| Men's shot put at the European Athletics Championships |
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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 Hungary
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| Silver | Viktor Lipsnis Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Alfred Sosgórnik Poland
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Results
Final
14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vilmos Varjú | Hungary |
19.02 | CR |
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Viktor Lipsnis | Soviet Union |
18.38 | |
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Alfred Sosgórnik | Poland |
18.26 | |
| 4 | Władysław Komar | Poland |
18.00 | |
| 5 | Zsigmond Nagy | Hungary |
17.97 | |
| 6 | Jiří Skobla |  Czechoslovakia |
17.87 | |
| 7 | Dieter Urbach |  West Germany |
17.58 | |
| 8 | Milija Jocović |  Yugoslavia |
17.55 | |
| 9 | Martyn Lucking |  Great Britain |
17.47 | |
| 10 | Mike Lindsay | Great Britain |
17.23 | |
| 11 | Peter Gratz |  East Germany |
17.09 | |
| 12 | Jarmo Kunnas |  Finland |
17.06 | |
| 13 | Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski | Poland |
17.05 | |
| 14 | Rudolf Langer | East Germany |
16.95 | |
| 15 | Boško Tomasović | Yugoslavia |
16.95 |
Qualification
14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Lipsnis | Soviet Union |
18.00 | CR Q |
| 2 | Zsigmond Nagy | Hungary |
17.91 | Q |
| 3 | Vilmos Varjú | Hungary |
17.81 | Q |
| 4 | Alfred Sosgórnik | Poland |
17.71 | Q |
| 5 | Milija Jocović | Yugoslavia |
17.46 | Q |
| 6 | Mike Lindsay | Great Britain |
17.44 | Q |
| 7 | Jiří Skobla | Czechoslovakia |
17.31 | Q |
| 8 | Władysław Komar | Poland |
17.22 | Q |
| 9 | Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski | Poland |
17.12 | Q |
| 10 | Dieter Urbach | West Germany |
17.13 | Q |
| 11 | Boško Tomasović | Yugoslavia |
17.12 | Q |
| 12 | Peter Gratz | East Germany |
17.12 | Q |
| 13 | Jarmo Kunnas | Finland |
17.08 | Q |
| 14 | Martyn Lucking | Great Britain |
17.06 | Q |
| 15 | Rudolf Langer | East Germany |
17.05 | Q |
| 16 | Silvano Meconi |  Italy |
16.93 | |
| 17 | Jean-Claude Ernwein |  France |
16.82 | |
| 18 | Aksel Thorsager |  Denmark |
16.22 | |
| 19 | Bjørn Bang Andersen |  Norway |
16.12 | |
| 20 | André Godard | France |
15.71 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Denmark (1)
- East Germany (2)
- Finland (1)
- France (2)
- Hungary (2)
- Italy (1)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (3)
- Soviet Union (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- West Germany (1)
- Yugoslavia (2)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
| Shot put at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| European Athletics Championships champions in men's shot put | |
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