1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put explained

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

The men's shot put at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 September 1962.

Medalists

Gold	Vilmos Varjú
Silver	Viktor Lipsnis
Bronze	Alfred Sosgórnik

Results

Final

14 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		19.02	CR
	align=left		align=left		18.38
	align=left		align=left		18.26
4	align=left		align=left		18.00
5	align=left		align=left		17.97
6	align=left		align=left		17.87
7	align=left		align=left		17.58
8	align=left		align=left		17.55
9	align=left		align=left		17.47
10	align=left		align=left		17.23
11	align=left		align=left		17.09
12	align=left		align=left		17.06
13	align=left		align=left		17.05
14	align=left		align=left		16.95
15	align=left		align=left		16.95

Qualification

14 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		18.00	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		17.91	Q
3	align=left		align=left		17.81	Q
4	align=left		align=left		17.71	Q
5	align=left		align=left		17.46	Q
6	align=left		align=left		17.44	Q
7	align=left		align=left		17.31	Q
8	align=left		align=left		17.22	Q
9	align=left		align=left		17.12	Q
10	align=left		align=left		17.13	Q
11	align=left		align=left		17.12	Q
12	align=left		align=left		17.12	Q
13	align=left		align=left		17.08	Q
14	align=left		align=left		17.06	Q
15	align=left		align=left		17.05	Q
16	align=left		align=left		16.93
17	align=left		align=left		16.82
18	align=left		align=left		16.22
19	align=left		align=left		16.12
20	align=left		align=left		15.71

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

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