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 Hartmut Briesenick 20.50 Ralf Reichenbach 20.38 Geoff Capes 20.21 4 Aleksandr Baryshnikov 20.13 5 Valeriy Voykin 20.07 6 Władysław Komar 19.82 7 Jaroslav Brabec 19.73 8 Udo Beyer 19.63 9 Valcho Stoev 19.62 10 Jaromír Vlk 19.42 11 Reijo Ståhlberg 19.25 12 Mike Winch 18.89 13 Ole Lindskjøld 18.84

Qualification 4 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Władysław Komar 20.00 Q 2 Ralf Reichenbach 19.61 Q 3 Udo Beyer 19.57 Q 4 Reijo Ståhlberg 19.48 Q 5 Hartmut Briesenick 19.37 Q 6 Geoff Capes 19.37 Q 7 Ole Lindskjøld 19.30 Q 8 Valcho Stoev 19.29 Q 9 Mike Winch 19.29 Q 10 Jaroslav Brabec 19.21 Q 11 Valeriy Voykin 19.16 Q 12 Aleksandr Baryshnikov 19.10 Q 13 Jaromír Vlk 19.09 Q 14 Nikolay Khristov 18.59 15 Miroslav Janoušek 18.56 16 Hreinn Halldorsson 18.28 17 Angelo Groppelli 18.06 18 Hans Höglund 17.99 19 Josef Forst 17.74 20 Mieczysław Bręczewski 17.49

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

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