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

The Men's Shot Put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States had an entry list of 19 competitors. The final was held on August 11, 1984.[1]

Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date11 August 1984 (qualification and final)
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning distance21.26
Medalists
Alessandro Andrei
 Italy
Mike Carter
 United States
Dave Laut
 United States
Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Medalists
GoldAlessandro Andrei
 Italy
SilverMike Carter
 United States
BronzeDave Laut
 United States

Abbreviations
  • All results shown are in metres
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record Udo Beyer (GDR)22.22 m June 25, 1983 Los Angeles, United States
Olympic Record Vladimir Kiselyov (URS)21.35 m July 30, 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union

Results

Qualification
  • Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final
RANK FINAL DISTANCE 1 2 3
1.  Mike Carter (USA) 20.69 m 20.69 — —
2.  Augie Wolf (USA) 20.55 m 20.55 — —
3.  Alessandro Andrei (ITA) 20.18 m 20.18 — —
4.  Marco Montelatici (ITA) 20.14 m 20.14 — —
5.  Dave Laut (USA) 20.01 m 20.01 — —
6.  Sören Tallhem (SWE) 19.94 m 19.94 — —
7.  Gert Weil (CHI) 19.94 m 19.38 19.94 —
8.  Werner Günthör (SUI) 19.71 m 19.28 19.71 —
9.  Aulis Akonniemi (FIN) 19.38 m 19.13 19.34 19.38
10.  Erik de Bruin (NED) 19.28 m 19.20 19.28 19.07
11.  Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) 19.00 m 19.00 X 18.95
12.  Karsten Stolz (FRG) 18.98 m 18.98 X 17.67
13.  Erwin Weitzl (AUT) 18.96 m 18.03 18.96 X
14.  Dimitrios Koutsoukis (GRE) 18.74 m 18.74 18.62 18.60
15.  Ahmed Kamel Shatta (EGY) 18.58 m 18.13 17.95 18.58
16.  Yngve Wahlander (SWE) 18.28 X 18.28 18.27
17.  Ahmed Mohamed Achouche (EGY) 18.11 18.11 X 17.14
18.  Matt Catalano (CAN) 17.24 17.10 17.24 16.91
18.  Henry Smith (SAM) 16.09 16.09 X X

Final
Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Alessandro Andrei (ITA) 20.41 20.97 21.26 20.55 20.92 20.96 21.26 m
 Mike Carter (USA) 20.63 20.69 21.09 20.42 X 20.38 21.09 m
 Dave Laut (USA) 20.97 18.39 X 20.03 20.31 20.97 20.97 m
4 Augie Wolf (USA) 20.04 19.91 19.41 20.08 19.74 20.93 20.93 m
5 Werner Günthör (SUI) 20.28 X X 19.38 X 20.11 20.28 m
6 Marco Montelatici (ITA) 19.88 19.26 19.98 19.35 19.85 X 19.98 m
7 Sören Tallhem (SWE) 19.81 X 19.54 X X — 19.81 m
8 Erik de Bruin (NED) 19.65 X X — X X 19.65 m
9 Aulis Akonniemi (FIN) 18.98 X X18.98 m
10 Gert Weil (CHI) 18.19 18.69 X18.69 m
11 Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) 18.39 X X18.39 m
12 Karsten Stolz (FRG) 18.31 X 18.2118.31 m

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.
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