Shot put at the Olympics
Shot put at the Olympic Games | |
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Overview | |
Sport | Athletics |
Gender | Men and women |
Years held | Men: 1896 – 2020 Women: 1948 – 2020 |
Olympic record | |
Men | 23.30 m Ryan Crouser (2021) |
Women | 22.41 m Ilona Slupianek (1980) |
Reigning champion | |
Men | Ryan Crouser (USA) |
Women | Gong Lijiao (CHN) |
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The Olympic record for the women's event was set by the East German Ilona Slupianek with a put of 22.41 m (73 ft 6+1⁄4 in) in 1980, and the record for the men's event of 23.30 m (76 ft 5+1⁄4 in) was set by the American Ryan Crouser in 2021.
Two variations on the event have been contested at the Olympics:
Medalists
Men
Multiple medalists
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Ralph Rose | United States (USA) | 1904–1912 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Parry O'Brien | United States (USA) | 1952–1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Ryan Crouser | United States (USA) | 2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tomasz Majewski | Poland (POL) | 2008–2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Bill Nieder | United States (USA) | 1956–1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Randy Matson | United States (USA) | 1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Randy Barnes | United States (USA) | 1988–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Adam Nelson | United States (USA) | 2000–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | Robert Garrett | United States (USA) | 1896–1900 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Dallas Long | United States (USA) | 1960–1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Udo Beyer | East Germany (GDR) | 1976–1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Joe Kovacs | United States (USA) | 2016-2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
George Woods |
United States (USA) | 1968–1972 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | Aleksandr Baryshnikov | Soviet Union (URS) | 1976–1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
John Godina | United States (USA) | 1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
16 | Tom Walsh | New Zealand (NZL) | 2016-2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Jim Fuchs | United States (USA) | 1948–1952 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medalists by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 19 | 20 | 12 | 51 |
2 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9= | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9= | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12= | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12= | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12= | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12= | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12= | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12= | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
12= | Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
Multiple medalists
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Valerie Adams | New Zealand (NZL) | 2008–2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Tamara Press | Soviet Union (URS) | 1960–1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3= | Galina Zybina | Soviet Union (URS) | 1952–1964 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3= | Nadezhda Chizhova | Soviet Union (URS) | 1968–1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Margitta Gummel | East Germany (GDR) | 1968–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6= | Ivanka Khristova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1972–1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6= | Astrid Kumbernuss | Germany (GER) | 1996–2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8= | Marianne Werner | Germany (GER) | 1952–1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8= | Kathrin Neimke | East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
1988–1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
2 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5= | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5= | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7= | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7= | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7= | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7= | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Germany (GER)[nb] | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
12 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
13 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
14= | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14= | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
16= | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
16= | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
16= | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.[2]
At this event a men's shot put was held and Martin Sheridan of the United States won the competition. Hungary's Mihály Dávid was the runner-up while Swedish thrower Eric Lemming was the bronze medalist.[3]
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Two-handed shot put
At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics a two-handed variant of the standard shot put competition took place. Each athlete had three attempts at the shot using each hand and their score was calculated by adding their best performances for the left and right hands. It featured two rounds, with the top three after the first round receiving a further three attempts with each arm.[5]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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details
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Ralph Rose (USA) | Pat McDonald (USA )
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Elmer Niklander (FIN) |
References
- Participation and athlete data
- Athletics Men's Shot Put Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- Athletics Women's Shot Put Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- Olympic record progressions
- Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-03-12.
- Specific
- ^ Athens 2004 Athletics Medalists. Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
- ^ 1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-01-26.
- ^ Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Shot Put. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- ^ Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Stone Throw. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- ^ Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Shot Put, Both Hands Qualifying Round. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- ^ Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Shot Put, Both Hands. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
- ^ Elmer Niklander. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-04-18.
External links
- IAAF shot put homepage
- Official Olympics website
- Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News