Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

These are the official results of the men's shot put event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes. The event took place on 31 July 1992.[1]

Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenuesEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
DatesJuly 31 (qualification and final)
Competitors27 from 18 nations
Winning distance21.70
Medalists
Mike Stulce
 United States
Jim Doehring
 United States
Vyacheslav Lykho
 Unified Team
Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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steeplechase		men
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Wheelchair races

Switzerland'€™s Werner Günthör was again favored, having won the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. But he was below par and placed only fourth. American Mike Stulce was leading, having the four longest throws of the event, and winning gold with 21.70. He won over teammate Jim Doehring, who threw 20.96 in round two for the silver. Russian Vyacheslav Lykho had his two best throws in the first two rounds, getting the bronze with 20.94. All three medalists were returning from doping suspensions.[2][3]

Medalists
GoldMike Stulce
 United States
SilverJim Doehring
 United States
BronzeVyacheslav Lykho
 Unified Team

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 1992 Summer Olympics
World Record Randy Barnes (USA)23.12 m May 20, 1990 Los Angeles, United States
Olympic Record Ulf Timmermann (GDR)22.47 m September 23, 1988 Seoul, South Korea

Qualification
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Werner Günthör (SUI) 20.50 m
2.  Luciano Zerbini (ITA) 20.25 m
3.  Dragan Perić (IOP) 20.24 m
4.  Vyacheslav Lykho (EUN) 20.24 m
5.  Mike Stulce (USA) 20.18 m
6.  Ron Backes (USA) 19.71 m
7.  Gert Weil (CHI) 19.41 m
8.  Paul Edwards (GBR) 19.03 m
9.  Kent Larsson (SWE) 18.56 m
10.  Udo Beyer (GER) 18.47 m
11.  Victor Costello (IRL) 17.15 m
12.  Zlatan Saračević (BIH) 16.38 m
13.  Kalman Konya (GER) DNS


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Jim Doehring (USA) 20.53 m
2.  Aleksandr Klimenko (EUN) 20.16 m
3.  Alessandro Andrei (ITA) 20.14 m
4.  Ulf Timmermann (GER) 19.93 m
5.  Klaus Bodenmüller (AUT) 19.86 m
6.  Sören Tallhem (SWE) 19.65 m
7.  Pétur Guðmundsson (ISL) 19.15 m
8.  Andriy Nemchaninov (EUN) 18.98 m
9.  Gheorghe Guşet (ROU) 18.96 m
10.  Antero Paljakka (FIN) 18.42 m
11.  Khaled Al-Khalidi (KSA) 17.72 m
12.  Paul Quirke (IRL) 17.01 m
13.  Bilal Saad Mubarak (QAT) 16.98 m
14.  Peter Dajia (CAN) 16.81 m

Final
  • Held on July 31, 1992
RANK FINAL DISTANCE
 Mike Stulce (USA) 21.70 m
 Jim Doehring (USA) 20.96 m
 Vyacheslav Lykho (EUN) 20.94 m
4.  Werner Günthör (SUI) 20.91 m
5.  Ulf Timmermann (GER) 20.49 m
6.  Klaus Bodenmüller (AUT) 20.48 m
7.  Dragan Perić (IOP) 20.32 m
8.  Aleksandr Klimenko (EUN) 20.23 m
9.  Luciano Zerbini (ITA) 19.88 m
10.  Ron Backes (USA) 19.75 m
11.  Alessandro Andrei (ITA) 19.62 m
12.  Sören Tallhem (SWE) 19.32 m

See also
  • 1990 Men's European Championships Shot Put
  • 1991 Men's World Championship Shot Put
  • 1993 Men's World Championship Shot Put

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Athletics: A clean sweep for former drug takers". 1 August 1992.
  3. Mens Shot Put at Sports Reference
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