The men's shot put at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17 and 18 September 1969.
Medalists Gold Dieter Hoffmann Silver Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg Bronze Hans-Peter Gies
Results Final 18 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Dieter Hoffmann 20.12 CR Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg 20.05 Hans-Peter Gies 19.78 4 Matti Yrjölä 19.27 5 Pierre Colnard 19.06 6 Eduard Gushchin 18.91 7 Vilmos Varjú 18.78 8 Nikolay Karasyov 18.71 9 Miroslav Janoušek 18.67 10 Edy Hubacher 18.67 11 Seppo Simola 18.65 12 Yves Brouzet 18.42
Qualification 17 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Dieter Hoffmann 19.72 CR Q 2 Hans-Peter Gies 19.51 Q 3 Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg 19.51 Q 4 Matti Yrjölä 19.18 Q 5 Pierre Colnard 18.96 Q 6 Nikolay Karasyov 18.83 Q 7 Eduard Gushchin 18.80 Q 8 Vilmos Varjú 18.62 Q 9 Yves Brouzet 18.54 Q 10 Edy Hubacher 18.48 Q 11 Miroslav Janoušek 18.47 Q 12 Seppo Simola 18.41 Q 13 Flavio Asta 18.34 14 Ricky Bruch 18.34 15 Bengt Bendeus 18.21 16 Sándor Holub 17.92 17 Arnjolt Beer 17.78 18 Jeff Teale 17.77 19 Thord Carlsson 17.76 20 Hannes Schulze-Bauer 17.42 21 Georgios Lemonis 17.38 22 Guðmundur Hermansson 17.16
Participation According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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