1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's shot put at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 13 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Hartmut Briesenick East Germany |
| Silver | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg East Germany |
| Bronze | Władysław Komar Poland |
Results
Final
13 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartmut Briesenick | East Germany | 21.08 | AR | |
| Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | East Germany | 20.47 | ||
| Władysław Komar | Poland | 20.04 | ||
| 4 | Vilmos Varjú | Hungary | 19.99 | |
| 5 | Valeriy Voykin | Soviet Union | 19.81 | |
| 6 | Rimantas Plungė | Soviet Union | 19.61 | |
| 7 | Dieter Hoffmann | East Germany | 19.38 | |
| 8 | Yves Brouzet | France | 19.20 | |
| 9 | Pekka Ahnger | Finland | 19.00 | |
| 10 | Miroslav Janoušek | Czechoslovakia | 18.76 | |
| 11 | Ralf Reichenbach | West Germany | 18.74 | |
| 12 | Hans-Dieter Möser | West Germany | 18.51 | |
| 13 | Arnjolt Beer | France | 18.46 | |
| 14 | Seppo Simola | Finland | 18.27 | |
| Heinfried Birlenbach | West Germany | DNS |
Qualification
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Władysław Komar | Poland | 19.65 | Q |
| 2 | Vilmos Varjú | Hungary | 19.56 | Q |
| 3 | Hartmut Briesenick | East Germany | 19.55 | Q |
| 4 | Rimantas Plungė | Soviet Union | 19.19 | Q |
| 5 | Pekka Ahnger | Finland | 19.14 | Q |
| 6 | Valeriy Voykin | Soviet Union | 19.00 | Q |
| 7 | Miroslav Janoušek | Czechoslovakia | 19.00 | Q |
| 8 | Yves Brouzet | France | 18.96 | Q |
| 9 | Ralf Reichenbach | West Germany | 18.91 | Q |
| 10 | Heinfried Birlenbach | West Germany | 18.89 | Q |
| 11 | Seppo Simola | Finland | 18.83 | Q |
| 12 | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | East Germany | 18.81 | Q |
| 13 | Dieter Hoffmann | East Germany | 18.75 | Q |
| 14 | Arnjolt Beer | France | 18.75 | Q |
| 15 | Hans-Dieter Möser | West Germany | 18.72 | Q |
| 16 | Geoff Capes | Great Britain | 18.54 | |
| 17 | Jaroslav Brabec | Czechoslovakia | 18.50 | |
| 18 | Matti Yrjölä | Finland | 18.49 | |
| 19 | Ivan Ivančić | Yugoslavia | 18.43 | |
| 20 | Anders Arrhenius | Sweden | 17.84 | |
| 21 | Bjørn Bang Andersen | Norway | 17.83 | |
| 22 | Mihály Teveli | Hungary | 16.82 | |
| 23 | Sándor Holub | Hungary | 16.63 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- East Germany (3)
- Finland (3)
- France (2)
- Hungary (3)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Great Britain (1)
- West Germany (3)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014