The shot put is one of the original 12 track and field events introduced at the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896. Since then athletes representing Finland, the German Democratic Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Soviet Union, Ukraine, and the United States have won the Olympic shot put title. Americans have won the Olympic shot put final 17 times, the most by any nation. Americans have won all three medals 7 times, and the gold and silver medals 7 times. In fact, the United States has won at least one medal in every Olympic shot put final except two, in 1976 and 1980. Multiple champions include Ralph Rose (United States) in 1904 and 1908, Parry O’Brien (United States) in 1952 and 1956, and Tomasz Majewski (Poland) in 2008 and 2012.
Fourteen (14) athletes have won more than 1 medal in the Olympic shot put final. Parry O’Brien (United States) and Ralph Rose (United States) lead the individual medal count with 3 (2 gold, 1 silver), followed by Tomasz Majewski (Poland) with 2 gold, Bill Nieder (United States) with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver),Randy Matson (United States) with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver), and Randy Barnes (United States) with 2 (1 gold, 1 silver), Dallas Long (United States) with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), Robert Garrett (United States) with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), Udo Beyer (German Democratic Republic) with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), Adam Nelson (United States) with 2 silver, George Woods (United States) with 2 silver, Aleksandr Baryshnikov (Soviet Union/Russia) with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), John Godina (United States) with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), and James Fuchs (United States) with 2 bronze medals.
Seventeen (17) nations/teams have won medals in the Olympic shot put final. The United States leads the medal count with 49 (17 gold, 20 silver, 12 bronze), followed by the Soviet Union with 5 (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), Finland with 4 (2 gold, 2 silver), German Democratic Republic with 4 (2 gold, 2 bronze), Germany with 4 (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze), Poland with 3 gold, Ukraine with 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze), Greece with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), Hungary with 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze), Czechoslovakia with 2 bronze, Italy with 1 gold, Great Britain with 1 silver, Belarus with 1 bronze, Commonwealth of Independent States with 1 bronze, Denmark with 1 bronze, Sweden with 1 bronze, Switzerland with 1 bronze.
Thirty-six (36) nations/teams have scored points in the Olympic shot put final. The United States leads coring with 512 points, followed by Finland (67), Soviet Union (59), German Democratic Republic (56), Germany (56), Poland (41), Hungary (32), Sweden (30), Ukraine (26), Great Britain (24), Greece (23), Czechoslovakia (21), Belarus (18), Switzerland (15), Denmark (11), Canada (9), Spain (8), Commonwealth of Independent States (7), France (6), Ireland (4), Estonia (4), Argentina (3), Austria (3), Chile (3), Australia (2), Federal Republic of Germany (2), Independent Olympic Participants (2), New Zealand (2), South Africa (2), Serbia & Montenegro (2), Netherlands (1), Norway (1), Russia (1), Serbia (1), Yugoslavia (1).
(Points for Place: 1st=10 points; 2nd =8 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=5 points; 5th =4 points; 6th=3 points; 7th=2 points; 8th=1 point)
From 1956 to 1964, both the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German
Democratic Republic (East Germany) competed as a single team. From 1968 to 1988, they competed separately, reuniting as a single German team in 1992, after German reunification in 1991.
Following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the former Soviet Socialist Republics, expect for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, competed as the Commonwealth of Independent States, or the “Unified Team” in 1992.
World and Olympic records noted are the records immediately before the final, including marks established in the qualifying rounds.
