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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

October 19, 2023

The men's shot put was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The event was also known at the time as putting the weight.[1] The qualifying round and the final both were held on Wednesday November 28, 1956. Fourteen shot putters from ten nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Men's shot put
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Parry O'Brien
VenueOlympic Park Stadium
Date28 November
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning distance18.57 OR
Medalists
← 1952
1960 →
Video on YouTube Official Video

Parry O'Brien had held the world record for three years. In that time he had added a meter and a quarter to the previous record, including the current world record he had set just two months earlier. He was also the defending champion. On his first throw of the competition, he improved upon his own Olympic record with a 17.92m. Jiří Skobla moved into second place with 17.39m. In the second round, O'Brien threw a second Olympic record 18.47m, which would prove to be enough to win the competition. Bill Nieder moved into second place with a 17.61m, improving to a 17.81m in the third round which proved to be enough to take silver. While he didn't improve, O'Brien threw consistently just behind his second round mark. His best throw was in the fifth round, his third Olympic record of the day 18.57 m (60 ft 11 in). Any of O'Brien's last five throws would have won the competition. Just before the 18.57, Nieder threw his best of 18.18m. During that fifth round, Ken Bantum briefly moved into bronze medal position with a 17.48m putting the American team in a position to sweep the event for the second time in a row, before Skobla threw three additional cm past him. On his final throw Skobla threw his best of 17.65m.[3] O'Brien's victory was the third consecutive and 11th overall victory for an American shot putter; O'Brien was the fourth man to win two shot put medals and the second man to win two gold medals. It was the third straight Games in which the United States took the first two places, with Skobla's bronze (Czechoslovakia's first shot put medal since 1932) blocking a third straight medal sweep for the Americans.

Background Edit

This was the 13th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1952 Games were gold medalist Parry O'Brien of the United States and ninth-place finisher Jiří Skobla of Czechoslovakia. O'Brien has "established himself as the greatest putter in the world," having broken the world record multiple times since the previous Games and introduced a new shot put technique involving a half turn.[4]

Australia made its debut in the men's shot put; Germany competed for the first time as the "United Team of Germany". The United States appeared for the 13th time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.

Competition format Edit

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 15.00 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 six competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[4][5]

Records Edit

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1956 Summer Olympics.

World record   Parry O'Brien (USA) 19.25 Los Angeles, United States 1 November 1956
Olympic record   Parry O'Brien (USA) 17.41 Helsinki, Finland 21 July 1952

Parry O'Brien's first throw of the final, 17.92 metres, broke the Olympic record. He extended his new record on his second throw (18.47 metres) and fifth throw (18.57 metres), though all six of his throws were beyond the old record. Three of four legal throws by Bill Nieder also exceeded the old record; Jiří Skobla had two throws and Ken Bantum had one throw beyond the 17.41 metres mark.

Schedule Edit

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 27 November 1956 10:00
14:30		 Qualifying
Final

Results Edit

Qualifying Edit

The qualifying round was held despite there being only 14 athletes with at least 12 guaranteed to move to the final. All 14 men who started the competition reached the qualifying mark of 15.00 metres, so no athlete was eliminated in the qualifying round.

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 Jiří Skobla   Czechoslovakia 17.15 — — 17.15 Q
2 Bill Nieder   United States 16.76 — — 16.76 Q
3 Parry O'Brien   United States 16.63 — — 16.63 Q
4 Barry Donath   Australia 16.57 — — 16.57 Q
5 Erik Uddebom   Sweden 16.35 — — 16.35 Q
6 Silvano Meconi   Italy 16.19 — — 16.19 Q
7 Georgios Tsakanikas   Greece 14.93 15.99 — 15.99 Q
8 Ken Bantum   United States 15.76 — — 15.76 Q
9 Karl-Heinz Wegmann   United Team of Germany 15.73 — — 15.73 Q
10 Vladimir Loshchilov   Soviet Union 15.63 — — 15.63 Q
11 Robert Hanlin   Australia 15.62 — — 15.62 Q
12 Raymond Thomas   France 15.42 — — 15.42 Q
13 Barclay Palmer   Great Britain 15.19 — — 15.19 Q
14 Boris Belyayev   Soviet Union 15.03 — — 15.03 Q
— Todor Artarski   Bulgaria DNS
Gerry Carr   Great Britain DNS
Vartan Ovsepian   Soviet Union DNS
Mark Pharaoh   Great Britain DNS

