1950 European Athletics Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
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 | |
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 | |
The men's shot put at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 August 1950. [1]
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.
Gold | Gunnar Huseby ![]() |
Silver | Angiolo Profeti ![]() |
Bronze | Otto Grigalka ![]() |
25 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Gunnar Huseby | ![]() | 16.74 | CR NR |
![]() | Angiolo Profeti | ![]() | 15.16 | |
![]() | Otto Grigalka | ![]() | 15.14 | |
4 | Willy Senn | ![]() | 14.95 | |
5 | Petar Sarcevic | ![]() | 14.90 | |
6 | Vladimír Jirout | ![]() | 14.89 | |
7 | John Savidge | ![]() | 14.69 | |
8 | John Giles | ![]() | 14.29 | |
9 | Gösta Arvidsson | ![]() | 14.17 |
25 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Gunnar Huseby | ![]() | 16.29 | CR Q |
2 | John Savidge | ![]() | 15.54 | Q |
3 | Otto Grigalka | ![]() | 15.45 | Q |
4 | Vladimír Jirout | ![]() | 15.23 | Q |
5 | Petar Sarcevic | ![]() | 15.18 | Q |
6 | Angiolo Profeti | ![]() | 14.95 | Q |
7 | Willy Senn | ![]() | 14.79 | Q |
8 | Gösta Arvidsson | ![]() | 14.57 | Q |
9 | John Giles | ![]() | 14.52 | Q |
10 | Konstantinos Giataganas | ![]() | 14.49 | |
11 | Roger Verhas | ![]() | 14.37 | |
12 | Willy Wuyts | ![]() | 13.28 | |
13 | Jean Darot | ![]() | 13.12 |
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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