1896 Athens (April 9)
World Record: 14.32 meters (47 feet 0 inches) George Gray (Canada)
1, Robert Garrett (United States) 11.22 meters (36 feet 9.75 inches)
2, Militiades Papasideris (Greece) 11.03 meters (36 feet 2.25 inches)
3, Georgios Papasideris (Greece) 10.36 meters (34 feet 0 inches)
4, Viggo Jensen (Denmark) N/M
1900 Paris (July 15)
World Record: 14.68 meters (48 feet 2 inches) Dennis Horgan (Ireland)
Olympic Record: 13.80 meters (45 feet 3.5 inches) Richard Sheldon (United States) July 14, 1900
1, Richard Sheldon (United States) 14.10 meters (46 feet 3.25 inches)
2, Josiah McCracken (United States) 12.85 meters (42 feet 2 inches)
3, Robert Garrett (United States) 12.35 meters (40 feet 6.50 inches)
4, Rezso Crettier (Hungary) 12.07 meters (39 feet 7.25 inches)
5, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (Greece) 11.52 meters (37 feet 9.50 inches)
6, Gustaf Soderstrom (Sweden) 11.18 meters (36 feet 8.25 inches)
7, Artur Coray (Hungary) 11.13 meters (36 feet 6.25 inches)
8, Thomas Tuxton Hare (United States) 10.92 meters (35 feet 10 inches)
1904 St. Louis (August 31)
World Record: 14.68 meters (48 feet 2 inches) Dennis Horgan (Ireland)
Olympic Record: 14.10 meters (46 feet 3.25 inches) Richard Sheldon (United States) July 15, 1900
1, Ralph Rose (United States) 14.81 meters (48 feet 7 inches) WR, OR
2, Wesley Coe (United States) 14.440 meters (47 feet 3 inches)
3, Lawrence Feurbach (United States) 13.37 meters (43 feet 10.50 inches)
4, Martin Sheridan (United States) 12.39 meters (40 feet 8 inches)
5, Charles Chadwick (United States) N/M
6, Albert Johnson (United States) N/M
7, John Guiney (United States) N/M
1906 Athens (April 27)
World Record: 15.09 meters (49 feet 6 inches) Wesley Coe (United States)
Olympic Record: 14.81 meters (48 feet 7 inches) Ralph Rose (United States) August 31, 1904
1, Martin Sheridan (United States) 12.325 meters (40 feet 5.25 inches)
2, Mihály Dávid (Hungary) 11.83 meters (38 feet 9.75 inches)
3, Eric Lemming (Sweden) 11.26 meters (36 feet 11.25 inches)
4, André Tison (France) 11.02 meters (36 feet 2 inches)
5, Vasilios Papageorgiou (Greece) 11.00 meters (36 feet 1 inch)
1908 London (July 16)
World Record: 15.12 meters (49 feet 7.50 inches) Ralph Rose (United States)
Olympic Record: 14.81 meters (48 feet 7 inches) Ralph Rose (United States) August 31, 1904
1, Ralph Rose (United States) 14.21 meters (46 feet 7.50 inches)
2, Denis Horgan (Great Britain/Ireland) 13.36 meters (44 feet 8.25 inches)
3, John Garrels (United States) 13.18 meters (43 feet 3 inches)
4, Wesley Coe (United States) 13.07 meters (42 feet 10.50 inches)
5, Edward Barrett (Ireland) 12.89 meters (42 feet 3.50 inches)
6, Bill Horr (United States) 12.82 meters (42 feet 1 inch)
7, Jalmari Sauli (Finland) 12.58 meters (41 feet 3.50 inches)
8, Leander Talbott (United States) 11.63 meters (38 feet 2 inches)
1912 Stockholm (July 10)
World Record: 15.545 meters (51 feet 0 inches) Ralph Rose (United States) August 21, 1909
Olympic Record: 15.25 meters (50 feet 0.5 inch) Ralph Rose (United States) July 10, 1912
1, Patrick McDonald (United States) 15.34 meters (50 feet 4 inches)
2, Ralph Rose (United States) 15.25 meters (50 feet 0.5 inch)
3, Laurence Whitney (United States) 13.93 meters (45 feet 8.50 inches)
4, Elmer Niklander (Finland) 13.65 meters (44 feet 9.50 inches)
5, George Philbrook (United States) 13.13 meters (43 feet 1 inch)
6, Imre Mudin (Hungary) 12.81 meters (42 feet 0.50 inches)
7, Einar Nilsson (Sweden) 12.62 meters (41 feet 5 inches)
