Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
Dates August 17–18
Competitors 20 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ville Pörhölä  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Elmer Niklander  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Harry Liversedge  United States

The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. Twenty shot putters from ten nations competed.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record 15.54 United States Ralph Rose San Francisco (USA) August 21, 1909
16.56(*) United States Ralph Rose Healdsburg (USA) June 26, 1909
Olympic Record 15.34 United States Pat McDonald Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 1912

(*) unofficial, set in an exhibition

Results

The best six shot putters qualified for the final.

PlaceAthleteQual.Final
DistanceRank
1 Ville Pörhölä (FIN)14.035314.81
2 Elmer Niklander (FIN)14.155114.155
3 Harry Liversedge (USA)13.755414.15
4 Pat McDonald (USA)14.08214.08
5 Einar Nilsson (SWE)13.735513.87
6 Harald Tammer (EST)13.605613.605
7 George Bihlman (USA)13.575
8 Howard Cann (USA)13.52
9 Bertil Jansson (SWE)13.27
10 Armas Taipale (FIN)12.945
11 Frederik Petersen (DEN)12.525
12 Raoul Paoli (FRA)12.485
13 Aurelio Lenzi (ITA)12.325
14 Giuseppe Tugnoli (ITA)12.07
15 Henri Dozolme (FRA)11.965
16 Erik Blomqvist (SWE)11.935
17 Ignacio Izaguirre (ESP)11.235
18 Gaston Wuyts (BEL)11.045
19 Luigi Antognini (SUI)10.32
20 Léon Pottier (BEL)10.10

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2007.
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