| Final 18:00 | Dist. | | | 1. Bo Ericson |  SWE | 56.44m | | | 2. Eric Johansson | SWE | 53.54m | | | 3. Duncan McDougall Clark |  GBR | 51.32m | | | 4. Imre Németh |  HUN | 50.03m | | | 5. Hans Houtzager |  NED | 49.86m | | | 6. Teseo Taddia |  ITA | 48.63m | | | 7. Aleksandr Shekhtel |  URS | 46.24m | | | 8. Jaroslav Knotek |  CZE | 46.04m | |
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| History Hammer Throw. Venue: Bislett Stadion. | | World and European Record: Blask (GER) 59.00m | | Season Best: Johansson (SWE) 57.90m |
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| Ranking | Dist. | | | 1. Bo Ericson | SWE | 53.60m | Q | | 2. Eric Johansson | SWE | 52.29m | Q | | 3. Hans Houtzager | NED | 51.46m | Q | | 4. Duncan McDougall Clark | GBR | 50.81m | Q | | 5. Teseo Taddia | ITA | 50.12m | Q | | 6. Aleksandr Shekhtel | URS | 49.90m | Q | | 7. Imre Németh | HUN | 48.47m | Q | | 8. Jaroslav Knotek | CZE | 48.37m | Q | | 9. Reino Kuivamäki |  FIN | 47.41m | | | 10.Gunnar Christensen |  DEN | 45.94m | | | 11.Ivan Gubijan |  YUG | 45.11m | |
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