8, Patrick “Paddy” Quinn (Great Britain/Ireland) 12.53 meters (41 feet 1.50 inches)
1920 Antwerp (August 18)
World Record: 15.545 meters (51 feet 0 inches) Ralph Rose (United States) August 21, 1909
Olympic Record: 15.34 meters (50 feet 4 inches) Patrick McDonald (United States) July 10, 1912
1, Frans “Ville” Porhola (Finland) 14.810 meters (48 feet 7.25 inches)
2, Elmer Niklander (Finland) 14.155 meters (46 feet 5.25 inches)
3, Harry Liversage (United States) 14.150 meters (46 feet 5.25 inches)
4, Patrick McDonald (United States) 14.080 meters (46 feet 2.50 inches)
5, Einar Nilsson (Sweden) 13.870 meters (45 feet 6.25 inches)
6, Harald Tammer (Estonia) 13.605 meters (44 feet 7.50 inches)
7, George Bihlman (United States) 13.575 meters (44 feet 6.50 inches)
8, Howard Cann (United States) 13.520 meters (44 feet 4.25 inches)
1924 Paris (July 8)
World Record: 15.545 meters (51 feet 0 inches) Ralph Rose (United States) August 21, 1909
Olympic Record: 15.34 meters (50 feet 4 inches) Patrick McDonald (United States) July 10, 1912
1, Clarence “Bud” Houser (United States) 14.99 meters (49 feet 2.25 inches)
2, Glenn Hartranft (United States) 14.89 meters (48 feet 10.25 inches)
3, Ralph Hills (United States) 14.64 meters (48 feet 0.50 inches)
4, Hannes Torpo (Finland) 14.45 meters (47 feet 5 inches)
5, Norman Anderson (United States) 14.29 meters (46 feet 10.75 inches)
6, Elmer Niklander (Finland) 14.26 meters (49 feet 9.50 inches)
7, Ville Porhola (Finland) 14.10 meters (46 feet 3.25 inches)
8, Berth Jansson (Sweden) 13.76 meters (45 feet 1.75 inches)
1928 Amsterdam (July 29)
World Record: 15.79 meters (51 feet 9.75 inches) Emil Hirschfeld (Germany) May 6, 1928
Olympic Record: 15.34 meters (50 feet 4 inches) Patrick McDonald (United States) July 10, 1912
1, John Kuck (United States) 15.87 meters (52 feet 0.75 inches) WR, OR
2, Herman Briz (United States) 15.75 meters (51 feet 8.25 inches)
3, Emil Hirschfeld (Germany) 15.72 meters (51 feet 7 inches)
4, Eric Krenz (United States) 14.99 meters (49 feet 2.25 inches)
5, Armas Wahlstedt (Finland) 14.69 meters (48 feet 2.25 inches)
6, Wilhelm Uebler (Germany) 14.69 meters (48 feet 2.25 inches)
7, Harlow Rothert (United States) 14.68 meters (48 feet 2 inches)
8, Jozsef Daranyi (Hungary) 14.35 meters (47 feet 1 inch)
1932 Los Angeles (July 31)
World Record: 16.05 meters (52 feet 8.0 inches) Zygmunt Heljasz (Poland) August 5, 1934
Olympic Record: 15.87 meters (52 feet 0.75 inches) John Kuck (United States) July 29, 1928
1, Leo Sexton (United States) 16.00 meters (52 feet 6 inches)
2, Harlow Rothert (United States) 15.67 meters (51 feet 5 inches)
3, Frantisek Douda (Czechoslovakia) 15.61 meters (51 feet 2.75 inches)
4, Emil Hirschfeld (Germany) 15.56 meters (51 feet 0.75 inch)
5, Nelson Gray (United States) 15.47 meters (50 feet 9.25 inches)
6, Hans-Heinrich Sievert (Germany) 15.07 meters (49 feet 5.25 inches)
7, Jozsef Daranyi (Hungary) 14.67 meters (48 feet 1.75 inches)
8, Jules Noel (France) 14.53 meters (47 feet 8 inches)
1936 Berlin (August 2)
World Record: 17.40 meters (57 feet 1.0 inch) Jack Torrence (United States) August 5, 1934
Olympic Record: 16.00 meters (52 feet 6 inches) Leo Sexton (United States) July 31, 1932
1, Hans Woellke (Germany) 16.20 meters (53 feet 1.75 inches) OR
2, Sulo Barlund (Finland) 16.12 meters (52 feet 10.75 inches)
3, Gerhard Stock (Germany) 15.66 meters (51 feet 4.50 inches)
4, Sam Francis (United States) 15.45 meters (50 feet 8.25 inches)
