Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
The Men's hammer throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place on September 2 and September 3 at the Stadio Olimpico. The qualifying standards for the 1960 event were.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 60.00 m advance to the Final.
| Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| Eduardo Albuquerque | | 53.26 | 54.31 | 54.92 | 54.92 | |
| Tadeusz Rut | | 60.73 | | | 60.73 | Q |
| Takeo Sugawara | | 58.40 | 59.32 | 57.66 | 59.32 | |
| Manfred Losch | | | 58.85 | 59.38 | 59.38 | |
| Gyula Zsivótzky | | 64.80 | | | 64.80 | Q |
| Albert Hall | | 57.43 | | 60.76 | 60.76 | Q |
| Antun Bezjak | | 60.90 | | | 60.90 | Q |
| Heinrich Thun | | 62.73 | | | 62.73 | Q |
| József Csermák | | | | 62.73 | 59.72 | |
| Hal Connolly | | 63.02 | | | 63.02 | Q |
| Sverre Strandli | | 58.67 | 61.41 | | 61.41 | Q |
| Michael Ellis | | 63.21 | | | 63.21 | Q |
| José Luis Falcón | | 51.26 | 57.24 | | 57.24 | |
| Yuriy Nikulin | | 60.40 | | | 60.40 | Q |
| Karl Birger Asplund | | 57.27 | | | 57.27 | |
| Claus Peter | | | 59.83 | | 59.83 | |
| Krešimir Račić | | 57.27 | | | 57.27 | |
| Siegfried Lorenz | | | 59.06 | | 59.06 | |
| Ed Bagdonas | | | 59.48 | | 59.48 | |
| Muhammad Iqbal | | 57.84 | 60.86 | | 60.86 | Q |
| John Lawlor | | | 62.10 | | 62.10 | Q |
| Andreas Kouvelogiannis | | 53.43 | | 55.18 | 55.18 | |
| Noboru Okamoto | | | | 61.95 | 61.95 | Q |
| Olgierd Ciepły | | 60.61 | | | 60.61 | Q |
| Vasily Rudenkov | | 67.03 | | | 67.03 | Q, OR |
| Anatoli Samotsvetov | | 64.67 | | | 64.67 | Q |
| Guy Husson | | 59.31 | | 59.83 | 59.83 | |
| Hansruedi Jost | | 55.09 | 57.07 | 59.12 | 59.12 | |
| Erman Bastian | | | | | | DNC |
Finals
The six highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.
