Men's shot put at the Pan American Games |
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Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games | ||
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Track events | ||
60 m | women | |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | |
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 | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The men's shot put event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 14 March. [1] [2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Parry O'Brien | United States | 17.59 | ||
Fortune Gordien | United States | 15.98 | ||
Marty Engel | United States | 14.62 | ||
4 | John Pavelich | Canada | 14.24 | |
5 | Eduardo Adriana | Netherlands Antilles | 13.34 | |
6 | Rafael Trompiz | Venezuela | 12.79 |