| Final | Distance | | 1. Chuhei Nambu |  JPN | 15.72m | | 2. Eric Svensson |  SWE | 15.32m | | 3. Kenkichi Oshima | JPN | 15.12m | | 4. Eamonn Fitzgerald |  IRL | 15.01m | | 5. Willem Peters |  NED | 14.93m | | 6. Solomon Furth |  USA | 14.88m | | 7. Sidney Bowman | USA | 14.87m | | 8. Roland Lee Romero | USA | 14.85m | | 9. Peter Bácsalmási |  HUN | 14.33m | | 10.Francesco Tabai |  ITA | 14.29m | | 11.Ommi Rafael Rajasaari |  FIN | 14.15m | | 12.Mikio Oda | JPN | 13.97m | | 13.Nicolas Papanikolaou |  GRe | 13.92m | | 14.Mehar Chand Dhawan |  INd | 13.66m | | 15.Salvador Alanis |  MEX | 13.28m |
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| | | Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,000. | | -- competitors from -- nations. | | Qualification |
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