1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 3 and 4 September 1974.

Medalists Gold Pentti Kahma Silver Ludvík Daněk Bronze Ricky Bruch

Results Final 4 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Pentti Kahma 63.62 Ludvík Daněk 62.76 Ricky Bruch 62.00 4 Siegfried Pachale 61.20 5 Velko Velev 61.00 6 Viktor Penzikov 60.86 7 Armando De Vincentiis 59.68 8 Wolfgang Schmidt 59.56 9 Géza Fejér 59.46 10 Ferenc Tégla 58.92 11 Leszek Gajdziński 58.88 12 Hein-Direck Neu 58.80 13 Gunnar Müller 58.32 14 Silvano Simeon 56.14 15 Juhani Tuomola 55.58

Qualification 3 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Ludvík Daněk 61.60 Q 2 Pentti Kahma 61.06 Q 3 Géza Fejér 60.08 Q 4 Velko Velev 59.72 Q 5 Viktor Penzikov 59.50 Q 6 Gunnar Müller 59.46 Q 7 Leszek Gajdziński 59.42 Q 8 Armando De Vincentiis 59.04 Q 9 Wolfgang Schmidt 58.90 Q 10 Hein-Direck Neu 58.80 Q 11 Ricky Bruch 58.40 Q 12 Siegfried Pachale 58.28 Q 13 Silvano Simeon 58.22 Q 14 Ferenc Tégla 58.16 Q 15 Juhani Tuomola 58.00 Q 16 Markku Tuokko 57.82 17 Viktor Zhurba 57.62 18 Bill Tancred 57.36 19 János Murányi 57.36 20 Stanisław Wołodko 57.24 21 Josef Šilhavý 57.04 22 John Hillier 55.58

Participation According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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