Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
PIC 1-M-878-202 Berlin 1936 Shot put Hans Woellke Gerhard Stock Sulo Barlund.jpg
Left-right: Woellke, Bärlund and Stöck
Venue Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
Dates2 August 1936
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning distance16.20
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hans Woellke
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Sulo Bärlund
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Gerhard Stöck
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
  1932
1948  

The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 2 August 1936. Twenty-two athletes from 14 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Hans Woellke of Germany. [2] It was Germany's first victory in the men's shot put, and first medal since bronze in 1928. Germany also received bronze in 1936, with Gerhard Stöck finishing third. Between the two Germans was Sulo Bärlund of Finland with silver, the nation's first medal in the event since gold in 1920. For the first time, the United States won no medals in the men's shot put, with the three Americans finishing 4th, 5th, and 6th.

Background

This was the 10th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning shot putters from the 1932 Games were bronze medalist František Douda of Czechoslovakia, sixth-place finisher Hans-Heinrich Sievert of Germany, eighth-place finisher József Darányi of Hungary, tenth-place finisher Jules Noël of France, and fifteenth-place finisher Antônio Lira of Brazil. Douda had held the world record from late 1932 to early 1934, but Jack Torrance of the United States had set a record in 1934 that would last until 1948. Torrance was favored in Berlin, slightly ahead of Hans Woellke of host Germany. [1]

Afghanistan, the Republic of China, and Japan each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States appeared for the 10th time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.

Competition format

The competition introduced a true two-round format, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final (though the official report describes the competition as having three phases, with the final being a "semi-finals" and "final"). In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 14.50 metres advanced to the final. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top six competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted. [1] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Jack Torrance  (USA)17.40 Oslo, Norway 5 August 1934
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Leo Sexton  (USA)15.87 Los Angeles, United States 31 July 1932

Sulo Bärlund broke the Olympic record with a throw of 16.03 metres in the second throw of the final. This record lasted until the fifth throw, when Bärlund throw 16.12 and Hans Woellke threw 16.20 metres.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 2 August 193611:00
17:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualifying

RankAthleteNationDistanceNotes
1—15 Hans Woellke Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany >=14.50Q
Sulo Bärlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland >=14.50Q
Gerhard Stöck Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany >=14.50Q
Sam Francis US flag 48 stars.svg  United States >=14.50Q
Jack Torrance US flag 48 stars.svg  United States >=14.50Q
Dimitri Zaitz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States >=14.50Q
František Douda Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia >=14.50Q
Arnold Viiding Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia >=14.50Q
Gunnar Bergh Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden >=14.50Q
Hans-Heinrich Sievert Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany >=14.50Q
Aleksa Kovačević Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia >=14.50Q
József Darányi Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary >=14.50Q
Risto Kuntsi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland >=14.50Q
István Horváth Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary >=14.50Q
Karel Hoplíček Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia >=14.50Q
15—22 Antônio Lira Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil <14.50
Abdul RahimFlag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan <14.50
Chen Baoqiu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China <14.50
Miroslav Vítek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia <14.50
Jean Wagner Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg <14.50
Jules Noël Flag of France.svg  France <14.50
Shizuo Takada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan <14.50

Final

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Hans Woellke Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 15.9614.7615.7215.9016.20 OR 14.9816.20 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Sulo Bärlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 15.6816.03 OR 14.9815.5216.1215.4216.12
Bronze medal icon.svg Gerhard Stöck Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 15.5615.5615.1415.2914.7815.6615.66
4 Sam Francis US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.4515.0915.09X14.5713.6115.45
5 Jack Torrance US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.3814.4015.3414.7914.5714.5615.38
6 Dimitri Zaitz US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15.3214.1614.0914.09X14.8515.32
7 František Douda Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 15.0915.0515.28Did not advance15.28
8 Arnold Viiding Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 14.7214.3115.23Did not advance15.23
9 Gunnar Bergh Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.8315.0114.51Did not advance15.01
10 Hans-Heinrich Sievert Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 14.7914.4313.23Did not advance14.79
11 Aleksa Kovačević Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 14.74X14.27Did not advance14.74
12 József Darányi Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14.6314.45XDid not advance14.63
13 Risto Kuntsi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland X14.2014.61Did not advance14.61
14 István Horváth Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 13.6614.1814.32Did not advance14.32
15 Karel Hoplíček Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 14.1213.7213.34Did not advance14.12

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 678.