1954 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put explained

Event:Men's shot put
Competition:European Athletics Championships

The men's shot put at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 27 August 1954.

Medalists

GoldJiří Skobla
SilverOto Grigalka
BronzeHeino Heinaste

Results

Final

27 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
align=left align=left 17.20 CR
align=left align=left 16.69
align=left align=left 16.27
4 align=left align=left 16.17
5 align=left align=left 16.10
6 align=left align=left 15.70
7 align=left align=left 15.48
8 align=left align=left 15.43
9 align=left align=left 15.39
10 align=left align=left 15.35
11 align=left align=left 15.18
12 align=left align=left 15.13
13 align=left align=left 15.02
14 align=left align=left 15.01
15 align=left align=left 14.94
16 align=left align=left 14.65

Qualification

27 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 align=left align=left 15.90 Q
2 align=left align=left 15.86 Q
3 align=left align=left 15.52 Q
4 align=left align=left 15.46 Q
5 align=left align=left 15.27 Q
6 align=left align=left 15.15 Q
7 align=left align=left 15.12 Q
8 align=left align=left 15.09 Q
9 align=left align=left 15.09 Q
10 align=left align=left 14.92 Q
11 align=left align=left 14.83 Q
12 align=left align=left 14.82 Q
13 align=left align=left 14.72 Q
14 align=left align=left 14.67 Q
15 align=left align=left 14.51 Q
16 align=left align=left 14.50 Q
17 align=left align=left 14.43
18 align=left align=left 14.35
19 align=left align=left 14.14
20 align=left align=left 14.13
21 align=left align=left 14.01
22 align=left align=left 13.74
23 align=left align=left 13.70
24 align=left align=left 13.64

Participation

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