| Event: | Men's discus throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's discus throw at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 3 and 4 September 1974.
| Gold | Pentti Kahma | |
| Silver | Ludvík Daněk | |
| Bronze | Ricky Bruch |
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 63.62 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 62.76 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 62.00 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 61.20 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 61.00 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 60.86 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 59.68 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 59.56 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 59.46 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 58.92 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 58.88 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 58.80 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 58.32 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 56.14 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 55.58 |
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 61.60 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 61.06 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 60.08 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 59.72 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 59.50 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 59.46 | Q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 59.42 | Q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 59.04 | Q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 58.90 | Q | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 58.80 | Q | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 58.40 | Q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 58.28 | Q | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 58.22 | Q | ||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 58.16 | Q | ||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 58.00 | Q | ||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 57.82 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 57.62 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 57.36 | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | | 57.36 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | | 57.24 | |||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | 57.04 | ||||
| 22 | align=left | align=left | | 55.58 |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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