1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the European Athletics Championships
1954 European
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The men's shot put at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 27 August 1954.[1]

Medalists

Gold Jiří Skobla
 Czechoslovakia
Silver Oto Grigalka
 Soviet Union
Bronze Heino Heinaste
 Soviet Union

Results

Final

27 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Jiří Skobla  Czechoslovakia 17.20 CR
Oto Grigalka  Soviet Union 16.69
Heino Heinaste  Soviet Union 16.27
4 Roland Nilsson  Sweden 16.17
5 John Savidge  Great Britain 16.10
6 Ferenc Kövesdi  Hungary 15.70
7 Gabriel Georgescu  Romania 15.48
8 Petar Šarčević  Yugoslavia 15.43
9 Reijo Koivisto  Finland 15.39
10 Raymond Thomas  France 15.35
11 János Mihályfi  Hungary 15.18
12 Josef Stoklasa  Czechoslovakia 15.13
13 Yrjö Puntti  Finland 15.02
14 Erik Uddebom  Sweden 15.01
15 Edouard Vandezande  Belgium 14.94
16 Mark Pharaoh  Great Britain 14.65

Qualification

27 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Heino Heinaste  Soviet Union 15.90 Q
2 Jiří Skobla  Czechoslovakia 15.86 Q
3 Oto Grigalka  Soviet Union 15.52 Q
4 John Savidge  Great Britain 15.46 Q
5 Gabriel Georgescu  Romania 15.27 Q
6 Reijo Koivisto  Finland 15.15 Q
7 Petar Šarčević  Yugoslavia 15.12 Q
8 Josef Stoklasa  Czechoslovakia 15.09 Q
9 Raymond Thomas  France 15.09 Q
10 Roland Nilsson  Sweden 14.92 Q
11 Erik Uddebom  Sweden 14.83 Q
12 Ferenc Kövesdi  Hungary 14.82 Q
13 János Mihályfi  Hungary 14.72 Q
14 Yrjö Puntti  Finland 14.67 Q
15 Edouard Vandezande  Belgium 14.51 Q
16 Mark Pharaoh  Great Britain 14.50 Q
17 Lucien Guillier  France 14.43
18 Skúli Thorarensen  Iceland 14.35
19 Alois Schwabl  Austria 14.14
20 Max Hubacher   Switzerland 14.13
21 Konstantinos Giataganas  Greece 14.01
22 Nuri Turan  Turkey 13.74
23 Willy Senn   Switzerland 13.70
24 Willy Wuyts  Belgium 13.64

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
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