The following Olympic and world records were set during this competition.
Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | József Csermák | {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}} | 57.20 | OR |
2 | A | Karl Storch | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 55.35 |
3 | B | Sverre Strandli | {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}} | 54.96 |
4 | A | Ivan Gubijan | {{flagIOC|YUG|1952 Summer}} | 54.76 |
5 | A | Karl Wolf | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 53.86 |
6 | B | Teseo Taddia | {{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}} | 53.85 |
7 | A | Miloš Máca | {{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer}} | 53.72 |
8 | B | Heorhiy Dybenko | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 53.70 |
9 | A | Jiří Dadák | {{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer}} | 53.66 |
10 | A | Imre Németh | {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}} | 53.59 |
11 | B | Mykola Redkin | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 53.58 |
12 | A | Oiva Halmetoja | {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}} | 52.55 |
13 | B | Mikhail Krivonosov | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 51.15 |
14 | B | Constantin Dumitru | {{flagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}} | 50.92 |
15 | A | Samuel Felton | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 50.89 |
16 | B | Poul Cederquist | {{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}} | 50.77 |
17 | A | Duncan Clark | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 50.69 |
18 | B | Peter Allday | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 50.59 |
19 | B | Reino Kuivamäki | {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}} | 50.58 |
20 | A | Marty Engel | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 50.00 |
21 | B | Rudolf Galin | {{flagIOC|YUG|1952 Summer}} | 49.98 |
22 | B | Pierre Legrain | {{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 49.75 |
23 | B | Bob Backus | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 49.39 |
24 | B | Henri Haest | {{flagIOC|BEL|1952 Summer}} | 49.08 |
25 | A | Lauri Tamminen | {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}} | 49.05 |
26 | B | Aivo Lucioli | {{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}} | 48.74 |
27 | A | Roger Veeser | {{flagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer}} | 48.60 |
28 | A | Fazal Hussain | {{flagIOC|PAK|1952 Summer}} | 48.36 |
29 | A | Ewan Douglas | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 48.25 |
30 | A | André Osterberger | {{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 47.87 |
31 | A | Muhammad Igbal | {{flagIOC|PAK|1952 Summer}} | 47.45 |
32 | A | Arturo Melcher | {{flagIOC|CHI|1952 Summer}} | 45.55 |
A | Jaime Annexy | {{flagIOC|PUR|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|NM}} |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes | {{Gold01}} | József Csermák | {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}} | 58.45 | 57.28 | 60.34 | 49.68 | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 60.34 | WR |
{{Silver02}} | Karl Storch | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 56.45 | 58.18 | 58.86 | 57.80 | 58.34 | 58.86 |
{{Bronze03}} | Imre Németh | {{flagIOC|HUN|1952 Summer}} | 54.92 | 55.05 | 56.82 | 54.95 | 57.74 | 56.30 | 57.74 |
4 | Jiří Dadák | {{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer}} | 54.00 | 56.81 | 00.00|x}} | 51.72 | 55.61 | 54.04 | 56.81 |
5 | Mykola Redkin | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 53.08 | 56.55 | 52.30 | 53.55 | 00.00|x}} | 54.16 | 56.55 |
6 | Karl Wolf | {{flagIOC|GER|1952 Summer}} | 56.49 | 54.98 | 53.79 | 53.60 | 00.00|x}} | 56.41 | 56.49 |
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7 | Sverre Strandli | {{flagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}} | 56.36 | 53.77 | 55.07 | 56.36 |
8 | Heorhiy Dybenko | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 55.03 | 00.00|x}} | 53.68 | 55.03 |
9 | Ivan Gubijan | {{flagIOC|YUG|1952 Summer}} | 53.53 | 53.82 | 54.54 | 54.54 |
10 | Teseo Taddia | {{flagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 54.27 | 54.27 |
11 | Samuel Felton | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 53.10 | 00.00|x}} | 53.32 | 53.32 |
12 | Constantin Dumitru | {{flagIOC|ROU|1952 Summer}} | 52.77 | 00.00|x}} | 50.62 | 52.77 |
13 | Bob Backus | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 52.11 | 00.00|x}} | 52.11 |
14 | Reino Kuivamäki | {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}} | 51.85 | 00.00|x}} | 51.59 | 51.85 |
15 | Miloš Máca | {{flagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer}} | 51.78 | 46.89 | 48.99 | 51.78 |
16 | Poul Cederquist | {{flagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 46.58 | 51.60 | 51.60 |
17 | Rudolf Galin | {{flagIOC|YUG|1952 Summer}} | 51.37 | 00.00|x}} | 50.21 | 51.37 |
18 | Duncan Clark | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 51.07 | 00.00|x}} | 48.95 | 51.07 |
19 | Oiva Halmetoja | {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}} | 50.75 | 50.82 | 00.00|x}} | 50.82 |
20 | Lauri Tamminen | {{flagIOC|FIN|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 50.05 | 50.05 |
21 | Peter Allday | {{flagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 44.20 | 49.70 | 00.00|x}} | 49.70 |
22 | Henri Haest | {{flagIOC|BEL|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 48.78 | 48.50 | 48.78 |
23 | Pierre Legrain | {{flagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 44.83 | 00.00|x}} | 46.38 | 46.38 |
24|}} | Marty Engel | {{flagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|NM}} |
24|}} | Mikhail Krivonosov | {{flagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | {{Sort|00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|x}} | 00.00|NM}} |
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