 | 66.20 | 68.47 | 67.41 | 67.85 | 67.32 |
3 | Uwe Beyer | {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 68.09 metres | 68.09 | 65.64 | 62.91 | X | 65.71 | X |
4 | Yury Nikulin | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 67.69 metres | 67.08 | 67.01 | 67.69 | X | X | 65.61 |
5 | Yury Bakarinov | {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 66.72 metres | 65.91 | 66.50 | 65.39 | 65.25 | 66.72 | X |
6 | Harold Vincent Connolly | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 66.65 metres | X | 62.95 | 66.65 | X | 64.73 | X |
7 | Edward Burke | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 65.66 metres | 65.66 | 65.06 | 62.68 | |
8 | Olgierd Cieply | {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | 64.83 metres | 64.83 | X | X |
9 | Josef Matousek | {{flagIOC|TCH|1964 Summer}} | 64.59 metres | 64.49 | 64.59 | 63.29 |
10 | Tadeusz Rut | {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | 64.52 metres | 61.03 | 61.94 | 64.52 |
11 | Sandor Eckschmiedt | {{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}} | 63.83 metres | 63.83 | 63.19 | X |
12 | Albert William Hall | {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 63.82 metres | 59.72 | 62.35 | 63.82 |
13 | Takeo Sugawara | {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 63.69 metres | X | 62.66 | 63.69 |
14 | Zdzislaw Smolinski | {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | 62.90 metres | X | X | 62.90 |
15 | Heinrich Thun | {{flagIOC|AUT|1964 Summer}} | 62.76 metres | 62.76 | 62.42 | X |
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