The men's hammer throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 3 and 4 September 1966.
Medalists Gold Romuald Klim Silver Gyula Zsivótzky Bronze Uwe Beyer
Results Final 4 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Romuald Klim 70.02 CR Gyula Zsivótzky 68.62 Uwe Beyer 67.28 4 Manfred Losch 65.84 5 Vladimir Tribunskiy 65.28 6 Lázár Lovász 65.28 7 Sándor Eckschmiedt 64.52 8 Martin Lotz 63.16 9 Hans Fahsl 63.00 10 Gheorghe Costache 62.60 11 Gennadiy Kondrashov 62.38 Ernst Ammann NM
Qualification 3 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Gyula Zsivótzky 68.40 Q 2 Uwe Beyer 67.00 Q 3 Romuald Klim 66.82 Q 4 Ernst Ammann 65.70 NR Q 5 Gheorghe Costache 64.88 Q 6 Hans Fahsl 64.28 Q 7 Gennadiy Kondrashov 64.20 Q 8 Lázár Lovász 64.04 Q 9 Sándor Eckschmiedt 63.90 Q 10 Manfred Losch 63.20 Q 11 Martin Lotz 62.02 Q 12 Vladimir Tribunskiy 61.78 Q 13 Tadeusz Rut 61.26 14 John Lawlor 57.08 15 Frangiskos Politis 55.18 16 Marcel Hertogs 52.36 17 Kujtim Shehu 50.70
Participation According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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