title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
  
  The men's discus throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 26 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Adolfo Consolini Italy |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Giuseppe Tosi Italy |
  | Bronze | Olli Partanen Finland |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  26 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Adolfo Consolini | Italy | 53.75 | CR |
  | | Giuseppe Tosi | Italy | 52.31 | |
  | | Olli Partanen | Finland | 48.69 | |
  | 4 | Stein Johnson | Norway | 48.55 | |
  | 5 | Arne Hellberg | Sweden | 47.37 | |
  | 6 | Alojz Kormúth | Czechoslovakia | 46.17 | |
  | 7 | Nikolaos Syllas | Greece | 46.14 | |
  | 8 | Jørgen Munk Plum | Denmark | 45.93 | |
  | 9 | Danilo Žerjal | Yugoslavia | 45.92 | |
  
  ### Qualification
  
  24 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Adolfo Consolini | Italy | 49.63 | Q |
  | 2 | Giuseppe Tosi | Italy | 47.99 | Q |
  | 3 | Stein Johnson | Norway | 47.62 | Q |
  | 4 | Nikolaos Syllas | Greece | 45.60 | Q |
  | 5 | Danilo Žerjal | Yugoslavia | 45.27 | Q |
  | 6 | Arne Hellberg | Sweden | 44.78 | Q |
  | 7 | Alojz Kormúth | Czechoslovakia | 44.64 | Q |
  | 8 | Olli Partanen | Finland | 44.33 | Q |
  | 9 | Jørgen Munk Plum | Denmark | 44.14 | Q |
  | 10 | Hermann Tunner | Austria | 43.90 | |
  | 11 | Gunnar Huseby | Iceland | 43.78 | |
  | 12 | Oskar Hafliger | Switzerland | 43.39 | |
  | 13 | Clément Mertens | Belgium | 42.60 | |
  | 14 | Raymond Kintziger | Belgium | 42.46 | |
  | 15 | Tauno Karlsson | Finland | 42.46 | |
  | 16 | Jean Darot | France | 41.85 | |
  | 17 | Serge Grisoni | France | 41.26 | |
  | 18 | José Luis Torres | Spain | 38.92 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Finland (2)
  * France (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Iceland (1)
  * Italy (2)
  * Norway (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  