Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 3 August. The final was won by American Wilbur Thompson. Thompson's compatriots, Jim Delaney and Jim Fuchs took 2nd and 3rd place.[1]
Men's shot put at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Dates | 3 August (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
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 | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
17.40 m | Oslo, Norway | 5 August 1934 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
16.20 m | Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Height | Notes |
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3 August | Final | ![]() | 17.12 m | OR |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday 3 August 1948 | 11:00 | Qualifications |
Tuesday 3 August 1948 | 16:00 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying Round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 14.60m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Jim Fuchs | ![]() | 15.870 | Q |
2 | Wilbur Thompson | ![]() | 15.090 | Q |
3 | Jim Delaney | ![]() | 14.970 | Q |
4 | Yrjö Lehtilä | ![]() | 14.850 | Q |
5 | John Giles | ![]() | 14.795 | Q |
6 | Jaakko Jouppila | ![]() | 14.720 | Q |
7 | Mieczysław Łomowski | ![]() | 14.700 | Q |
7 | Gösta Arvidsson | ![]() | 14.700 | Q |
9 | Konstantinos Giataganas | ![]() | 14.630 | Q |
10 | Čestmír Kalina | ![]() | 14.540 | q |
11 | Sigfús Sigurðsson | ![]() | 14.480 | q |
12 | Witold Gerutto | ![]() | 14.450 | q |
- | Willy Senn | ![]() | 14.450 | |
- | Roland Nilsson | ![]() | 14.360 | |
- | Eric Coy | ![]() | 14.150 | |
- | David Guiney | ![]() | 14.010 | |
- | Vilhjálmur Vilmundarson | ![]() | 13.990 | |
- | Harold Moody | ![]() | 13.400 | |
- | Roger Verhaes | ![]() | 13.540 | |
- | Emilio Malchiodi | ![]() | DNQ | |
- | Juan Kanhert | ![]() | DNQ | |
- | Leonello Patiño | ![]() | DNQ | |
- | Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik | ![]() | DNQ | |
- | Ahmed Zahur Khan | ![]() | DNQ |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Wilbur Thompson | ![]() |
16.47 | 17.12 | 16.97 | 16.67 | 16.80 | x | 17.12 | OR |
![]() | Jim Delaney | ![]() |
16.14 | 16.68 | 15.88 | 16.03 | 16.03 | 16.28 | 16.68 | |
![]() | Jim Fuchs | ![]() |
16.32 | 16.42 | 15.60 | 15.56 | 14.82 | 16.28 | 16.42 | |
4 | Mieczysław Łomowski | ![]() |
15.43 | |||||||
5 | Gösta Arvidsson | ![]() |
15.37 | |||||||
6 | Yrjö Lehtilä | ![]() |
15.05 | |||||||
7 | Jaakko Jouppila | ![]() |
14.59 | |||||||
8 | Čestmír Kalina | ![]() |
14.55 | |||||||
9 | Konstantinos Giataganas | ![]() |
14.54 | |||||||
10 | Witold Gerutto | ![]() |
14.37 | |||||||
11 | John Giles | ![]() |
13.73 | |||||||
12 | Sigfús Sigurðsson | ![]() |
13.66 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
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References
- "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
External links
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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