Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 The winner Ralph Rose | |||||||||||||
| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 16 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5 miles | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men |
| Medley relay | men |
| 3 mile team race | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| 3500 m walk | men |
| 10 mile walk | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Greek discus | men |
| Freestyle javelin | men |
The men's shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908. 25 shot putters from eight nations competed.[1]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 15.12(*) |  |
Montreal (CAN) | September 21, 1907 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 14.81 | |
St. Louis (USA) | August 31, 1904 |
(*) unofficial
Results
| Place | Name | Nation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Rose | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14.21 metres |
| 2 | Denis Horgan |  | 13.62 metres |
| 3 | John Garrels | | 13.18 metres |
| 4 | Wesley Coe | | 13.07 metres |
| 5 | Edward Barrett | | 12.89 metres |
| 6 | Bill Horr | | 12.83 metres |
| 7 | Jalmari Sauli |  | 12.58 metres |
| 8 | Lee Talbott | | 11.63 metres |
| 9-25 | John Barrett | | Unknown |
| Wilbur Burroughs | | Unknown | |
| Michalis Dorizas | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown | |
| Nikolaos Georgantas | | Unknown | |
| Juho Halme | | Unknown | |
| Arne Halse |  | Unknown | |
| István Mudin | .svg.png){kind=small} | Unknown | |
| Verner Järvinen | | Unknown | |
| Charles Lagarde |  | Unknown | |
| Henry Alan Leeke | | Unknown | |
| Mór Kóczán | | Unknown | |
| Tom Nicolson | | Unknown | |
| Elmer Niklander | | Unknown | |
| Martin Sheridan | | Unknown | |
| André Tison | | Unknown | |
| Hugo Wieslander |  | Unknown | |
| Bruno Zilliacus | | Unknown |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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