Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
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]
| Men's shot put at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 17–18 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 3 km walk | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 56 lb weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 15.54 |  |
San Francisco (USA) | August 21, 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.56(*) | |
Healdsburg (USA) | June 26, 1909 | |
| Olympic Record | 15.34 | |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
(*) unofficial, set in an exhibition
Results
The best six shot putters qualified for the final.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | |||
| 1 |  | 14.035 | 3 | 14.81 |
| 2 | | 14.155 | 1 | 14.155 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 13.755 | 4 | 14.15 |
| 4 | | 14.08 | 2 | 14.08 |
| 5 |  | 13.735 | 5 | 13.87 |
| 6 |  | 13.605 | 6 | 13.605 |
| 7 | | 13.575 | ||
| 8 | | 13.52 | ||
| 9 | | 13.27 | ||
| 10 | | 12.945 | ||
| 11 |  | 12.525 | ||
| 12 |  | 12.485 | ||
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.325 | ||
| 14 | | 12.07 | ||
| 15 | | 11.965 | ||
| 16 | | 11.935 | ||
| 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.235 | ||
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.045 | ||
| 19 |  | 10.32 | ||
| 20 | | 10.10 | ||
References
- "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
External links
- 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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