1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 23 August 1958.

Medalists Gold Arthur Rowe Silver Viktor Lipsnis Bronze Jiří Skobla

Results Final 23 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Arthur Rowe 17.78 CR NR Viktor Lipsnis 17.47 Jiří Skobla 17.12 4 Hermann Lingnau 17.07 5 Silvano Meconi 16.98 6 Vladimir Loshchilov 16.96 7 Vilmos Varjú 16.77 8 Alfred Sosgórnik 16.65 9 Dieter Urbach 16.65 10 Todor Artarski 16.48 11 Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski 16.33 12 Jaroslav Plíhal 16.26 13 Joel Eklund 16.20 14 Martyn Lucking 16.02 15 Aksel Thorsager 15.88 16 Georgios Tsakanikas 15.73 17 Gunnar Huseby 15.62

Qualification 23 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Hermann Lingnau 17.00 Q 2 Alfred Sosgórnik 16.79 Q 3 Viktor Lipsnis 16.76 Q 4 Vladimir Loshchilov 16.75 Q 5 Jiří Skobla 16.75 Q 6 Silvano Meconi 16.07 Q 7 Arthur Rowe 16.04 Q 8 Vilmos Varjú 15.95 Q 9 Georgios Tsakanikas 15.91 Q 10 Dieter Urbach 15.89 Q 11 Joel Eklund 15.76 Q 12 Martyn Lucking 15.74 Q 13 Todor Artarski 15.61 Q 14 Jaroslav Plíhal 15.60 Q 15 Gunnar Huseby 15.50 Q 16 Aksel Thorsager 15.45 Q 17 Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski 15.32 Q 18 Mario Monti 14.53

Participation According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

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