Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
 The winner Ralph Rose | ||||||||||
| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
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| Date | July 16 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics  | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5 miles | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men | |
| Medley relay | men | |
| 3 mile team race | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 3500 m walk | men | |
| 10 mile walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Standing long jump | men | |
| Standing high jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Greek discus | men | |
| Freestyle javelin | men | |
The men's shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.
25 shot putters from eight nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 15.12(*) |  Ralph Rose |
Montreal (CAN) | September 21, 1907 |
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| Olympic Record | 14.81 | Ralph Rose |
St. Louis (USA) | August 31, 1904 |
(*) unofficial
Results
| Place | Name | Nation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Rose |  United States | 14.21 metres |
| 2 | Denis Horgan |  Great Britain | 13.62 metres |
| 3 | John Garrels | United States | 13.18 metres |
| 4 | Wesley Coe | United States | 13.07 metres |
| 5 | Edward Barrett | Great Britain | 12.89 metres |
| 6 | Bill Horr | United States | 12.83 metres |
| 7 | Jalmari Sauli |  Finland | 12.58 metres |
| 8 | Lee Talbott | United States | 11.63 metres |
| 9-25 | John Barrett | Great Britain | Unknown |
| Wilbur Burroughs | United States | Unknown | |
| Michalis Dorizas | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece | Unknown | |
| Nikolaos Georgantas | Greece | Unknown | |
| Juho Halme | Finland | Unknown | |
| Arne Halse |  Norway | Unknown | |
| István Mudin | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | Unknown | |
| Verner Järvinen | Finland | Unknown | |
| Charles Lagarde |  France | Unknown | |
| Henry Alan Leeke | Great Britain | Unknown | |
| Mór Kóczán | Hungary | Unknown | |
| Tom Nicolson | Great Britain | Unknown | |
| Elmer Niklander | Finland | Unknown | |
| Martin Sheridan | United States | Unknown | |
| André Tison | France | Unknown | |
| Hugo Wieslander |  Sweden | Unknown | |
| Bruno Zilliacus | Finland | Unknown |
Sources
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at .
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