title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
  
  The men's shot put at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Gunnar Huseby Iceland |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Angiolo Profeti Italy |
  | Bronze | Otto Grigalka Soviet Union |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  25 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gunnar Huseby | Iceland | 16.74 | CR NR |
  | | Angiolo Profeti | Italy | 15.16 | |
  | | Otto Grigalka | Soviet Union | 15.14 | |
  | 4 | Willy Senn | Switzerland | 14.95 | |
  | 5 | Petar Sarcevic | Yugoslavia | 14.90 | |
  | 6 | Vladimír Jirout | Czechoslovakia | 14.89 | |
  | 7 | John Savidge | Great Britain | 14.69 | |
  | 8 | John Giles | Great Britain | 14.29 | |
  | 9 | Gösta Arvidsson | Sweden | 14.17 | |
  
  ### Qualification
  
  25 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gunnar Huseby | Iceland | 16.29 | CR Q |
  | 2 | John Savidge | Great Britain | 15.54 | Q |
  | 3 | Otto Grigalka | Soviet Union | 15.45 | Q |
  | 4 | Vladimír Jirout | Czechoslovakia | 15.23 | Q |
  | 5 | Petar Sarcevic | Yugoslavia | 15.18 | Q |
  | 6 | Angiolo Profeti | Italy | 14.95 | Q |
  | 7 | Willy Senn | Switzerland | 14.79 | Q |
  | 8 | Gösta Arvidsson | Sweden | 14.57 | Q |
  | 9 | John Giles | Great Britain | 14.52 | Q |
  | 10 | Konstantinos Giataganas | Greece | 14.49 | |
  | 11 | Roger Verhas | Belgium | 14.37 | |
  | 12 | Willy Wuyts | Belgium | 13.28 | |
  | 13 | Jean Darot | France | 13.12 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * France (1)
  * Greece (1)
  * Iceland (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  