5, Jack Torrance (United States) 15.38 meters (50 feet 3.25 inches)
6, Dimitri Zaitz (United States) 15.32 meters (50 feet 1.75 inches)
7, Frantisek Douda (Czechoslovakia) 15.28 meters (50 feet 1.75 inches)
8, Arnold Viiding (Estonia) 15.23 meters (49 feet 11.75 inches)
1948 London (August 3)
World Record: 17.68 meters (58 feet 0.25 inch) Charles Fonville (United States) April 17, 1948
Olympic Record: 16.20 meters (53 feet 1.75 inches) Hans Woellke (Germany) August 2, 1936
1, Wilbur Thompson (United States) 17.12 meters (56 feet 2 inches) OR
2, James Delaney (United States) 16.68 meters (54 feet 8.75 inches)
3, James Fuchs (United States) 16.42 meters (53 feet 10.5 inches)
4, Mieczyslaw Lomowski (Poland) 15.43 meters (50 feet 7.50 inches)
5, Gosta Arvidsson (Sweden) 15.37 meters (50 feet 5.25 inches)
6, Yrjo Lehtila (Finland) 15.05 meters (49 feet 4.50 inches)
7, Pentti Jouppila (Finland) 14.59 meters (47 feet 10.50 inches)
8, Cestmir Kalina (Czechoslovakia) 14.55 meters (47 feet 9 inches)
1952 Helsinki (July21)
World Record: 17.95 meters (58 feet 10.50 inches) Jim Fuchs (United States) August 22, 1950
Olympic Record: 17.12 meters (56 feet 2 inches) Wilbur Thompson (United States) August 3, 1948
1, Parry O’Brien (United States) 17.41 meters (57 feet 1.50 inches) OR
2, Darrow Hooper (United States) 17.39 meters (57 feet 0.75 inches)
3, Jim Fuchs (United States) 17.06 meters (55 feet 11.75 inches)
4, Otto Grigalka (Soviet Union/Russia) 16.78 meters (55 feet 0.75 inches)
5, Roland Nilsson (Sweden) 16.55 meters (53 feet 0.75 inches)
6, John Savidge (Great Britain/England) 16.19 meters (53 feet 1.50 inches)
7, Georgi Fyodorov (Soviet Union/Russia) 16.06 meters (52 feet 8.25 inches)
8, Per Stavem (Norway) 16.02 meters (52 feet 6.75 inches)
1956 Melbourne (November 28)
World Record: 19.25 meters (63 feet 2 inches) Parry O’Brien (United States) November 1, 1956
Olympic Record: 17.41 meters (57 feet 1.50 inches) Parry O’Brien (United States) July 21, 1952
1, Parry O’Brien (United States) 18.57 meters (60 feet 1.25 inches) OR
2, William Nieder (United States) 18.18 meters (59 feet 7.75 inches)
3, Jiri Skobla (Czechoslovakia) 17.65 meters (57 feet 11 inches)
4, Kenneth Bantum (United States) 17.48 meters (57 feet 4.25 inches)
5, Boris Balyayev (Soviet Union/Russia) 16.96 meters (55 feet 7.75 inches)
6, Erik Uddebom (Sweden) 16.65 meters (54 feet 7.50 inches)
7, Karlheinz Wegmann (Germany) 16.63 meters (54 feet 6.75 inches)
8, Georgios Takanikas (Greece) 16.56 meters (54 feet 4 inches)
1960 Rome (August 31)
World Record: 20.06 meters (65 feet 10 inches) Bill Nieder (United States) August 12, 1960
Olympic Record: 18.57 meters (60 feet 1.25 inches) Parry O’Brien (United States) November 28, 1956
1, Bill Nieder (United States) 19.68 meters (64 feet 6.75 inches) OR
2, Parry O’Brien (United States) 19.11 meters (62 feet 8.50 inches)
3, Dallas Long (United States) 19.01 meters (62 feet 4.50 inches)
4, Viktor Lipsnis (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 17.90 meters (58 feet 8.75 inches)
5, Mike Lindsay (Great Britain/Scotland) 17.80 meters (58 feet 4.75 inches)
6, Alfred Sosgórnik (Poland) 17.57 meters (57 feet 7.75 inches)
7, Dieter Urbach (Germany) 17.47 meters (57 feet 3.75 inches)
8, Martyn Lucking (Great Britain/England) 17.43 meters (57 feet 2.25 inches)
1964 Tokyo (October 17)
World Record: 20.68 meters (67 feet 10 inches) Dallas Long (United States) July 25, 1964
Olympic Record: 19.68 meters (64 feet 6.75 inches) Bill Nieder (United States) August 31, 1960
