1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.

Medalists Gold Ludvík Daněk Silver Lothar Milde Bronze Géza Fejér

Results Final 15 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Ludvík Daněk 63.90 CR Lothar Milde 61.62 Géza Fejér 61.54 4 Dirk Wippermann 61.36 5 Hartmut Losch 60.86 6 Pentti Kahma 60.64 7 Ferenc Tégla 59.24 8 Jorma Rinne 59.22 9 Ricky Bruch 59.08 10 Heimo Reinitzer 58.30 11 Klaus-Peter Hennig 56.36 12 Risto Myyrä 54.16

Qualification 14 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Hartmut Losch 62.16 CR Q 2 Dirk Wippermann 60.98 Q 3 Géza Fejér 60.86 Q 4 Lothar Milde 60.62 Q 5 Ricky Bruch 60.50 Q 6 Ferenc Tégla 60.04 Q 7 Ludvík Daněk 59.44 Q 8 Pentti Kahma 59.24 Q 9 Klaus-Peter Hennig 59.06 Q 10 Heimo Reinitzer 59.02 Q 11 Risto Myyrä 58.38 Q 12 Jorma Rinne 58.02 Q 13 Hein-Direck Neu 57.64 14 Iosif Nagy 57.58 15 Kenneth Åkesson 56.92 16 Ernst Soudek 56.64 17 Leszek Gajdziński 56.50 18 Kaj Andersen 55.56 19 János Faragó 55.56 20 John Watts 55.52 21 Armando De Vicentis 55.48 22 Vladimir Lyakhov 55.44 23 Tormod Lislerud 55.36 24 Zdravko Pečar 55.32 Silvano Simeon NM Erlendur Valdimarsson NM

Participation According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

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