1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's discus throw at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16 and 18 September 1969.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Hartmut Losch East Germany |
| Silver | Ricky Bruch Sweden |
| Bronze | Lothar Milde East Germany |
Results
Final
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartmut Losch | East Germany | 61.82 | CR | |
| Ricky Bruch | Sweden | 61.08 | ||
| Lothar Milde | East Germany | 59.34 | ||
| 4 | Ludvík Daněk | Czechoslovakia | 59.30 | |
| 5 | Vladimir Lyakhov | Soviet Union | 59.10 | |
| 6 | Ferenc Tégla | Hungary | 58.18 | |
| 7 | Günter Schaumburg | East Germany | 57.88 | |
| 8 | Kaj Andersen | Denmark | 56.26 | |
| 9 | Jaroslav Vidrna | Czechoslovakia | 55.70 | |
| 10 | Géza Fejér | Hungary | 55.64 | |
| 11 | Edy Hubacher | Switzerland | 54.12 | |
| 12 | Edmund Piątkowski | Poland | 53.64 | |
| 13 | Jouko Montonen | Finland | 53.46 |
Qualification
16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartmut Losch | East Germany | 59.86 | CR Q |
| 2 | Ferenc Tégla | Hungary | 58.42 | Q |
| 3 | Lothar Milde | East Germany | 58.40 | Q |
| 4 | Ludvík Daněk | Czechoslovakia | 58.14 | Q |
| 5 | Ricky Bruch | Sweden | 58.00 | Q |
| 6 | Vladimir Lyakhov | Soviet Union | 57.66 | Q |
| 7 | Edmund Piątkowski | Poland | 56.70 | Q |
| 8 | Kaj Andersen | Denmark | 55.46 | Q |
| 9 | Günter Schaumburg | East Germany | 55.36 | Q |
| 10 | Jaroslav Vidrna | Czechoslovakia | 54.54 | Q |
| 11 | Edy Hubacher | Switzerland | 53.88 | Q |
| 12 | Géza Fejér | Hungary | 53.44 | Q |
| 13 | Jouko Montonen | Finland | 53.38 | Q |
| 14 | Bill Tancred | Great Britain | 53.30 | |
| 15 | Zbigniew Gryżboń | Poland | 50.70 | |
| 16 | Erlendur Valdimarsson | Iceland | 49.84 | |
| 17 | János Murányi | Hungary | 49.76 | |
| 18 | Pete Tancred | Great Britain | 48.24 | |
| Pentti Kahma | Finland | NM | ||
| Nikolaos Tsiaras | Greece | NM |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Denmark (1)
- East Germany (3)
- Finland (2)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (3)
- Iceland (1)
- Poland (2)
- Soviet Union (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Great Britain (2)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014