1, Dallas Long (United States) 20.33 meters (66 feet 8.50 inches) OR
2, James Randel “Randy” Matson (United States) 20.20 meters (66 feet 3.25 inches)
3, Vilmos Varju (Hungary) 19.39 meters (63 feet 7.50 inches)
4, Parry O’Brien (United States) 19.20 meters (63 feet 0 inches)
5, Zsigmond Nagy (Hungary) 18.88 meters (61 feet 11.50 inches)
6, Nikolai Karassev (Soviet Union/Russia) 18.86 meters (61 feet 10.50 inches)
7, Leslie Mills (New Zealand) 18.52 meters (60 feet 9.25 inches)
8, Adoltas Varanauskas (Soviet Union/Lithuania) 18.41 meters (60 feet 4.75 inches)
1968 Mexico City (October 14)
World Record: 21.78 (71 feet 5.5 inches) meters James Randel “Randy” Matson (United States) April 22, 1967
Olympic Record: 20.68 meters (67 feet 10.25 inches) James Randel “Randy” Matson (United States) October 13, 1968
1, James Randel “Randy” Matson (United States) 20.54 meters (67 feet 4.75 inches)
2, George Woods (United States) 20.12 meters (66 feet 0.25 inches)
3, Eduard Gushchin (Soviet Union/Russia) 20.09 meters (65 feet 11 inches)
4, Dieter Hoffmann (German Democratic Republic) 20.00 meters (65 feet 7.50 inches)
5, David Maggard (United States) 19.43 meters (63 feet 9 inches)
6, Wladyslaw Komar (Poland) 19.28 meters (63 feet 3.25 inches)
7, Uwe Grabe (German Democratic Republic) 19.03 meters (62 feet 5.25 inches)
8, Heinfried Birlenbach (Germany) 18.80 meters (61 feet 8.25 inches)
1972 Munich (September 9)
World Record: 21.78 (71 feet 5.5 inches) meters James Randel “Randy” Matson (United States) April 22, 1967
Olympic Record: 20.68 meters (67 feet 10.25 inches) James Randel “Randy” Matson (United States) October 13, 1968
1, Wladyslaw Komar (Poland) 21.18 meters (69 feet 6 inches) OR
2, George Woods (United States) 21.17 meters (69 feet 5.50 inches)
3, Hartmut Briesenick (German Democratic Republic) 21.14 meters (69 feet 4.25 inches)
4, Hans-Peter Gies (German Democratic Republic) 21.14 meters (69 feet 4.25 inches)
5, Al Feurbach (United States) 21.01 meters (68 feet 11.25 inches)
6, Brian Oldfield (United States) 20.91 meters (68 feet 7.25 inches)
7, Heinfried Birlenbach (Federal Republic of Germany) 20.37 meters (66 feet 10 inches)
8, Vilmos Varju (Hungary) 20.10 meters (65 feet 11.50 inches)
1976 Montreal (July 24)
World Record: 22.00 meters (72 feet 2.25 inches) Aleksandr Baryshnikov (Soviet Union/Russia) July 10, 1976
Olympic Record: 21.18 meters (69 feet 6 inches) Wladyslaw Komar (Poland) September 9, 1972
1, Udo Beyer (German Democratic Republic) 21.05 meters (69 feet 0.75 inches)
2, Yevgeny Mironov (Soviet Union/Russia) 21.03 meters (69 feet 0 inches)
3, Aleksandr Baryshnikov (Soviet Union/Russia) 21.00 meters (68 feet 10.75 inches)
4, Al Feurbach (United States) 20.55 meters (67 feet 5.25 inches)
5, Hans-Peter Gies (German Democratic Republic) 20.47 meters (67 feet 2 inches)
6, Geoff Capes (Great Britain/England) 20.36 meters (66 feet 9.75 inches)
7, George Woods (United States) 20.26 meters (66 feet 5.75 inches)
8, Hans Hoglund (Sweden) 20.17 meters (66 feet 2.25 inches)
1980 Moscow (July 30)
World Record: 22.15 meters (72 feet 8 inches) Udo Beyer (German Democratic Republic) July 6, 1978
Olympic Record: 21.18 meters (69 feet 6 inches) Wladyslaw Komar (Poland) September 9, 1972
1, Volodymyr Kyselyov (Soviet Union/Ukraine) 21.35 meters (70 feet 0.50 inches) OR
2, Aleksandr Baryshnikov (Soviet Union/Russia) 21.08 meters (69 feet 2 inches)
3, Udo Beyer (German Democratic Republic) 21.06 meters (69 feet 1.25 inches)
