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Athletics At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's Javelin Throw
The men's javelin throw was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying stage and the final both were held on the third day of the track and field competition, on Monday November 26, 1956. The 1956 Olympic Games are notable for being the only time that Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ... did not take part in this event. Final classification References External links Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's Javelin Throw M Javelin throw at the Olympics Men's events at the 1956 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the List of stadiums by capacity, 11th largest globally, and List of cricket grounds by capacity, the second largest cricket ground by capacity. The MCG is within walking distance of the Melbourne City Centre, city centre and is served by Richmond railway station, Melbourne, Richmond and Jolimont railway station, Jolimont railway stations, as well as the Melbourne tram route 70, route 70, Melbourne tram route 75, route 75, and Melbourne tram route 48, route 48 trams. It is adjacent to Melbourne Park and is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct. Since it was built in 1853, the MCG has undergone numerous renovations. It served as the centerpiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Gorshkov (athlete)
Aleksandr Gorshkov (25 November 1928 – 20 January 1993) was a Soviet athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References 1928 births 1993 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Soviet male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes from Moscow {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Grant (athlete)
Bob Grant (26 April 1934 – 25 June 2007) was an Australian athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References 1934 births 2007 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Australian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Australia Sportspeople from Shepparton Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cullen (athlete)
Peter Sydney Cullen (24 August 1932 – October 2010) was a British athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also represented England in the javelin at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ..., Wales. References 1932 births 2010 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games British male javelin throwers English male javelin throwers Olympic athletes of Great Britain Sportspeople from Lincoln, England Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalal Khan (athlete)
Jalal Khan (born 13 August 1927, date of death unknown) was a Pakistani javelin thrower. Khan represented Pakistan at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics. During the 1950s he was a two-time Asian Games silver medallist and won both a silver and bronze medal in the British Commonwealth Games. His personal best, 73.16m, was set in 1959. Later was killed by relatives over land dispute. References External linksJalal Khanat Sports Reference Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro- ... 1927 births Year of death missing Pakistani male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Pakistan Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Achurch
James Dudley Achurch (21 January 1928 – 5 November 2015) was an Australian javelin thrower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. Achurch discovered his talent while growing up on a farm in New South Wales and throwing rocks and rabbits. His father later sold the farm and purchased a tennis center, where James learned to play the game as well. Over the years, Achurch worked in multiple professions, including running a passionfruit and pineapple farm, as well as a carriage A carriage is a private four-wheeled vehicle for people and is most commonly horse-drawn. Second-hand private carriages were common public transport, the equivalent of modern cars used as taxis. Carriage suspensions are by leather strapping an ... builder, a house painter, and a wardsman, plus running maintenance contracts for Nambour General Hospital. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Syrovatski
Léon Syrovatski (born 28 July 1938) is a former javelin thrower from France, who finished in 18th place in two consecutive Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...: 1956 and 1960. He set his personal best (76.68 metres) in 1963. He was born in Paris. Achievements ReferencesLéon Syrovatski's profile at Sports Reference.com 1938 births Living people French male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Athletes from Paris Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics French Athletics Championships winners {{France-javeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinaldo Oliver Martínez
Reinaldo Oliver Martínez (28 March 1932 in Ponce, Puerto Rico – 19 January 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican former javelin thrower and decathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the javelin at the 1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review .... He was also a baseball player, and played at the Triple-A level for 18 games in 1961, with the San Juan/Charleston Marlins. References 1932 births 2015 deaths Puerto Rican baseball players Puerto Rican male javelin throwers Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico Sportspeople from Ponce, Puerto Rico Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Garcia (athlete)
Benjamin Benito Garcia (July 31, 1933 – February 13, 2015) was an American track and field athlete, known for participating in the javelin throw. He competed for the United States in the 1956 Olympics. He threw 71.17m in the qualifying round to make the final. That mark would have been good enough for eighth place had it been in the final round (better than the other Americans in the field) but Garcia was unable to land a legal throw in the final round and finished officially in 15th place with no mark. He began his collegiate career on a football scholarship to New Mexico A&M but switched to Arizona State University where he was elected Most Valuable Player on the track team in 1955. He was born in La Luz La Luz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Otero County, New Mexico, Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,615 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. It is located immediately north of Alamogordo, New Mexico, ..., New Mexico and died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Nawaz
Muhammad Nawaz (15 August 1924 – 13 May 2004) was a Pakistani javelin thrower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... He also won a bronze at the 1966 Commonwealth Games References 1924 births 2004 deaths Pakistani male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Pakistan Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Kuznetsov (athlete)
Vladimir Vasilyevich Kuznetsov ( rus, Владимир Васильевич Кузнецов; 2 April 1931 – 29 August 1986) was a Soviet Russian javelin thrower. Kuznetsov competed in the Olympics three times, in 1952, 1956 and 1964, qualifying for the final on all three occasions and placing sixth in 1952. He won the silver medal at the 1954 European Championships. '' Track & Field News'' ranked him among the world's top 10 javelin throwers 11 times in its annual rankings, with a peak ranking of No. 2 in 1961. Kuznetsov was married to the actress Tatyana Konyukhova Tatyana Georgyevna Konyukhova (russian: Татья́на Гео́ргиевна Ко́нюхова; born November 12, 1931, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR) is a Soviet actress. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1991). Member of the CPSU since 1967. Biogr .... References 1931 births 1986 deaths Athletes from Saint Petersburg Soviet male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
