1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

None Men's shot put European Athletics Championships The men's shot put at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 August 1950. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/27/31/44/StatisticsHandbookZ%C3%BCrich2014_Neutral.pdf 372–377 European Athletics Association 13 August 2014 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 ISLSilver Angiolo Profeti ITABronze Otto Grigalka URS 1936 Results Final 25 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Gunnar Huseby ISL 16.74 CR NR Angiolo Profeti ITA 15.16 Otto Grigalka URS 1936 15.14 4 Willy Senn SUI 14.95 5 Petar Sarcevic SFR Yugoslavia 14.90 6 Vladimír Jirout TCH 14.89 7 John Savidge GBR 14.69 8 John Giles GBR 14.29 9 Gösta Arvidsson SWE 14.17 Qualification 25 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Gunnar Huseby ISL 16.29 CR Q 2 John Savidge GBR 15.54 Q 3 Otto Grigalka URS 1936 15.45 Q 4 Vladimír Jirout TCH 15.23 Q 5 Petar Sarcevic SFR Yugoslavia 15.18 Q 6 Angiolo Profeti ITA 14.95 Q 7 Willy Senn SUI 14.79 Q 8 Gösta Arvidsson SWE 14.57 Q 9 John Giles GBR 14.52 Q 10 Konstantinos Giataganas GRE old 14.49 11 Roger Verhas BEL 14.37 12 Willy Wuyts BEL 13.28 13 Jean Darot FRA 13.12 Participation According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event. 22em BEL (2) TCH (1) FRA (1) GRE old (1) ISL (1) ITA (1) URS 1936 (1) SWE (1) SUI (1) GBR (2) SFR Yugoslavia (1) References Category:Shot put at the European Athletics Championships Category:Men's events at the 1950 European Athletics Championships