1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

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

GoldJiří Skobla
 Czechoslovakia
SilverOto Grigalka
 Soviet Union
BronzeHeino Heinaste
 Soviet Union

Results

Final

27 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Jiří Skobla Czechoslovakia17.20CR
Oto Grigalka Soviet Union16.69
Heino Heinaste Soviet Union16.27
4Roland Nilsson Sweden16.17
5John Savidge Great Britain16.10
6Ferenc Kövesdi Hungary15.70
7Gabriel Georgescu Romania15.48
8Petar Šarčević Yugoslavia15.43
9Reijo Koivisto Finland15.39
10Raymond Thomas France15.35
11János Mihályfi Hungary15.18
12Josef Stoklasa Czechoslovakia15.13
13Yrjö Puntti Finland15.02
14Erik Uddebom Sweden15.01
15Edouard Vandezande Belgium14.94
16Mark Pharaoh Great Britain14.65

Qualification

27 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Heino Heinaste Soviet Union15.90Q
2Jiří Skobla Czechoslovakia15.86Q
3Oto Grigalka Soviet Union15.52Q
4John Savidge Great Britain15.46Q
5Gabriel Georgescu Romania15.27Q
6Reijo Koivisto Finland15.15Q
7Petar Šarčević Yugoslavia15.12Q
8Josef Stoklasa Czechoslovakia15.09Q
9Raymond Thomas France15.09Q
10Roland Nilsson Sweden14.92Q
11Erik Uddebom Sweden14.83Q
12Ferenc Kövesdi Hungary14.82Q
13János Mihályfi Hungary14.72Q
14Yrjö Puntti Finland14.67Q
15Edouard Vandezande Belgium14.51Q
16Mark Pharaoh Great Britain14.50Q
17Lucien Guillier France14.43
18Skúli Thorarensen Iceland14.35
19Alois Schwabl Austria14.14
20Max Hubacher  Switzerland14.13
21Konstantinos Giataganas Greece14.01
22Nuri Turan Turkey13.74
23Willy Senn  Switzerland13.70
24Willy Wuyts Belgium13.64

Participation

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

References

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