1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw explained

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

The men's discus throw at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16 and 18 September 1969.

Medalists

Gold	Hartmut Losch
Silver	Ricky Bruch
Bronze	Lothar Milde

Results

Final

18 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		61.82	CR
	align=left		align=left		61.08
	align=left		align=left		59.34
4	align=left		align=left		59.30
5	align=left		align=left		59.10
6	align=left		align=left		58.18
7	align=left		align=left		57.88
8	align=left		align=left		56.26
9	align=left		align=left		55.70
10	align=left		align=left		55.64
11	align=left		align=left		54.12
12	align=left		align=left		53.64
13	align=left		align=left		53.46

Qualification

16 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		59.86	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		58.42	Q
3	align=left		align=left		58.40	Q
4	align=left		align=left		58.14	Q
5	align=left		align=left		58.00	Q
6	align=left		align=left		57.66	Q
7	align=left		align=left		56.70	Q
8	align=left		align=left		55.46	Q
9	align=left		align=left		55.36	Q
10	align=left		align=left		54.54	Q
11	align=left		align=left		53.88	Q
12	align=left		align=left		53.44	Q
13	align=left		align=left		53.38	Q
14	align=left		align=left		53.30
15	align=left		align=left		50.70
16	align=left		align=left		49.84
17	align=left		align=left		49.76
18	align=left		align=left		48.24
	align=left		align=left		NM
	align=left		align=left		NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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