Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Date | 11 August 1984 (qualification and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 21.26 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
The Men's Shot Put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States had an entry list of 19 competitors. The final was held on August 11, 1984.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Alessandro Andrei Italy
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| Silver | Mike Carter United States
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| Bronze | Dave Laut United States
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Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record |  Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.22 m | June 25, 1983 | Los Angeles, United States
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| Olympic Record |  Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) |
21.35 m | July 30, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union
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Results
Qualification
- Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1. |  Mike Carter (USA)
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20.69 m | 20.69 | — | — |
| 2. | Augie Wolf (USA)
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20.55 m | 20.55 | — | — |
| 3. |  Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
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20.18 m | 20.18 | — | — |
| 4. | Marco Montelatici (ITA)
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20.14 m | 20.14 | — | — |
| 5. | Dave Laut (USA)
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20.01 m | 20.01 | — | — |
| 6. |  Sören Tallhem (SWE)
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19.94 m | 19.94 | — | — |
| 7. |  Gert Weil (CHI)
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19.94 m | 19.38 | 19.94 | — |
| 8. |  Werner Günthör (SUI)
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19.71 m | 19.28 | 19.71 | — |
| 9. |  Aulis Akonniemi (FIN)
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19.38 m | 19.13 | 19.34 | 19.38 |
| 10. |  Erik de Bruin (NED)
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19.28 m | 19.20 | 19.28 | 19.07 |
| 11. |  Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN)
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19.00 m | 19.00 | X | 18.95 |
| 12. |  Karsten Stolz (FRG)
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18.98 m | 18.98 | X | 17.67 |
| 13. |  Erwin Weitzl (AUT)
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18.96 m | 18.03 | 18.96 | X |
| 14. |  Dimitrios Koutsoukis (GRE)
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18.74 m | 18.74 | 18.62 | 18.60 |
| 15. |  Ahmed Kamel Shatta (EGY)
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18.58 m | 18.13 | 17.95 | 18.58 |
| 16. | Yngve Wahlander (SWE)
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18.28 | X | 18.28 | 18.27 |
| 17. | Ahmed Mohamed Achouche (EGY)
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18.11 | 18.11 | X | 17.14 |
| 18. | Matt Catalano (CAN)
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17.24 | 17.10 | 17.24 | 16.91 |
| 18. |  Henry Smith (SAM)
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16.09 | 16.09 | X | X |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
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20.41 | 20.97 | 21.26 | 20.55 | 20.92 | 20.96 | 21.26 m | |
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Mike Carter (USA)
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20.63 | 20.69 | 21.09 | 20.42 | X | 20.38 | 21.09 m | |
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Dave Laut (USA)
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20.97 | 18.39 | X | 20.03 | 20.31 | 20.97 | 20.97 m | |
| 4 | Augie Wolf (USA)
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20.04 | 19.91 | 19.41 | 20.08 | 19.74 | 20.93 | 20.93 m | |
| 5 | Werner Günthör (SUI)
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20.28 | X | X | 19.38 | X | 20.11 | 20.28 m | |
| 6 | Marco Montelatici (ITA)
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19.88 | 19.26 | 19.98 | 19.35 | 19.85 | X | 19.98 m | |
| 7 | Sören Tallhem (SWE)
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19.81 | X | 19.54 | X | X | — | 19.81 m | |
| 8 | Erik de Bruin (NED)
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19.65 | X | X | — | X | X | 19.65 m | |
| 9 | Aulis Akonniemi (FIN)
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18.98 | X | X | 18.98 m | ||||
| 10 | Gert Weil (CHI)
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18.19 | 18.69 | X | 18.69 m | ||||
| 11 | Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN)
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18.39 | X | X | 18.39 m | ||||
| 12 | Karsten Stolz (FRG)
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18.31 | X | 18.21 | 18.31 m | ||||
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Friendship Games Shot Put (Moscow)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Rome)
References
- ^ "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.