The men's discus throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 and 31 August 1966.
The winning margin was 8 cm which with the conclusion of the 2024 championships remains the only time the men's discus throw has been won by less than 10 cm at these championships.
Medalists Gold Detlef Thorith Silver Hartmut Losch Bronze Lothar Milde
Results Final 31 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Detlef Thorith 57.42 Hartmut Losch 57.34 Lothar Milde 56.80 4 Edmund Piątkowski 56.76 5 Ludvík Daněk 56.24 6 Silvano Simeon 55.96 7 Zenon Begier 55.94 8 Jiří Žemba 54.20 9 Vytautas Jaras 53.98 10 Heimo Reinitzer 53.72 11 Hein-Direck Neu 53.66 12 Ernst Soudek 53.46
Qualification 30 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Vytautas Jaras 57.54 CR Q 2 Ludvík Daněk 56.86 Q 3 Edmund Piątkowski 56.74 Q 4 Lothar Milde 56.70 Q 5 Detlef Thorith 56.42 Q 6 Hartmut Losch 55.84 Q 7 Zenon Begier 55.30 Q 8 Ernst Soudek 54.38 Q 9 Hein-Direck Neu 54.32 Q 10 Jiří Žemba 54.22 Q 11 Silvano Simeon 54.20 Q 12 Heimo Reinitzer 54.08 Q 13 Flavio Asta 53.60 14 Géza Fejér 53.22 15 Jens Reimers 53.02 16 Vladimir Trusenyev 53.02 17 János Faragó 52.84 18 Lars Haglund 51.06 19 Erik Uddebom 50.96 20 Alain Drufin 49.84 21 Bill Tancred 48.36 22 Georgios Tsakanikas 47.96 23 Marcel Hertogs 47.36 24 Ramazan Driza 45.18
Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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