Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram of athletics
Venues Centennial Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 26
Competitors36 from 26 nations
Winning distance21.62
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Randy Barnes
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg John Godina
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Oleksandr Bagach
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
  1992
2000  

The men's shot put event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 36 competitors from 26 nations, with twelve athletes reaching the final. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event took place on July 26, 1996. [1] The event was won by Randy Barnes of the United States, the nation's second consecutive and 16th overall victory in the men's shot put. Barnes was the 11th man to win multiple medals in the event, and the first to do so in nonconsecutive Games. His teammate John Godina took silver, while Oleksandr Bagach earned Ukraine's first medal in the event with a bronze.

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from the 1992 Games was seventh-place finisher Dragan Perić, then an Independent Olympic Participant and now representing Yugoslavia. The 1988 silver medalist Randy Barnes of the United States, who set a world record in 1990 that is still extant in 2020, also returned after missing the 1992 Games while suspended. Barnes was the favorite, with the best throw of the year to date. [2]

American Samoa, Belarus, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States made its 22nd 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 19.80 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 1996 Games were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Randy Barnes  (USA)23.12 Los Angeles, United States 22 May 1988
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Ulf Timmermann  (GDR)22.47 Seoul, South Korea 23 September 1988

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

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 26 July 199610:05
19:10
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualification

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Paolo Dal Soglio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19.4320.5820.58Q
2 John Godina Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20.5420.54Q
3 Oliver-Sven Buder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19.7620.4320.43Q
4 Randy Barnes Flag of the United States.svg  United States X19.7020.4220.42Q
5 Oleksandr Bagach Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 20.2320.23Q
6 C. J. Hunter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19.9519.95Q
7 Roman Virastyuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 19.8119.81Q
8 Dragan Perić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 19.61X19.6119.61q
9 Dzimitry Hancharuk Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 19.57X19.1719.57q
10 Oleksandr Klymenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 19.1119.45X19.45q
11 Corrado Fantini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18.6319.4019.0019.40q
12 Bilal Saad Mubarak Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 19.3919.2319.2819.39q
13 Dirk Urban Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19.3918.8219.2319.39
14 Mika Halvari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 19.37X18.7819.37
15 Manuel Martínez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19.1218.9318.9019.12
16 Michael Mertens Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18.5718.9019.0719.07
17 Kent Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 18.6018.8619.0519.05
18 Arsi Harju Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 18.5619.01X19.01
19 Giorgio Venturi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18.6018.9818.5218.98
20 Yevgeny Palchikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18.7518.8318.9618.96
21 Miroslav Menc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 18.6918.1318.4218.69
22 Gert Weil Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 18.6418.6718.5818.67
23 Yojer Medina Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela X18.4918.5318.53
24 Ilias Louka Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 18.4817.98X18.48
25 Chima Ugwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 18.3918.3518.3318.39
26 Aleksey Shidlovsky Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 17.8418.3418.3718.37
27 Shaun Pickering Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 18.2918.2317.4518.29
28 Mikhalis Louka Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 18.2318.0318.1218.23
29 Khalid Al-Khalidi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 18.22X17.8318.22
30 Saulius Kleiza Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 18.0818.2118.1818.21
31 Bradley Snyder Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 17.98XX17.98
32 Viktor Bulat Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 16.7016.6717.2917.29
33 Sergey Kot Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 16.51X16.0516.51
34 Anthony Leiato Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 12.28X13.0213.02
Jenő Kóczián Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary XXXNo mark
Sergey Rubtsov Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan XNo mark

Final

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Randy Barnes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19.4620.44X20.2620.3221.6221.62
Silver medal icon.svg John Godina Flag of the United States.svg  United States X19.9119.9820.6420.79X20.79
Bronze medal icon.svg Oleksandr Bagach Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 20.4120.5020.29XX20.7520.75
4 Paolo Dal Soglio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20.1220.6519.9220.7420.60X20.74
5 Oliver-Sven Buder Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20.1619.9220.3720.1320.5119.7120.51
6 Roman Virastyuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 19.4619.8620.3220.2120.45X20.45
7 C. J. Hunter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19.9920.0920.39X20.2520.3520.39
8 Dragan Perić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 19.6619.7519.98XX20.0720.07
9 Dzimitry Hancharuk Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus X19.79XDid not advance19.79
10 Bilal Saad Mubarak Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar 19.1119.33XDid not advance19.33
11 Corrado Fantini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19.30XXDid not advance19.30
Oleksandr Klymenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine XXXDid not advanceNo mark

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 93.