Final Edit

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
  Parry O'Brien   United States 17.92 OR 18.47 OR 18.37 18.45 18.57 OR 18.23 18.57 OR
  Bill Nieder   United States X 17.61 17.81 16.82 18.18 X 18.18
  Jiří Skobla   Czechoslovakia 17.39 16.70 17.34 17.51 17.05 17.65 17.65
4 Ken Bantum   United States 16.99 X 16.27 17.48 X X 17.48
5 Boris Belyayev   Soviet Union 16.96 16.05 16.58 15.96 16.11 16.24 16.96
6 Erik Uddebom   Sweden 16.54 X 16.65 15.74 16.06 16.31 16.65
7 Karl-Heinz Wegmann   United Team of Germany 16.43 16.63 16.37 Did not advance 16.63
8 Georgios Tsakanikas   Greece X 16.56 15.52 Did not advance 16.56
9 Barry Donath   Australia X 16.52 16.01 Did not advance 16.52
10 Silvano Meconi   Italy X 16.28 15.83 Did not advance 16.28
11 Robert Hanlin   Australia 15.76 16.08 15.50 Did not advance 16.08
12 Barclay Palmer   Great Britain 15.81 15.17 15.65 Did not advance 15.81
13 Vladimir Loshchilov   Soviet Union 15.62 15.33 15.39 Did not advance 15.62
14 Raymond Thomas   France 15.11 15.28 15.31 Did not advance 15.31

References Edit

  1. ^ Abrahams, Harold (1956). The Olympic Games Book. p. 112.
  2. ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ^
  4. ^ a b "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ Official Report, p. 334.

