Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put


The men's shot put field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 8 & 9. 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.

Results

All throwers reaching and the top 12 including ties advanced to the finals. Shown in blue. All distances are listed in metres.

Qualifying

Final

RankNameNationalityMark1st throw2nd throw3rd throw4th throw5th throw6th throwNotes
Władysław Komar21.1821.18x20.5520.7420.80xOR
George Woods21.1720.5520.1720.7121.1720.8821.05-
Hartmut Briesenick21.1420.9720.9121.0221.1420.6120.54-
4Hans-Peter Gies21.1421.1421.0021.0120.62xx-
5Al Feuerbach21.0120.9020.29x20.8621.0120.28-
6Brian Oldfield20.9120.8520.6020.8720.5420.9120.13-
7Heinfried Birlenbach20.3720.37xx19.89x20.13-
8Vilmos Varjú20.1020.10xxx19.6719.65-
9Jaromír Vlk20.0919.6620.09x----
10Jaroslav Brabec19.8619.6119.8619.60----
11Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg19.7419.74xx----
12Yves Brouzet19.6119.4219.6119.49----
13Ralf Reichenbach19.4819.48xx----
14Rimantas Plungė19.3019.30xx----
15Lahcen Samsam Akka19.1119.11xx----
16Seppo Simola19.0618.9119.06x----
17Bruce Pirnie18.9018.90xx----
18Traugott Glöckler18.8518.8518.47x----

Key: p = pass; x = fault; NM = no mark; T = tied; DNS = did not start