1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

Events at the
1954 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men women
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
10,000 m track walk men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men
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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
1st Jiří Skobla  Czechoslovakia 17.20 CR
2nd Oto Grigalka  Soviet Union 16.69
3rd Heino Heinaste  Soviet Union 16.27
4 Roland Nilsson  Sweden 16.17
5 John Savidge  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom 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