1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
# 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)
