The men's shot put at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 September 1962.
Medalists Gold Vilmos Varjú Silver Viktor Lipsnis Bronze Alfred Sosgórnik
Results Final 14 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Vilmos Varjú 19.02 CR Viktor Lipsnis 18.38 Alfred Sosgórnik 18.26 4 Władysław Komar 18.00 5 Zsigmond Nagy 17.97 6 Jiří Skobla 17.87 7 Dieter Urbach 17.58 8 Milija Jocović 17.55 9 Martyn Lucking 17.47 10 Mike Lindsay 17.23 11 Peter Gratz 17.09 12 Jarmo Kunnas 17.06 13 Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski 17.05 14 Rudolf Langer 16.95 15 Boško Tomasović 16.95
Qualification 14 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Viktor Lipsnis 18.00 CR Q 2 Zsigmond Nagy 17.91 Q 3 Vilmos Varjú 17.81 Q 4 Alfred Sosgórnik 17.71 Q 5 Milija Jocović 17.46 Q 6 Mike Lindsay 17.44 Q 7 Jiří Skobla 17.31 Q 8 Władysław Komar 17.22 Q 9 Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski 17.12 Q 10 Dieter Urbach 17.13 Q 11 Boško Tomasović 17.12 Q 12 Peter Gratz 17.12 Q 13 Jarmo Kunnas 17.08 Q 14 Martyn Lucking 17.06 Q 15 Rudolf Langer 17.05 Q 16 Silvano Meconi 16.93 17 Jean-Claude Ernwein 16.82 18 Aksel Thorsager 16.22 19 Bjørn Bang Andersen 16.12 20 André Godard 15.71
Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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