The men's shot put at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 27 August 1954.
Medalists Gold Jiří Skobla Silver Oto Grigalka Bronze Heino Heinaste
Results Final 27 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Jiří Skobla 17.20 CR Oto Grigalka 16.69 Heino Heinaste 16.27 4 Roland Nilsson 16.17 5 John Savidge 16.10 6 Ferenc Kövesdi 15.70 7 Gabriel Georgescu 15.48 8 Petar Šarčević 15.43 9 Reijo Koivisto 15.39 10 Raymond Thomas 15.35 11 János Mihályfi 15.18 12 Josef Stoklasa 15.13 13 Yrjö Puntti 15.02 14 Erik Uddebom 15.01 15 Edouard Vandezande 14.94 16 Mark Pharaoh 14.65
Qualification 27 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Heino Heinaste 15.90 Q 2 Jiří Skobla 15.86 Q 3 Oto Grigalka 15.52 Q 4 John Savidge 15.46 Q 5 Gabriel Georgescu 15.27 Q 6 Reijo Koivisto 15.15 Q 7 Petar Šarčević 15.12 Q 8 Josef Stoklasa 15.09 Q 9 Raymond Thomas 15.09 Q 10 Roland Nilsson 14.92 Q 11 Erik Uddebom 14.83 Q 12 Ferenc Kövesdi 14.82 Q 13 János Mihályfi 14.72 Q 14 Yrjö Puntti 14.67 Q 15 Edouard Vandezande 14.51 Q 16 Mark Pharaoh 14.50 Q 17 Lucien Guillier 14.43 18 Skúli Thorarensen 14.35 19 Alois Schwabl 14.14 20 Max Hubacher 14.13 21 Konstantinos Giataganas 14.01 22 Nuri Turan 13.74 23 Willy Senn 13.70 24 Willy Wuyts 13.64
Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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