Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date 11 August 1984 (qualification and final)
Competitors 19 from 13 nations
Winning distance 21.26
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Alessandro Andrei
 Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mike Carter
 United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dave Laut
 United States

The Men's Shot Put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States had an entrylist of 19 competitors. The final was held on August 11, 1984.[1]

Medalists

GoldAlessandro Andrei
 Italy
SilverMike Carter
 United States
BronzeDave Laut
 United States

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record Udo Beyer (GDR)22.22 m June 25, 1983United States Los Angeles, United States
Olympic Record Vladimir Kiselyov (URS)21.35 m July 30, 1980Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union

Results

Qualification

  • Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final
RANK FINAL DISTANCE 1 2 3
1.  Mike Carter (USA) 20.69 m 20.69
2.  Augie Wolf (USA) 20.55 m 20.55
3.  Alessandro Andrei (ITA) 20.18 m 20.18
4.  Marco Montelatici (ITA) 20.14 m 20.14
5.  Dave Laut (USA) 20.01 m 20.01
6.  Sören Tallhem (SWE) 19.94 m 19.94
7.  Gert Weil (CHI) 19.94 m 19.38 19.92
8.  Werner Günthör (SUI) 19.71 m 19.28 19.71
9.  Aulis Akonniemi (FIN) 19.38 m 19.13 19.34 19.38
10.  Erik de Bruin (NED) 19.28 m 19.20 19.28 19.07
11.  Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) 19.00 m 19.00 X 18.95
12.  Karsten Stolz (FRG) 18.98 m 18.98 X 17.67
13.  Erwin Weitzl (AUT) 18.96 m 18.03 18.96 X
14.  Dimitrios Koutsoukis (GRE) 18.74 m 18.74 18.62 18.60
15.  Ahmed Kamel Shatta (EGY) 18.58 m 18.13 17.95 18.58
16.  Yngve Wahlander (SWE) 18.28 X 18.28 18.27
17.  Ahmed Mohamed Achouche (EGY) 18.11 18.11 X 17.14
18.  Matt Catalano (CAN) 17.24 17.10 17.24 16.91
18.  Henry Smith (SAM) 16.09 16.09 X X

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st, gold medalist(s) Alessandro Andrei (ITA) 20.41 20.97 21.26 20.55 20.92 20.96 21.26 m
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mike Carter (USA) 20.63 20.69 21.09 20.42 X 20.38 21.09 m
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dave Laut (USA) 20.97 18.39 X 20.03 20.31 20.97 20.97 m
4 Augie Wolf (USA) 20.04 19.91 19.41 20.08 19.74 20.93 20.93 m
5 Werner Günthör (SUI) 20.28 X X 19.38 X 20.11 20.28 m
6 Marco Montelatici (ITA) 19.88 19.26 19.98 19.35 19.85 X 19.98 m
7 Sören Tallhem (SWE) 19.81 X 19.54 X X 19.81 m
8 Erik de Bruin (NED) 19.65 X X X X 19.65 m
9 Aulis Akonniemi (FIN) 18.98 X X18.98 m
10 Gert Weil (CHI) 18.19 18.69 X18.69 m
11 Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) 18.39 X X18.39 m
12 Karsten Stolz (FRG) 18.31 X 18.2118.31 m

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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