1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the European Athletics Championships
1966 European
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The men's shot put at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 2 and 3 September 1966.[1]

Medalists

Gold Vilmos Varjú
 Hungary
Silver Nikolay Karasyov
 Soviet Union
Bronze Władysław Komar
 Poland

Results

Final

3 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Vilmos Varjú  Hungary 19.43 CR
Nikolay Karasyov  Soviet Union 18.82
Władysław Komar  Poland 18.68
4 Alfred Sosgórnik  Poland 18.38
5 Heinfried Birlenbach  West Germany 18.37
6 Matti Yrjölä  Finland 18.19
7 Pierre Colnard  France 18.15 NR
8 Dieter Hoffmann  East Germany 18.02
9 Bjørn Bang Andersen  Norway 17.84
10 Tomislav Šuker  Yugoslavia 17.74
11 Pero Barišić  Yugoslavia 17.66
12 Eduard Gushchin  Soviet Union 17.64

Qualification

2 September

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Vilmos Varjú  Hungary 19.05 CR Q
2 Heinfried Birlenbach  West Germany 18.59 Q
3 Władysław Komar  Poland 18.53 Q
4 Nikolay Karasyov  Soviet Union 18.38 Q
5 Eduard Gushchin  Soviet Union 18.23 Q
6 Tomislav Šuker  Yugoslavia 18.01 Q
7 Bjørn Bang Andersen  Norway 18.01 Q
8 Alfred Sosgórnik  Poland 18.01 Q
9 Matti Yrjölä  Finland 17.90 Q
10 Pierre Colnard  France 17.75 Q
11 Pero Barišić  Yugoslavia 17.69 Q
12 Dieter Hoffmann  East Germany 17.62 Q
13 Milija Jocović  Yugoslavia 17.61
14 Géza Fejér  Hungary 17.57
15 Bengt Bendeus  Sweden 17.40
16 Alain Drufin  France 16.91

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014
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