Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date11 August 1984 (qualification and final)
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning distance21.26
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alessandro Andrei
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Michael Carter
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Dave Laut
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1980
1988  

The men's shot put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States had an entry list of 19 competitors from 13 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was held on August 11, 1984. [1] The event was won by Alessandro Andrei of Italy, the nation's first medal in the men's shot put. Michael Carter and Dave Laut of the United States took silver and bronze, respectively, putting Americans back on the podium for the first time since 1972.

Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from the 1980 Games returned. The absence of the East German, Soviet, and Polish teams had a significant impact: world record holder Udo Beyer, defending Olympic champion Vladimir Kiselyov, and inaugural World Champion Edward Sarul were all from boycotting countries. [2]

Chile, Egypt, the Netherlands, and Samoa each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States made its 19th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 19.70 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted. [2] [3]

Records

The standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1984 Games were as follows.

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Udo Beyer  (GDR)22.22 Los Angeles, United States 25 June 1983
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Kiselyov  (URS)21.35 Moscow, Soviet Union 30 July 1980

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

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 11 August 198410:50
18:00
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualification

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Mike Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.6920.69Q
2 Augie Wolf Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.5520.55Q
3 Alessandro Andrei Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.1820.18Q
4 Marco Montelatici Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.1420.14Q
5 Dave Laut Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.0120.01Q
6 Sören Tallhem Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 19.9419.94Q
7 Gert Weil Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 19.3819.9419.94Q
8 Werner Günthör Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 19.2819.7119.71Q
9 Aulis Akonniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 19.1319.3419.3819.38q
10 Erik de Bruin Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 19.2019.2819.0719.28q
11 Bishop Dolegiewicz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19.00X18.9519.00q
12 Karsten Stolz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 18.98X17.6718.98q
13 Erwin Weitzl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 18.0318.96X18.96
14 Dimitrios Koutsoukis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 18.7418.6218.6018.74
15 Ahmed Kamel Shatta Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 18.1317.9518.5818.58
16 Yngve Wahlander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden X18.2818.2718.28
17 Ahmed Mohamed Achouche Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 18.11X17.1418.11
18 Matt Catalano Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 17.1017.2416.9117.24
19 Henry Smith Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 16.09XX16.09
Stefan Fernholm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS
Bruno Pauletto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNS
Kari TöyryläFlag of Finland.svg  Finland DNS

Final

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Alessandro Andrei Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.4120.9721.2620.5520.9220.9621.26
Silver medal icon.svg Mike Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.6320.6921.0920.42X20.3821.09
Bronze medal icon.svg Dave Laut Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.9718.39X20.0320.3120.9720.97
4 Augie Wolf Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.0419.9119.4120.0819.7420.9320.93
5 Werner Günthör Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 20.28XX19.38X20.1120.28
6 Marco Montelatici Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19.8819.2619.9819.3519.85X19.98
7 Sören Tallhem Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 19.81X19.54XX19.81
8 Erik de Bruin Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 19.65XXXX19.65
9 Aulis Akonniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18.98XXDid not advance18.98
10 Gert Weil Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 18.1918.69XDid not advance18.69
11 Bishop Dolegiewicz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 18.39XXDid not advance18.39
12 Karsten Stolz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 18.31X18.21Did not advance18.31

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 288.