4, Reijo Stahlberg (Finland) 20.82 meters (68 feet 3.75 inches)
5, Geoff Capes (Great Britain/England) 20.50 meters (67 feet 3.25 inches)
6, Hans-Jurgen Jacobi (German Democratic Republic) 20.32 meters (66 feet 8 inches)
7, Jaromir Vlk (Czechoslovakia) 20.24 meters (66 feet 5 inches)
8, Vladmir Milic (Yugoslavia/Slovenia) 20.07 meters (65 feet 10.25 inches)
1984 Los Angeles (August 11)
World Record: 22.22 meters (72 feet 10.75 inches) Udo Beyer (German Democratic Republic) June 25, 1983
Olympic Record: 21.35 meters (70 feet 0.50 inches) Volodymyr Kyselyov (Soviet Union/Ukraine) July 30, 1980
1, Alessandro Andrei (Italy) 21.26 meters (69 feet 9 inches)
2, Michael Carter (United States) 21.09 meters (69 feet 2.50 inches)
3, Dave Laut (United States) 20.97 meters (69 feet 9.75 inches)
4, Augie Wolf (United States) 20.93 meters (68 feet 8 inches)
5, Werner Gunthor (Switzerland) 20.28 meters (66 feet 6.50 inches)
6, Marco Montelatici (Italy) 19.98 meters (65 feet 6.75 inches)
7, Soren Tallhem (Sweden) 19.81 meters (65 feet 0 inches)
8, Erik de Bruin (Netherlands) 19.65 meters (64 feet 5.75 inches)
1988 Seoul (September 23)
World Record: 23.06 meters (75 feet 8 inches) Ulf Timmermann (German Democratic Republic) May 22, 1988
Olympic Record: 21.35 meters (70 feet 0.50 inches) Volodymyr Kyselyov (Soviet Union/Ukraine) July 30, 1980
1, Ulf Timmermann (German Democratic Republic) 22.47 meters (73 feet 8.75 inches) OR
2, Randy Barnes (United States) 22.39 meters (73 feet 5.50 inches)
3, Werner Gunthor (Switzerland) 21.99 meters (72 feet 1.75 inches)
4, Udo Beyer (German Democratic Republic) 21.40 meters (70 feet 2.50 inches)
5, Remigius Machura (Czechoslovakia) 20.57 meters (67 feet 5.75 inches)
6, Gert Weil (Chile) 20.38 meters (66 feet 10.25 inches)
7, Alessandro Andrei (Italy) 20.36 meters (66 feet 9.50 inches)
8, Sergey Smirnov (Soviet Union/Russia) 20.36 meters (66 feet 9.50 inches)
1992 Barcelona (July 31)
World Record: 23.12 meters (75 feet 10.25 inches) Randy Barnes (United States) May 20, 1990
Olympic Record: 22.47 meters (73 feet 8.75 inches) Ulf Timmermann (German Democratic Republic) September 23, 1988
1, Mike Stulce (United States) 21.70 meters (71 feet 2.50 inches)
2, James Doehring (United States) 20.96 meters (68 feet 9.25 inches)
3, Vyacheslav Lykho (Commonwealth of Independent States/Russia) 20.94 meters (68 feet 8.50 inches)
4, Werner Gunthor (Switzerland) 20.91 meters (68 feet 7.25 inches)
5, Ulf Timmermann (Germany) 20.49 meters (67 feet 2.75 inches)
6, Klaus Bodenmuller (Austria) 20.48 meters (67 feet 2.25 inches)
7, Dragan Peric (Individual Olympic Participants/Serbia & Montenegro) 20.32 meters (66 feet 8 inches)
8, Aleksandr Klimenko (Commonwealth of Independent States/Ukraine) 20.23 meters (66 feet 4.50 inches)
1996 Atlanta (July 26)
World Record: 23.12 meters (75 feet 10.25 inches) Randy Barnes (United States) May 20, 1990
Olympic Record: 22.47 meters (73 feet 8.75 inches) Ulf Timmermann (German Democratic Republic) September 23, 1988
1, Randy Barnes (United States) 21.62 meters (70 feet 11.25 inches)
2, John Godina (United States) 20.79 meters (68 feet 2.25 inches)
3, Oleksandr Bagach (Ukraine) 20.75 meters (68 feet 1 inch)
4, Paolo Dal Soglio (Italy) 20.74 meters (68 feet 0.50 inches)
5, Oliver-Sven Buder (Germany) 20.51 meters (67 feet 3.50 inches)
6, Roman Virastyuk (Ukraine) 20.45 meters (67 feet 1 inch)
7, C.J. Hunter (United States) 20.39 meters (66 feet 10.75 inches)
8, Dragan Peric (Serbia & Montenegro) 20.07 meters (65 feet 10.25 inches)
