1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw explained

Event:	Men's discus throw
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's discus throw at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 20 and 22 August 1958.

Medalists

Gold	Edmund Piątkowski
Silver	Todor Artarski
Bronze	Vladimir Trusenyev

Results

Final

22 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		53.92	CR
	align=left		align=left		53.82
	align=left		align=left		53.74
4	align=left		align=left		53.44
5	align=left		align=left		53.08
6	align=left		align=left		53.05
7	align=left		align=left		51.95
8	align=left		align=left		51.43
9	align=left		align=left		51.09
10	align=left		align=left		50.97
11	align=left		align=left		50.31
12	align=left		align=left		50.00
13	align=left		align=left		49.44
14	align=left		align=left		49.27
15	align=left		align=left		48.42
16	align=left		align=left		47.13

Qualification

20 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		52.78	Q
2	align=left		align=left		50.82	Q
3	align=left		align=left		50.79	Q
4	align=left		align=left		50.70	Q
5	align=left		align=left		50.28	Q
6	align=left		align=left		50.12	Q
7	align=left		align=left		49.63	Q
8	align=left		align=left		49.17	Q
9	align=left		align=left		49.12	Q
10	align=left		align=left		49.09	Q
11	align=left		align=left		48.91	Q
12	align=left		align=left		48.80	Q
13	align=left		align=left		48.66	Q
14	align=left		align=left		48.24	Q
15	align=left		align=left		48.16	Q
16	align=left		align=left		48.02	Q
17	align=left		align=left		47.52
18	align=left		align=left		46.98
19	align=left		align=left		46.96
20	align=left		align=left		45.94
21	align=left		align=left		45.47

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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