1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 19 and 21 August 1958.[1]

Medalists edit

Gold Tadeusz Rut
  Poland
Silver Mikhail Krivonosov
  Soviet Union
Bronze Gyula Zsivótzky
  Hungary

Results edit

Final edit

21 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Tadeusz Rut   Poland 64.78 CR NR
  Mikhail Krivonosov   Soviet Union 63.78
  Gyula Zsivótzky   Hungary 63.68 NR
4 Olgierd Ciepły   Poland 63.37
5 Zvonko Bezjak   Yugoslavia 62.39
6 Birger Asplund   Sweden 62.18 NR
7 John Lawlor   Ireland 61.49
8 József Csermák   Hungary 61.00
9 Michael Ellis   Great Britain 59.71
10 Krešimir Račić   Yugoslavia 59.28
11 Nicolae Rascanescu   Romania 58.53
12 Guy Husson   France 58.52
13 Heinrich Thun   Austria 58.17
14 Horst Niebisch   East Germany 57.83
15 Vasil Krumov   Bulgaria 57.82
16 Anatoliy Samotsvetov   Soviet Union 57.00
17 Oddvar Krogh   Norway 55.65
18 Peter Allday   Great Britain 55.05

Qualification edit

19 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Tadeusz Rut   Poland 62.71 Q
2 Anatoliy Samotsvetov   Soviet Union 60.42 Q
3 Heinrich Thun   Austria 60.11 Q
4 Mikhail Krivonosov   Soviet Union 59.96 Q
5 Gyula Zsivótzky   Hungary 59.83 Q
6 József Csermák   Hungary 59.71 Q
7 Olgierd Ciepły   Poland 59.48 Q
8 Nicolae Rascanescu   Romania 59.14 Q
9 Oddvar Krogh   Norway 58.33 Q
10 Krešimir Račić   Yugoslavia 58.22 Q
11 Horst Niebisch   East Germany 57.75 Q
12 Zvonko Bezjak   Yugoslavia 57.52 Q
13 Michael Ellis   Great Britain 57.26 Q
14 Vasil Krumov   Bulgaria 56.73 Q
15 Guy Husson   France 56.70 Q
16 Birger Asplund   Sweden 56.55 Q
17 John Lawlor   Ireland 55.41 Q
18 Peter Allday   Great Britain 55.24 Q
19 Silvano Giovanetti   Italy 54.45
20 Alfons Wiegand   West Germany 54.18

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 384–390, retrieved 13 August 2014