2000 Sydney (September 22)
World Record: 23.12 meters (75 feet 10.25 inches) Randy Barnes (United States) May 20, 1990
Olympic Record: 22.47 meters (73 feet 8.75 inches) Ulf Timmermann (German Democratic Republic) September 23, 1988
1, Arsi Harju (Finland) 21.29 meters (69 feet 10.25 inches)
2, Adam Nelson (United States) 21.21 meters (69 feet 7 inches)
3, John Godina (United States) 21.20 meters (69 feet 6.75 inches)
4, Andrew Bloom (United States) 20.87 meters (68 feet 5.75 inches)
5, Yuriy Bilonog (Ukraine) 20.84 meters (68 feet 4.50 inches)
6, Manuel Martinez (Spain) 20.55 meters (67 feet 5.25 inches)
7, Janus Robberts (South Africa) 20.32 meters (66 feet 8 inches)
8, Oliver-Sven Buder (Germany) 20.18 meters (66 feet 2.50 inches)
2004 Athens (August 18)
World Record: 23.12 meters (75 feet 10.25 inches) Randy Barnes (United States) May 20, 1990
Olympic Record: 22.47 meters (73 feet 8.75 inches) Ulf Timmermann (German Democratic Republic) September 23, 1988
1, Yuriy Bilonog (Ukraine) 21.16 meters
2, Adam Nelson (United States) 21.16 meters
3, Joachim Olsen (Denmark) 21.07 meters
4, Manuel Martinez (Spain) 20.84 meters
5, Andrey Mikhnevich (Belarus) 20.60 meters
6, Yuriy Belov (Belarus) 20.34 meters
7, Justin Anlezark (Australia) 20.31 meters
8, Ralf Bartels (Germany) 20.26 meters
2008 Beijing (August 15)
World Record: 23.12 meters (75 feet 10.25 inches) Randy Barnes (United States) May 20, 1990
Olympic Record: 22.47 meters (73 feet 8.75 inches) Ulf Timmermann (German Democratic Republic) September 23, 1988
1, Tomasz Majewski (Poland) 21.51 meters
2, Christian Cantwell (United States) 21.09 meters
3, Andrei Mikhnevich (Belarus) 21.05 meters
4, Dylan Armstrong (Canada) 21.04 meters
5, Pavel Lyzhyn (Belarus) 20.98 meters
6, Yuriy Bilonog (Ukraine) 20.63 meters
7, Reese Hoffa (United States) 20.53 meters
8, Pavel Sofin (Russia) 20.42 meters
2012 London (August 3)
World Record: 23.12 meters (75 feet 10.25 inches) Randy Barnes (United States) May 20, 1990
Olympic Record: 22.47 meters (73 feet 8.75 inches) Ulf Timmermann (German Democratic Republic) September 23, 1988
1, Tomasz Majewski (Poland) 21.89 meters (71 feet 10 inches)
2, David Storl (Germany) 21.86 meters (71 feet 8.75 inches)
3, Reese Hoffa (United States) 21.23 meters (69 feet 8 inches)
4, Christian Cantwell (United States) 21.19 meters (69 feet 6.25 inches)
5, Dylan Armstrong (Canada) 20.93 meters (68 feet 8 inches)
6, Germán Lauro (Argentina) 20.84 meters (68 feet 4.5 inches)
7, Asmir Kolašinac (Serbia) 20.71 meters (67 feet 11.5 inches)
8, Pavel Lyzhyn (Belarus) 20.69 meters (67 feet 10.75 inches)
References:
Athletics Men’s Shot Put, Sports Reference/Olympic Sports;
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, Part IV (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2011);
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook, Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, Part I (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
International Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF Statistics Handbook, Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012, Part II (IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, 2012);
Quercetani, R.L. A World History of Track and Field Athletics, 1864-1964 (London: Oxford University Press, 1964);
Wallechinsky, David, and Jaime Loucky, The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2012 Edition (London: Aurum Press, 2012).
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