Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
Men's shot put at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||
Dates | September 8 & 9 | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 21.18 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's shot put field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 8 & 9. Twenty-nine athletes from 19 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The East German throwers were expected to pose a big challenge in these games, as well as the throwers from Poland. Brian Oldfield from the United States was the first person to use a new technique, a technique that is similar to the discus throwing style. The thrower uses a rotational spin before releasing the shot put.[2][3]
The event was won by
Background
This was the 17th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1968 Games were silver medalist
India, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States appeared for the 17th time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.
Competition format
The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 19.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[1][4]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.
World record | Randy Matson (USA) | 21.78 | College Station, United States | 23 April 1967 |
Olympic record | Randy Matson (USA) | 20.68 | Mexico City, Mexico | 14 October 1968 |
The Olympic record fell quickly, with
Schedule
All times are
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 8 September 1972 | 10:00 | Qualifying |
Saturday, 9 September 1972 | 14:30 | Final |
Results
All throwers reaching 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in) and the top 12 including ties advanced to the finals. Shown in blue. All distances are listed in metres.[5]
Qualifying
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Group | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
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1 | Władysław Komar | Poland | A | 20.60 | — | — | 20.60 | Q |
2 | Hartmut Briesenick | East Germany | B | 20.38 | — | — | 20.38 | Q |
3 | Heinfried Birlenbach | West Germany | B | 20.10 | — | — | 20.10 | Q |
4 | George Woods |
United States | A | 19.96 | — | — | 19.96 | Q |
5 | Brian Oldfield | United States | B | 19.95 | — | — | 19.95 | Q |
6 | Al Feuerbach | United States | A | 19.94 | — | — | 19.94 | Q |
Vilmos Varjú | Hungary | B | 19.94 | — | — | 19.94 | Q | |
8 | Yves Brouzet | France | A | 19.87 | — | — | 19.87 | Q |
9 | Jaroslav Brabec | Czechoslovakia | A | 19.82 | — | — | 19.82 | Q |
10 | Jaromír Vlk | Czechoslovakia | B | X | 18.20 | 19.61 | 19.61 | Q |
11 | Seppo Simola | Finland | A | 19.49 | — | — | 19.49 | Q |
12 | Lahcen Samsam Akka | Morocco | B | 18.98 | 19.36 | — | 19.36 | Q |
13 | Rimantas Plungė | Soviet Union | B | 18.97 | 19.18 | — | 19.18 | Q |
14 | Bruce Pirnie | Canada | B | 19.18 | — | — | 19.18 | Q |
15 | Ralf Reichenbach | West Germany | A | 19.14 | — | — | 19.14 | Q |
16 | Traugott Glöckler | West Germany | B | 18.15 | 19.11 | — | 19.11 | Q |
17 | Hans-Peter Gies | East Germany | A | 19.06 | — | — | 19.06 | Q |
18 | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | East Germany | A | 19.03 | — | — | 19.03 | Q |
19 | Ivan Ivančić | Yugoslavia | B | 18.80 | 18.95 | X | 18.95 | |
20 | Geoff Capes | Great Britain | B | 18.94 | 18.72 | 18.79 | 18.94 | |
21 | Arnjolt Beer | France | B | 18.55 | 18.74 | 18.21 | 18.74 | |
22 | Aleksandr Baryshnikov | Soviet Union | A | 18.45 | 18.41 | 18.65 | 18.65 | |
23 | Les Mills | New Zealand | B | 17.61 | 18.38 | X | 18.38 | |
24 | Bo Grahn | Finland | B | X | X | 18.20 | 18.20 | |
25 | Loukas Louka |
Greece | A | 17.47 | 17.48 | X | 17.48 | |
26 | Jugraj Singh | India | A | X | 17.15 | 16.69 | 17.15 | |
27 | Phil Conway | Ireland | B | 16.16 | 15.76 | 16.69 | 16.69 | |
28 | Christopher Okonkwo | Nigeria | A | 14.98 | X | 16.51 | 16.51 | |
29 | Hussein Al-Taib Maki | Saudi Arabia | A | X | 11.57 | 10.77 | 11.57 | |
— | Youssef Nagui Assaad | Egypt | A | DNS | ||||
Bjorn Andersen | Norway | A | DNS | |||||
Bill Tancred | Great Britain | A | DNS | |||||
Aristides Lanier | Cuba | B | DNS | |||||
Salvatore Morale | Italy | B | DNS | |||||
Vassil Kroumov | Bulgaria | B | DNS |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
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Władysław Komar | Poland | 21.18 OR | X | 20.55 | 20.74 | 20.80 | X | 21.18 | OR | |
George Woods |
United States | 20.55 | 20.17 | 20.71 | 21.17 | 20.88 | 21.05 | 21.17 | ||
Hartmut Briesenick | East Germany | 20.97 OR | 20.91 | 21.02 | 21.14 | 20.61 | 20.54 | 21.14 | ||
4 | Hans-Peter Gies | East Germany | 21.14 OR | 21.00 | 21.01 | 20.62 | X | X | 21.14 | |
5 | Al Feuerbach | United States | 20.90 | 20.29 | X | 20.86 | 21.01 | 20.28 | 21.01 | |
6 | Brian Oldfield | United States | 20.85 | 20.60 | 20.87 | 20.54 | 20.91 | 20.13 | 20.91 | |
7 | Heinfried Birlenbach | West Germany | 20.37 | X | X | 19.89 | X | 20.13 | 20.37 | |
8 | Vilmos Varjú | Hungary | 20.10 | X | X | X | 19.67 | 19.65 | 20.10 | |
9 | Jaromír Vlk | Czechoslovakia | 19.66 | 20.09 | X | Did not advance | 20.09 | |||
10 | Jaroslav Brabec | Czechoslovakia | 19.61 | 19.86 | 19.60 | Did not advance | 19.86 | |||
11 | Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | East Germany | 19.74 | X | X | Did not advance | 19.74 | |||
12 | Yves Brouzet | France | 19.42 | 19.61 | 19.49 | Did not advance | 19.61 | |||
13 | Ralf Reichenbach | West Germany | 19.48 | X | X | Did not advance | 19.48 | |||
14 | Rimantas Plungė | Soviet Union | 19.30 | X | X | Did not advance | 19.30 | |||
15 | Lahcen Samsam Akka | Morocco | 19.11 | X | X | Did not advance | 19.11 | |||
16 | Seppo Simola | Finland | 18.91 | 19.06 | X | Did not advance | 19.06 | |||
17 | Bruce Pirnie | Canada | 18.90 | X | X | Did not advance | 18.90 | |||
18 | Traugott Glöckler | West Germany | 18.85 | 18.47 | X | Did not advance | 18.85 |
References
- ^ a b c "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Mens Shot Put at Sports Reference
- ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 61.
- ^ "Munich 1972 shot put men Results - Olympic athletics".
External links
- Official report(pdf not found)