Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
Men's shot put at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venues | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 26 | |||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 26 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 21.62 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1996 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 |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
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 |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
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 | ||
These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 36 competitors, with twelve athletes reaching the final. The event took place on July 26, 1996.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Randy Barnes United States |
Silver | John Godina United States |
Bronze | Oleksandr Bagach Ukraine |
Abbreviations
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 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Randy Barnes (USA) | 23.12 m | May 20, 1990 | Los Angeles, United States |
Olympic Record | Ulf Timmermann (GDR) | 22.47 m | September 23, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 3 | Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) | 19.76 | 20.43 | — | 20.43 m | |
2 | 4 | Randy Barnes (USA) | X | 19.70 | 20.42 | 20.42 m | |
3 | 7 | Roman Virastyuk (UKR) | 19.81 | — | — | 19.81 m | |
4 | 8 | Dragan Perić (SCG) | 19.61 | X | 19.61 | 19.61 m | |
5 | 9 | Dzimitry Hancharuk (BLR) | 19.57 | X | 19.17 | 19.57 m | |
6 | 11 | Corrado Fantini (ITA) | 18.63 | 19.40 | 19.00 | 19.40 m | |
7 | 15 | Manuel Martínez (ESP) | 19.12 | 18.93 | 18.90 | 19.12 m | |
8 | 16 | Michael Mertens (GER) | 18.57 | 18.90 | 19.07 | 19.07 m | |
9 | 17 | Kent Larsson (SWE) | 18.60 | 18.86 | 19.05 | 19.05 m | |
10 | 18 | Arsi Harju (FIN) | 18.56 | 19.01 | X | 19.01 m | |
11 | 19 | Giorgio Venturi (ITA) | 18.60 | 18.98 | 18.52 | 18.98 m | |
12 | 24 | Ilias Louka (CYP) | 18.48 | 17.98 | X | 18.48 m | |
13 | 25 | Chima Ugwu (NGR) | 18.39 | 18.35 | 18.33 | 18.39 m | |
14 | 26 | Aleksey Shidlovsky (RUS) | 17.84 | 18.34 | 18.37 | 18.37 m | |
15 | 30 | Saulius Kleiza (LTU) | 18.08 | 18.21 | 18.18 | 18.21 m | |
16 | 34 | Anthony Leiato (ASA) | 12.28 | X | 13.02 | 13.02 m | |
— | — | Jenő Kóczián (HUN) | X | X | X | NM | |
— | — | Sergey Rubtsov (KAZ) | X | — | — | NM |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 1 | Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA) | 19.43 | 20.58 | — | 20.58 m | |
2 | 2 | John Godina (USA) | 20.54 | — | — | 20.54 m | |
3 | 5 | Oleksandr Bagach (UKR) | 20.23 | — | — | 20.23 m | |
4 | 6 | C. J. Hunter (USA) | 19.95 | — | — | 19.95 m | |
5 | 10 | Oleksandr Klymenko (UKR) | 19.11 | 19.45 | X | 19.45 m | |
6 | 12 | Bilal Saad Mubarak (QAT) | 19.39 | 19.23 | 19.28 | 19.39 m | |
7 | 13 | Dirk Urban (GER) | 19.39 | 18.82 | 19.23 | 19.39 m | |
8 | 14 | Mika Halvari (FIN) | 19.37 | X | 18.78 | 19.37 m | |
9 | 20 | Yevgeny Palchikov (RUS) | 18.75 | 18.83 | 18.96 | 18.96 m | |
10 | 21 | Miroslav Menc (CZE) | 18.69 | 18.13 | 18.42 | 18.69 m | |
11 | 22 | Gert Weil (CHI) | 18.64 | 18.67 | 18.58 | 18.67 m | |
12 | 23 | Yojer Medina (VEN) | X | 18.49 | 18.53 | 18.53 m | |
13 | 27 | Shaun Pickering (GBR) | 18.29 | 18.23 | 17.45 | 18.29 m | |
14 | 28 | Mikhalis Louka (CYP) | 18.23 | 18.03 | 18.12 | 18.23 m | |
15 | 29 | Khalid Al-Khalidi (KSA) | 18.22 | X | 17.83 | 18.22 m | |
16 | 31 | Bradley Snyder (CAN) | 17.98 | X | X | 17.98 m | |
17 | 32 | Viktor Bulat (BLR) | 16.70 | 16.67 | 17.29 | 17.29 m | |
18 | 33 | Sergey Kot (UZB) | 16.51 | X | 16.05 | 16.51 m |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Randy Barnes (USA) | 19.46 | 20.44 | X | 20.26 | 20.32 | 21.62 | 21.62 m | ||
John Godina (USA) | X | 19.91 | 19.98 | 20.64 | 20.79 | X | 20.79 m | ||
Oleksandr Bagach (UKR) | 20.41 | 20.50 | 20.29 | X | X | 20.75 | 20.75 m | ||
4 | Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA) | 20.12 | 20.65 | 19.92 | 20.74 | 20.60 | X | 20.74 m | |
5 | Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) | 20.16 | 19.92 | 20.37 | 20.13 | 20.51 | 19.71 | 20.51 m | |
6 | Roman Virastyuk (UKR) | 19.46 | 19.86 | 20.32 | 20.21 | 20.45 | X | 20.45 m | |
7 | C. J. Hunter (USA) | 19.99 | 20.09 | 20.39 | X | 20.25 | 20.35 | 20.39 m | |
8 | Dragan Perić (YUG) | 19.66 | 19.75 | 19.98 | X | X | 20.07 | 20.07 m | |
9 | Dzimitry Hancharuk (BLR) | X | 19.79 | X | 19.79 m | ||||
10 | Bilal Saad Mubarak (QAT) | 19.11 | 19.33 | X | 19.33 m | ||||
11 | Corrado Fantini (ITA) | 19.30 | X | X | 19.30 m | ||||
— | Oleksandr Klymenko (UKR) | X | X | X | NM |
See also
- 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
- 1996 Shot Put Year Ranking
- 1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
References
- ^ "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.