Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put

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The men's shot put event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2]

Results

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Dave Steen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Les Mills Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 60 ft 3+1⁄4 in (18.37 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg George Puce Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 56 ft 2+3⁄4 in (17.14 m)
4 Mike Lindsay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 55 ft 10+1⁄2 in (17.03 m)
5 Robert Hargreaves Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 53 ft 11 in (16.43 m)
6 Robin Tait Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 53 ft 9+1⁄2 in (16.40 m)
7 Roy Hollingsworth Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 49 ft 11+1⁄2 in (15.23 m)
8 Bill Tancred Flag of England.svg  England 48 ft 11+3⁄4 in (14.93 m)
9 William Barrow Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (1956-1962).svg  Antigua and Barbuda 47 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.52 m)
10 Zenon Andrusyshyn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 47 ft 5 in (14.45 m)
11 Ainsley Roost Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46 ft 6+1⁄4 in (14.18 m)
12 John Rolle Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 45 ft 5 in (13.84 m)
13 William Hall Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 43 ft 3+1⁄2 in (13.20 m)
Nashathar Singh Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia DNS
Clive Longe Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNS

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References

  1. ↑ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Final results". The Guardian . 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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