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Date: 28 November 1956
| Rank | Name | Nation | Distance |
| 1 | Parry O'Brien | USA | 18.57m [60' 11"] |
| 2 | William Nieder | USA | 18.18m [59' 7 ¾"] |
| 3 | Jiri Skobla | TCH | 17.65m [57' 11"] |
| 4 | Kenneth Bantum | USA | 17.48m [57' 4 ¼"] |
| 5 | Boris Balyayev | URS | 16.96m [55' 7 ¾"] |
| 6 | Erik Uddebom | SWE | 16.65m [54' 7 ½"] |
| 7 | Karl-Heinz Wegmann | GER | 16.63m [54' 6 ¾"] |
| 8 | Georgios Tsakanikas | GRE | 16.56m [54' 4"] |
| 9 | Barry Donath | AUS | 16.52m [54' 2 ½"] |
| 10 | Silvano Meconi | ITA | 16.28m [53' 5"] |
| 11 | Robert Hanlin | AUS | 16.08m [52' 9"] |
| 12 | Barclay Palmer | GBR | 15.81m [51' 10 ½"] |
| 13 | Vladimir Loshchilov | URS | 15.62m [51' 3"] |
| 14 | R.? Raymond | FRA | 15.31m [50' 2 ¾"] |