1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

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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]

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Medalists

Gold Jiří Skobla
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver Oto Grigalka
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Bronze Heino Heinaste
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union

Results

Final

27 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jiří Skobla Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 17.20CR
Silver medal icon.svg Oto Grigalka Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 16.69
Bronze medal icon.svg Heino Heinaste Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 16.27
4 Roland Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 16.17
5 John Savidge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 16.10
6 Ferenc Kövesdi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 15.70
7 Gabriel Georgescu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 15.48
8 Petar Šarčević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 15.43
9 Reijo Koivisto Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15.39
10 Raymond Thomas Flag of France.svg  France 15.35
11 János Mihályfi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 15.18
12 Josef Stoklasa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15.13
13 Yrjö Puntti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15.02
14 Erik Uddebom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.01
15 Edouard Vandezande Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14.94
16 Mark Pharaoh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14.65

Qualification

27 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Heino Heinaste Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 15.90Q
2 Jiří Skobla Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15.86Q
3 Oto Grigalka Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 15.52Q
4 John Savidge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 15.46Q
5 Gabriel Georgescu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 15.27Q
6 Reijo Koivisto Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15.15Q
7 Petar Šarčević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 15.12Q
8 Josef Stoklasa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 15.09Q
9 Raymond Thomas Flag of France.svg  France 15.09Q
10 Roland Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.92Q
11 Erik Uddebom Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.83Q
12 Ferenc Kövesdi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14.82Q
13 János Mihályfi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14.72Q
14 Yrjö Puntti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.67Q
15 Edouard Vandezande Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14.51Q
16 Mark Pharaoh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14.50Q
17 Lucien Guillier Flag of France.svg  France 14.43
18 Skúli Thorarensen Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 14.35
19 Alois Schwabl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 14.14
20 Max Hubacher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14.13
21 Konstantinos Giataganas Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 14.01
22 Nuri Turan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 13.74
23 Willy Senn Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 13.70
24 Willy Wuyts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13.64

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014