The men's discus throw at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12 and 13 September 1962.
Medalists Gold Vladimir Trusenyev Silver Cees Koch Bronze Lothar Milde
Results
Final 13 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Vladimir Trusenyev 57.11 CR Cees Koch 55.96 Lothar Milde 55.47 4 Edmund Piątkowski 55.13 5 Viktor Kompaniyets 54.74 6 József Szécsényi 54.66 7 Fritz Kühl 53.86 8 Carmelo Rado 52.82 9 Ludvík Daněk 52.12 10 Todor Artarski 51.01 11 Lars Haglund 50.48 12 Đorđe Rakić 49.80
Qualification 12 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Edmund Piątkowski 55.79 CR Q 2 Cees Koch 54.72 Q 3 Viktor Kompaniyets 53.96 Q 4 Vladimir Trusenyev 53.88 Q 5 József Szécsényi 53.38 Q 6 Lars Haglund 53.28 Q 7 Đorđe Rakić 53.19 Q 8 Todor Artarski 53.16 Q 9 Lothar Milde 53.11 Q 10 Ludvík Daněk 53.00 Q 11 Fritz Kühl 52.86 Q 12 Carmelo Rado 52.77 Q 13 Dako Radošević 52.56 14 Stein Haugen 52.52 15 Zenon Begier 52.39 16 Carol Lindroos 51.96 17 Pentti Repo 51.83 18 Josef Klik 50.95 19 Gaetano dalla Pria 50.71 20 Ladislav Petrovic 50.28 21 Pierre Alard 49.96 22 Ferenc Klics 49.49 23 Georgios Tsakanikas 48.96 24 Mathias Mehr 47.82 25 Eric Cleaver 47.08 Antonios Kounadis NM Franco Grossi NM
Participation According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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