Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
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Men's shot put at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a stamp of the Netherlands
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | |||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | |||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | |||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | |||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1928.
Twenty-two shot putters from 14 nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
John Kuck![]() |
Herman Brix![]() |
Emil Hirschfeld![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 15.79 | ![]() |
Breslau (GER) | 29 June 1928 |
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Olympic Record | 15.34 | ![]() |
Stockholm (SWE) | 10 July 1912 |
At first Herman Brix set a new Olympic record in the first round of the qualification with 15.75 metres. In the second round of the final John Kuck set a new world record with 15.87 metres.
Results
Qualification
The best six shot putters qualified for the final. The throwing order is not available and the throwing series are only incompletely available for the best six throwers.
Group 1
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 15.75 OR | 15.30e | 15.30e | 15.75 OR | 1 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 13.80 | 14.99 | unk | 14.99 | 4 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 14.69 | 14.40e | 13.90e | 14.69 | =5 | Q |
![]() | 14.69 | 14.64 | 14.66 | 14.69 | =5 | Q | |
5 | ![]() | 13.77 | 10 | ||||
6 | ![]() | 12.70 | 17 | ||||
7 | ![]() | 12.68 | 18 | ||||
8 | ![]() | 12.55 | 19 | ||||
9 | ![]() | 11.33 | 22 |
Group 2
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() | 15.72 | 14.98 | 15.52 | 15.72 | 2 | Q |
2 | ![]() | 15.00e | 14.80e | 15.43 | 15.43 | 3 | Q |
3 | ![]() | 14.68 | 7 | ||||
4 | ![]() | 14.35 | 8 | ||||
5 | ![]() | 14.01 | 9 | ||||
6 | ![]() | 13.72 | 11 | ||||
7 | ![]() | 13.54 | 12 | ||||
8 | ![]() | 13.40 | 13 | ||||
9 | ![]() | 13.12 | 14 | ||||
10 | ![]() | 12.98 | 15 | ||||
11 | ![]() | 12.82 | 16 | ||||
12 | ![]() | 12.52 | =20 | ||||
![]() | 12.52 | =20 |
Final
The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m.
Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Throw-off |
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1 | ![]() | 15.03 | 15.10e | 15.87 WR | 15.20e | 15.87 WR | |
2 | ![]() | 15.75 | 15.40e | 15.20e | 15.50e | 15.75 | |
3 | ![]() | 15.72 | 15.63 | 14.78 | 15.01 | 15.72 | |
4 | ![]() | 14.99 | unk | unk | unk | 14.99 | |
5 | ![]() | 14.69 | 14.00e | 13.90e | 13.92 | 14.69 | 13.92 |
6 | ![]() | 14.69 | 13.91 | 14.58 | 13.82 | 14.69 | 13.82 |
References
- sports-reference.com
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
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