1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

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The men's shot put at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 August 1950. [1]

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The winning margin was 1.58 metres which with the conclusion of the 2024 championships remains the only time the men's shot put has been won by more than 1.3 metres at these championships.


Medalists

Gold Gunnar Huseby
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Silver Angiolo Profeti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze Otto Grigalka
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union

Results

Final

25 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Gunnar Huseby Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 16.74CR NR
Silver medal icon.svg Angiolo Profeti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15.16
Bronze medal icon.svg Otto Grigalka Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 15.14
4 Willy Senn Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14.95
5 Petar Sarcevic Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 14.90
6 Vladimír Jirout Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 14.89
7 John Savidge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14.69
8 John Giles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14.29
9 Gösta Arvidsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.17

Qualification

25 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Gunnar Huseby Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 16.29CR Q
2 John Savidge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 15.54Q
3 Otto Grigalka Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 15.45Q
4 Vladimír Jirout Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15.23Q
5 Petar Sarcevic Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 15.18Q
6 Angiolo Profeti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14.95Q
7 Willy Senn Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14.79Q
8 Gösta Arvidsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.57Q
9 John Giles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14.52Q
10 Konstantinos Giataganas Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 14.49
11 Roger Verhas Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14.37
12 Willy Wuyts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13.28
13 Jean Darot Flag of France.svg  France 13.12

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014