1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
# 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)
