1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put

The men's shot put at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 2 and 3 September 1966.

Medalists Gold Vilmos Varjú Silver Nikolay Karasyov Bronze Władysław Komar

Results Final 3 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Vilmos Varjú 19.43 CR Nikolay Karasyov 18.82 Władysław Komar 18.68 4 Alfred Sosgórnik 18.38 5 Heinfried Birlenbach 18.37 6 Matti Yrjölä 18.19 7 Pierre Colnard 18.15 NR 8 Dieter Hoffmann 18.02 9 Bjørn Bang Andersen 17.84 10 Tomislav Šuker 17.74 11 Pero Barišić 17.66 12 Eduard Gushchin 17.64

Qualification 2 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Vilmos Varjú 19.05 CR Q 2 Heinfried Birlenbach 18.59 Q 3 Władysław Komar 18.53 Q 4 Nikolay Karasyov 18.38 Q 5 Eduard Gushchin 18.23 Q 6 Tomislav Šuker 18.01 Q 7 Bjørn Bang Andersen 18.01 Q 8 Alfred Sosgórnik 18.01 Q 9 Matti Yrjölä 17.90 Q 10 Pierre Colnard 17.75 Q 11 Pero Barišić 17.69 Q 12 Dieter Hoffmann 17.62 Q 13 Milija Jocović 17.61 14 Géza Fejér 17.57 15 Bengt Bendeus 17.40 16 Alain Drufin 16.91

Participation According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

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