1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put explained

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

The men's shot put at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17 and 18 September 1969.

Medalists

Gold	Dieter Hoffmann
Silver	Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg
Bronze	Hans-Peter Gies

Results

Final

18 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		20.12	CR
	align=left		align=left		20.05
	align=left		align=left		19.78
4	align=left		align=left		19.27
5	align=left		align=left		19.06
6	align=left		align=left		18.91
7	align=left		align=left		18.78
8	align=left		align=left		18.71
9	align=left		align=left		18.67
10	align=left		align=left		18.67
11	align=left		align=left		18.65
12	align=left		align=left		18.42

Qualification

17 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		19.72	CR Q
2	align=left		align=left		19.51	Q
3	align=left		align=left		19.51	Q
4	align=left		align=left		19.18	Q
5	align=left		align=left		18.96	Q
6	align=left		align=left		18.83	Q
7	align=left		align=left		18.80	Q
8	align=left		align=left		18.62	Q
9	align=left		align=left		18.54	Q
10	align=left		align=left		18.48	Q
11	align=left		align=left		18.47	Q
12	align=left		align=left		18.41	Q
13	align=left		align=left		18.34
14	align=left		align=left		18.34
15	align=left		align=left		18.21
16	align=left		align=left		17.92
17	align=left		align=left		17.78
18	align=left		align=left		17.77
19	align=left		align=left		17.76
20	align=left		align=left		17.42
21	align=left		align=left		17.38
22	align=left		align=left		17.16

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

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