Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Ville Porhola.jpeg
Ville Pörhölä
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 17–18
Competitors20 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ville Pörhölä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Elmer Niklander
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Harry B. Liversedge
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1912
1924  

The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. Twenty shot putters from ten nations competed. [1] No nation had more than 4 athletes, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by Ville Pörhölä of Finland, the first time the men's shot put was won by someone not from the United States. Fellow Finn Elmer Niklander took silver. The Americans, who had won all five previous editions of the shot put, including three medal sweeps, settled for bronze by Harry B. Liversedge.

Background

This was the sixth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning throwers from the pre-war 1912 Games were gold medalist Pat McDonald of the United States, fourth-place finisher Elmer Niklander of Finland, seventh-place finisher Einar Nilsson of Sweden, twelfth-place finisher Aurelio Lenzi of Italy, and sixteenth-place finisher Raoul Paoli of France. The great Ralph Rose, who had won in 1904 and 1908 and lost narrowly to McDonald in 1912, and was still the world record holder, had died of typhoid fever at the age of 28 in 1913. This left McDonald as the "likely favorite," until he injured his hand. Ville Pörhölä of Finland, who would have been a strong challenger for a healthy McDonald, was best positioned to win after that injury. [2]

Belgium, Estonia, Spain, and Switzerland made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States appeared for the sixth time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date. Greece, which had appeared all five previous times, was absent for the first time.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the two-round format used in 1900 and since 1908, with results carrying over between rounds. The number of finalists expanded from three in previous Games to six in 1920. Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. The top six men advanced to the final, where they received an additional three throws. The best result, qualifying or final, counted. [2] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Ralph Rose  (USA)15.54 San Francisco, United States 21 August 1909
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Pat McDonald  (USA)15.34 Stockholm, Sweden 10 July 1912

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 17 August 192010:15Qualifying
Wednesday, 18 August 192014:45Final

Results

The best six shot putters qualified for the final. Individual throw results for the qualifying round are not available.

RankAthleteNationQual.456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Ville Pörhölä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.03513.91514.25514.81014.81
Silver medal icon.svg Elmer Niklander Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.15513.50014.080X14.155
Bronze medal icon.svg Harry Liversedge US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 13.75513.55014.150X14.150
4 Pat McDonald US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.08013.50014.080X14.080
5 Einar Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13.73513.44013.870X13.87
6 Harald Tammer Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 13.60513.56012.00013.60513.605
7 George Bihlman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 13.575Did not advance13.575
8 Howard Cann US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 13.520Did not advance13.520
9 Bertil Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13.270Did not advance13.270
10 Armas Taipale Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12.945Did not advance12.945
11 Oluf Petersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 12.525Did not advance12.525
12 Raoul Paoli Flag of France.svg  France 12.485Did not advance12.485
13 Aurelio Lenzi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 12.325Did not advance12.325
14 Giuseppe Tugnoli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 12.070Did not advance12.070
15 Henri Dozolme Flag of France.svg  France 11.965Did not advance11.965
16 Erik Blomqvist (athlete) Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11.935Did not advance11.935
17 Ignacio Izaguirre Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 11.235Did not advance11.235
18 Gaston Wuyts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.045Did not advance11.045
19 Luigi Antognini Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 10.320Did not advance10.320
20 Léon Pottier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 10.100Did not advance10.100

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