External links Edit

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The men s shot put was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia The event was also known at the time as putting the weight 1 The qualifying round and the final both were held on Wednesday November 28 1956 Fourteen shot putters from ten nations competed 2 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress Men s shot putat the Games of the XVI OlympiadParry O BrienVenueOlympic Park StadiumDate28 NovemberCompetitors14 from 10 nationsWinning distance18 57 ORMedalistsParry O Brien United StatesBill Nieder United StatesJiri Skobla Czechoslovakia 19521960 Video on YouTube Official VideoParry O Brien had held the world record for three years In that time he had added a meter and a quarter to the previous record including the current world record he had set just two months earlier He was also the defending champion On his first throw of the competition he improved upon his own Olympic record with a 17 92m Jiri Skobla moved into second place with 17 39m In the second round O Brien threw a second Olympic record 18 47m which would prove to be enough to win the competition Bill Nieder moved into second place with a 17 61m improving to a 17 81m in the third round which proved to be enough to take silver While he didn t improve O Brien threw consistently just behind his second round mark His best throw was in the fifth round his third Olympic record of the day 18 57 m 60 ft 11 in Any of O Brien s last five throws would have won the competition Just before the 18 57 Nieder threw his best of 18 18m During that fifth round Ken Bantum briefly moved into bronze medal position with a 17 48m putting the American team in a position to sweep the event for the second time in a row before Skobla threw three additional cm past him On his final throw Skobla threw his best of 17 65m 3 O Brien s victory was the third consecutive and 11th overall victory for an American shot putter O Brien was the fourth man to win two shot put medals and the second man to win two gold medals It was the third straight Games in which the United States took the first two places with Skobla s bronze Czechoslovakia s first shot put medal since 1932 blocking a third straight medal sweep for the Americans Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Qualifying 5 2 Final 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThis was the 13th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Returning finalists from the 1952 Games were gold medalist Parry O Brien of the United States and ninth place finisher Jiri Skobla of Czechoslovakia O Brien has established himself as the greatest putter in the world having broken the world record multiple times since the previous Games and introduced a new shot put technique involving a half turn 4 Australia made its debut in the men s shot put Germany competed for the first time as the United Team of Germany The United States appeared for the 13th time the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date Competition format EditThe 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 15 00 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 six competitors receiving an additional three attempts The best distance among those six throws counted 4 5 Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records in metres prior to the 1956 Summer Olympics World record nbsp Parry O Brien USA 19 25 Los Angeles United States 1 November 1956Olympic record nbsp Parry O Brien USA 17 41 Helsinki Finland 21 July 1952Parry O Brien s first throw of the final 17 92 metres broke the Olympic record He extended his new record on his second throw 18 47 metres and fifth throw 18 57 metres though all six of his throws were beyond the old record Three of four legal throws by Bill Nieder also exceeded the old record Jiri Skobla had two throws and Ken Bantum had one throw beyond the 17 41 metres mark Schedule EditAll times are Australian Eastern Standard Time UTC 10 Date Time RoundWednesday 27 November 1956 10 0014 30 QualifyingFinalResults EditQualifying Edit The qualifying round was held despite there being only 14 athletes with at least 12 guaranteed to move to the final All 14 men who started the competition reached the qualifying mark of 15 00 metres so no athlete was eliminated in the qualifying round Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes1 Jiri Skobla nbsp Czechoslovakia 17 15 17 15 Q2 Bill Nieder nbsp United States 16 76 16 76 Q3 Parry O Brien nbsp United States 16 63 16 63 Q4 Barry Donath nbsp Australia 16 57 16 57 Q5 Erik Uddebom nbsp Sweden 16 35 16 35 Q6 Silvano Meconi nbsp Italy 16 19 16 19 Q7 Georgios Tsakanikas nbsp Greece 14 93 15 99 15 99 Q8 Ken Bantum nbsp United States 15 76 15 76 Q9 Karl Heinz Wegmann nbsp United Team of Germany 15 73 15 73 Q10 Vladimir Loshchilov nbsp Soviet Union 15 63 15 63 Q11 Robert Hanlin nbsp Australia 15 62 15 62 Q12 Raymond Thomas nbsp France 15 42 15 42 Q13 Barclay Palmer nbsp Great Britain 15 19 15 19 Q14 Boris Belyayev nbsp Soviet Union 15 03 15 03 Q Todor Artarski nbsp Bulgaria DNSGerry Carr nbsp Great Britain DNSVartan Ovsepian nbsp Soviet Union DNSMark Pharaoh nbsp Great Britain DNSFinal Edit Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes nbsp Parry O Brien nbsp United States 17 92 OR 18 47 OR 18 37 18 45 18 57 OR 18 23 18 57 OR nbsp Bill Nieder nbsp United States X 17 61 17 81 16 82 18 18 X 18 18 nbsp Jiri Skobla nbsp Czechoslovakia 17 39 16 70 17 34 17 51 17 05 17 65 17 654 Ken Bantum nbsp United States 16 99 X 16 27 17 48 X X 17 485 Boris Belyayev nbsp Soviet Union 16 96 16 05 16 58 15 96 16 11 16 24 16 966 Erik Uddebom nbsp Sweden 16 54 X 16 65 15 74 16 06 16 31 16 657 Karl Heinz Wegmann nbsp United Team of Germany 16 43 16 63 16 37 Did not advance 16 638 Georgios Tsakanikas nbsp Greece X 16 56 15 52 Did not advance 16 569 Barry Donath nbsp Australia X 16 52 16 01 Did not advance 16 5210 Silvano Meconi nbsp Italy X 16 28 15 83 Did not advance 16 2811 Robert Hanlin nbsp Australia 15 76 16 08 15 50 Did not advance 16 0812 Barclay Palmer nbsp Great Britain 15 81 15 17 15 65 Did not advance 15 8113 Vladimir Loshchilov nbsp Soviet Union 15 62 15 33 15 39 Did not advance 15 6214 Raymond Thomas nbsp France 15 11 15 28 15 31 Did not advance 15 31References Edit Abrahams Harold 1956 The Olympic Games Book p 112 Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games Men s Shot Put sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 6 January 2018 Mens Shot Put Final Round at Sports Reference a b Shot Put Men Olympedia Retrieved 10 October 2020 Official Report p 334 External links EditOfficial Report Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics Men 27s shot put amp oldid 1117873408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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