1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put explained

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

The men's shot put at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 4 and 6 September 1974.

Medalists

Gold	Hartmut Briesenick
Silver	Ralf Reichenbach
Bronze	Geoff Capes

Results

Final

6 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		20.50
	align=left		align=left		20.38
	align=left		align=left		20.21
4	align=left		align=left		20.13
5	align=left		align=left		20.07
6	align=left		align=left		19.82
7	align=left		align=left		19.73
8	align=left		align=left		19.63
9	align=left		align=left		19.62
10	align=left		align=left		19.42
11	align=left		align=left		19.25
12	align=left		align=left		18.89
13	align=left		align=left		18.84

Qualification

4 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		20.00	Q
2	align=left		align=left		19.61	Q
3	align=left		align=left		19.57	Q
4	align=left		align=left		19.48	Q
5	align=left		align=left		19.37	Q
6	align=left		align=left		19.37	Q
7	align=left		align=left		19.30	Q
8	align=left		align=left		19.29	Q
9	align=left		align=left		19.29	Q
10	align=left		align=left		19.21	Q
11	align=left		align=left		19.16	Q
12	align=left		align=left		19.10	Q
13	align=left		align=left		19.09	Q
14	align=left		align=left		18.59
15	align=left		align=left		18.56
16	align=left		align=left		18.28
17	align=left		align=left		18.06
18	align=left		align=left		17.99
19	align=left		align=left		17.74
20	align=left		align=left		17.49

Participation

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

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