Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Leo Sexton 1932.jpg
Leo Sexton
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesJuly 31, 1932
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning distance16.005 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Leo Sexton
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Harlow Rothert
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg František Douda
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
  1928
1936  

The men's shot put event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place July 31. 15 athletes from 10 nations competed. [1] The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 4 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes. [2] Leo Sexton of the United States won the gold medal, the nation's third consecutive and eighth overall victory in the men's shot put. [3] It was also the third consecutive year the Americans took the top two places (including a full medal sweep in 1924), as Harlow Rothert took silver. František Douda won Czechoslovakia's first shot put medal with a bronze.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Bronze medalist Emil Hirschfeld of Germany was the only returning thrower from the 1928 Games. The top two throwers in 1932 were Leo Sexton and Bruce Bennett of the United States; Bennett failed to make the American team, however, leaving Sexton as the Olympic favorite. He faced strong challengers, however, as Hirschfeld, František Douda of Czechoslovakia, and Zygmunt Heljasz of Poland had taken turns as world record holder between 1928 and 1932. [1]

Argentina, Poland, and South Africa each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States appeared for the ninth time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the two-round format used in 1900 and since 1908, with results carrying over between rounds. 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. [1] [4]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of Poland.svg  Zygmunt Heljasz  (POL)16.05 Poznań, Poland 29 June 1932
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  John Kuck  (USA)15.87 Amsterdam, Netherlands 29 July 1928

Leo Sexton broke the Olympic record with a 15.940 metres throw in the fourth round before breaking it again with 16.005 metres in the final throw.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 31 July 193214:30Final

Results

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Leo Sexton US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.60015.56015.72015.940 OR 15.48016.005 OR 16.005 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Harlow Rothert US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.67015.67515.43014.990XX15.675
Bronze medal icon.svg František Douda Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 15.61015.24014.49015.05015.22015.33015.610
4 Emil Hirschfeld Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 15.21015.36015.02015.38015.54015.56015.560
5 Nelson Gray US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.46014.90014.84013.740XX15.460
6 Hans-Heinrich Sievert Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 13.87014.99014.75015.070XX15.070
7 Zygmunt Heljasz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 13.80014.80014.490Did not advance14.800
8 József Darányi Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14.58014.68014.670Did not advance14.680
9 Kalle Järvinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.80014.63013.910Did not advance14.630
10 Jules Noël Flag of France.svg  France 14.37013.91014.530Did not advance14.530
11 Harry Hart Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 14.470X14.220Did not advance14.470
12 Clément Duhour Flag of France.svg  France X12.31013.960Did not advance13.960
13 Paul Winter Flag of France.svg  France 12.57012.60013.140Did not advance13.140
14 Pedro Elsa Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 11.770X11.210Did not advance11.770
Antônio Lira Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil XXXDid not advanceNo mark
Jesús Aguirre Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico DNS
Carmine Giorgi Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil DNS
Emil Janausch Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNS
Pat O'Callaghan Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland DNS
Georgios TheodoratosFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece DNS

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. Official Report, p. 377.
  3. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. Official Report, p. 453.