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Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesJuly 31
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leo Sexton
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harlow Rothert
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) František Douda
 Czechoslovakia
← 1928
1936 →

The men's shot put event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place July 31.

Results

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leo Sexton  United States 16.005 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harlow Rothert  United States 15.675
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) František Douda  Czechoslovakia 15.610
4 Emil Hirschfeld  Germany 15.560
5 Nelson Gray  United States 15.460
6 Hans-Heinrich Sievert  Germany 15.070
7 József Darányi  Hungary 14.670
8 Jules Noël  France 14.530
9 Zygmunt Heljasz  Poland 14.490
10 Harry Hart  South Africa 14.220
11 Clément Duhour  France 13.960
12 Kalle Järvinen  Finland 13.910
13 Paul Winter  France 13.140
14 Pedro Elsa  Argentina 11.210
Antônio Lyra  Brazil NM

Key: NM = No mark, OR = Olympic record

References