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

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date11 August 1984 (qualification and final)
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning distance21.26
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alessandro Andrei
 Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michael Carter
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dave Laut
 United States
← 1980
1988 →

The men's shot put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States had an entry list of 19 competitors from 13 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was held on August 11, 1984.[1] The event was won by Alessandro Andrei of Italy, the nation's first medal in the men's shot put. Michael Carter and Dave Laut of the United States took silver and bronze, respectively, putting Americans back on the podium for the first time since 1972.

Background[]

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from the 1980 Games returned. The absence of the East German, Soviet, and Polish teams had a significant impact: world record holder Udo Beyer, defending Olympic champion Vladimir Kiselyov, and inaugural World Champion Edward Sarul were all from boycotting countries.[2]

Chile, Egypt, the Netherlands, and Samoa each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States made its 19th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

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 19.70 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.[2][3]

Records[]

The standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1984 Games were as follows.

World record  Udo Beyer (GDR) 22.22 Los Angeles, United States 25 June 1983
Olympic record  Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) 21.35 Moscow, Soviet Union 30 July 1980

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule[]

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 11 August 1984 10:50
18:00
Qualifying
Final

Results[]

Qualification[]

  • Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final
Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 Mike Carter  United States 20.69 20.69 Q
2 Augie Wolf  United States 20.55 20.55 Q
3 Alessandro Andrei  Italy 20.18 20.18 Q
4 Marco Montelatici  Italy 20.14 20.14 Q
5 Dave Laut  United States 20.01 20.01 Q
6 Sören Tallhem  Sweden 19.94 19.94 Q
7 Gert Weil  Chile 19.38 19.94 19.94 Q
8 Werner Günthör  Switzerland 19.28 19.71 19.71 Q
9 Aulis Akonniemi  Finland 19.13 19.34 19.38 19.38 q
10 Erik de Bruin  Netherlands 19.20 19.28 19.07 19.28 q
11 Bishop Dolegiewicz  Canada 19.00 X 18.95 19.00 q
12 Karsten Stolz  West Germany 18.98 X 17.67 18.98 q
13 Erwin Weitzl  Austria 18.03 18.96 X 18.96
14 Dimitrios Koutsoukis  Greece 18.74 18.62 18.60 18.74
15 Ahmed Kamel Shatta  Egypt 18.13 17.95 18.58 18.58
16 Yngve Wahlander  Sweden X 18.28 18.27 18.28
17 Ahmed Mohamed Achouche  Egypt 18.11 X 17.14 18.11
18 Matt Catalano  Canada 17.10 17.24 16.91 17.24
19 Henry Smith  Samoa 16.09 X X 16.09
Stefan Fernholm  Sweden DNS
Bruno Pauletto  Canada DNS
Kari Töyrylä  Finland DNS

Final[]

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alessandro Andrei  Italy 20.41 20.97 21.26 20.55 20.92 20.96 21.26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Carter  United States 20.63 20.69 21.09 20.42 X 20.38 21.09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dave Laut  United States 20.97 18.39 X 20.03 20.31 20.97 20.97
4 Augie Wolf  United States 20.04 19.91 19.41 20.08 19.74 20.93 20.93
5 Werner Günthör  Switzerland 20.28 X X 19.38 X 20.11 20.28
6 Marco Montelatici  Italy 19.88 19.26 19.98 19.35 19.85 X 19.98
7 Sören Tallhem  Sweden 19.81 X 19.54 X X 19.81
8 Erik de Bruin  Netherlands 19.65 X X X X 19.65
9 Aulis Akonniemi  Finland 18.98 X X Did not advance 18.98
10 Gert Weil  Chile 18.19 18.69 X Did not advance 18.69
11 Bishop Dolegiewicz  Canada 18.39 X X Did not advance 18.39
12 Karsten Stolz  West Germany 18.31 X 18.21 Did not advance 18.31

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 288.

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