Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the Games of the XI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
| Dates | 2 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 2 August 1936. The final was won by Hans Woellke of Germany.[1]
Results
Qualifying
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hans Woellke |  Germany
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15.96 | 14.76 | 15.72 | 15.90 | 16.20 | 14.98 | 16.20 | OR |
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Sulo Bärlund |  Finland
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15.68 | 16.03 | 14.98 | 15.52 | 16.12 | 15.42 | 16.12 | |
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Gerhard Stöck | Germany
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15.56 | 15.56 | 15.14 | 15.29 | 14.78 | 15.66 | 15.66 | |
| 4 | Sam Francis |  United States
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15.45 | 15.09 | 15.09 | x | 14.57 | 13.61 | 15.45 | |
| 5 | Jack Torrance | United States
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15.38 | 14.40 | 15.34 | 14.79 | 14.57 | 14.56 | 15.38 | |
| 6 | Dimitri Zaitz | United States
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15.32 | 14.16 | 14.09 | 14.09 | x | 14.85 | 15.32 | |
| 7 | František Douda |  Czechoslovakia
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15.09 | 15.05 | 15.28 | 15.28 | ||||
| 8 | Arnold Viiding |  Estonia
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14.72 | 14.31 | 15.23 | 15.23 | ||||
| 9 | Gunnar Bergh |  Sweden
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14.83 | 15.01 | 14.51 | 15.01 | ||||
| 10 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany
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14.79 | 14.43 | 13.23 | 14.79 | ||||
| 11 | Aleksa Kovačević |  Yugoslavia
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14.74 | x | 14.27 | 14.74 | ||||
| 12 | József Darányi |  Hungary
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14.63 | 14.45 | x | 14.63 | ||||
| 13 | Risto Kuntsi | Finland
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x | 14.20 | 14.61 | 14.61 | ||||
| 14 | István Horváth | Hungary
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13.66 | 14.18 | 14.32 | 14.32 | ||||
| 15 | Karel Hoplíček | Czechoslovakia
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14.12 | 13.72 | 13.34 | 14.12 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.