1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 and 31 August 1966.[1]

Medalists

GoldDetlef Thorith
 East Germany
SilverHartmut Losch
 East Germany
BronzeLothar Milde
 East Germany

Results

Final

31 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Detlef Thorith East Germany57.42
Hartmut Losch East Germany57.34
Lothar Milde East Germany56.80
4Edmund Piątkowski Poland56.76
5Ludvík Daněk Czechoslovakia56.24
6Silvano Simeon Italy55.96
7Zenon Begier Poland55.94
8Jiří Žemba Czechoslovakia54.20
9Vytautas Jaras Soviet Union53.98
10Heimo Reinitzer Austria53.72
11Hein-Direck Neu West Germany53.66
12Ernst Soudek Austria53.46

Qualification

30 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1Vytautas Jaras Soviet Union57.54CR Q
2Ludvík Daněk Czechoslovakia56.86Q
3Edmund Piątkowski Poland56.74Q
4Lothar Milde East Germany56.70Q
5Detlef Thorith East Germany56.42Q
6Hartmut Losch East Germany55.84Q
7Zenon Begier Poland55.30Q
8Ernst Soudek Austria54.38Q
9Hein-Direck Neu West Germany54.32Q
10Jiří Žemba Czechoslovakia54.22Q
11Silvano Simeon Italy54.20Q
12Heimo Reinitzer Austria54.08Q
13Flavio Asta Italy53.60
14Géza Fejér Hungary53.22
15Jens Reimers West Germany53.02
16Vladimir Trusenyev Soviet Union53.02
17János Faragó Hungary52.84
18Lars Haglund Sweden51.06
19Erik Uddebom Sweden50.96
20Alain Drufin France49.84
21Bill Tancred Great Britain48.36
22Georgios Tsakanikas Greece47.96
23Marcel Hertogs Belgium47.36
24Ramazan Driza Albania45.18

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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