Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Gyula Zsivótzky	Hungary	64.62
	Gennadiy Kondrashov	Soviet Union	63.38
	John Lawlor	Ireland	63.33
4	Sándor Eckschmiedt	Hungary	60.95
5	Olgierd Ciepły	Poland	60.59
6	Takeo Sugawara	Japan	60.46
7	Valcho Ivanov	Bulgaria	57.97
8	Vasil Vasilev	Bulgaria	57.95
9	Warwick Dixon	Great Britain	57.70
10	Manlio Cristin	Italy	56.51
11	Shohei Kasahara	Japan	55.44