| Event: | Men's shot put |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's shot put at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 2 and 3 September 1966.
| Gold | Vilmos Varjú | |
| Silver | Nikolay Karasyov | |
| Bronze | Władysław Komar |
3 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 19.43 | CR | |||
| align=left | align=left | 18.82 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 18.68 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 18.38 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 18.37 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.19 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 18.15 | NR | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 18.02 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.84 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 17.74 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 17.66 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 17.64 |
2 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 19.05 | CR Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 18.59 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 18.53 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 18.38 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 18.23 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 18.01 | Q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 18.01 | Q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 18.01 | Q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 17.90 | Q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 17.75 | Q | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 17.69 | Q | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 17.62 | Q | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 17.61 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 17.57 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 17.40 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 16.91 |
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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