The men's shot put at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 September 1962.[1]
| Men's shot put at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
edit| Gold | Vilmos Varjú Hungary
|
| Silver | Viktor Lipsnis Soviet Union
|
| Bronze | Alfred Sosgórnik Poland
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Results
editFinal
edit14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Vilmos Varjú | Hungary |
19.02 | CR |
 |
Viktor Lipsnis | Soviet Union |
18.38 | |
 |
Alfred Sosgórnik | Poland |
18.26 | |
| 4 | Władysław Komar | Poland |
18.00 | |
| 5 | Zsigmond Nagy | Hungary |
17.97 | |
| 6 | Jiří Skobla |  Czechoslovakia |
17.87 | |
| 7 | Dieter Urbach |  West Germany |
17.58 | |
| 8 | Milija Jocović |  Yugoslavia |
17.55 | |
| 9 | Martyn Lucking |  Great Britain |
17.47 | |
| 10 | Mike Lindsay | Great Britain |
17.23 | |
| 11 | Peter Gratz |  East Germany |
17.09 | |
| 12 | Jarmo Kunnas |  Finland |
17.06 | |
| 13 | Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski | Poland |
17.05 | |
| 14 | Rudolf Langer | East Germany |
16.95 | |
| 15 | Boško Tomasović | Yugoslavia |
16.95 |
Qualification
edit14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Lipsnis | Soviet Union |
18.00 | CR Q |
| 2 | Zsigmond Nagy | Hungary |
17.91 | Q |
| 3 | Vilmos Varjú | Hungary |
17.81 | Q |
| 4 | Alfred Sosgórnik | Poland |
17.71 | Q |
| 5 | Milija Jocović | Yugoslavia |
17.46 | Q |
| 6 | Mike Lindsay | Great Britain |
17.44 | Q |
| 7 | Jiří Skobla | Czechoslovakia |
17.31 | Q |
| 8 | Władysław Komar | Poland |
17.22 | Q |
| 9 | Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski | Poland |
17.12 | Q |
| 10 | Dieter Urbach | West Germany |
17.13 | Q |
| 11 | Boško Tomasović | Yugoslavia |
17.12 | Q |
| 12 | Peter Gratz | East Germany |
17.12 | Q |
| 13 | Jarmo Kunnas | Finland |
17.08 | Q |
| 14 | Martyn Lucking | Great Britain |
17.06 | Q |
| 15 | Rudolf Langer | East Germany |
17.05 | Q |
| 16 | Silvano Meconi |  Italy |
16.93 | |
| 17 | Jean-Claude Ernwein |  France |
16.82 | |
| 18 | Aksel Thorsager |  Denmark |
16.22 | |
| 19 | Bjørn Bang Andersen |  Norway |
16.12 | |
| 20 | André Godard | France |
15.71 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (2)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Hungary (2)
Italy (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (3)
Soviet Union (1)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (1)
Yugoslavia (2)
References
edit- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014