title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
  
  The men's hammer throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 26 and 27 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Sverre Strandli Norway |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Teseo Taddia Italy |
  | Bronze | Jiří Dadák Czechoslovakia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  27 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sverre Strandli | Norway | 55.71 |
  | | Teseo Taddia | Italy | 54.73 |
  | | Jiří Dadák | Czechoslovakia | 53.64 |
  | 4 | Ivan Gubijan | Yugoslavia | 53.44 |
  | 5 | Aleksandr Kanaki | Soviet Union | 53.09 |
  | 6 | Duncan McDougall Clark | Great Britain | 52.83 |
  | 7 | Svend-Aage Frederiksen | Denmark | 50.01 |
  | 8 | Ewan Douglas | Great Britain | 49.18 |
  | 9 | Rudolf Galin | Yugoslavia | 49.01 |
  
  ### Qualification
  
  26 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Teseo Taddia | Italy | 55.05 | Q |
  | 2 | Sverre Strandli | Norway | 54.17 | Q |
  | 3 | Aleksandr Kanaki | Soviet Union | 53.73 | Q |
  | 4 | Ivan Gubijan | Yugoslavia | 52.29 | Q |
  | 5 | Jiří Dadák | Czechoslovakia | 52.27 | Q |
  | 6 | Duncan McDougall Clark | Great Britain | 52.25 | Q |
  | 7 | Svend-Aage Frederiksen | Denmark | 50.87 | Q |
  | 8 | Rudolf Galin | Yugoslavia | 48.54 | Q |
  | 9 | Ewan Douglas | Great Britain | 47.31 | Q |
  | 10 | Henri Haest | Belgium | 47.22 | |
  | 11 | Toma Balcı | Turkey | 46.63 | |
  | 12 | André Osterberger | France | 46.45 | |
  | 13 | Pierre Legrain | France | 46.21 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * France (2)
  * Italy (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Turkey (1)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  