Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Dates | August 3 (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 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 | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 3. The final was won by American Wilbur Thompson. Thompson's compatriots, Jim Delaney and Jim Fuchs took 2nd and 3rd place.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Jack Torrance (USA)
|
17.40 m | Oslo, Norway | 5 August 1934 |
| Olympic record |  Hans Woellke (GER)
|
16.20 m | Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Final |  Wilbur Thompson (USA) |
17.12 m | OR |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 3 August 1948 | 11:00 | Qualifications |
| Tuesday, 3 August 1948 | 16:00 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying Round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 14.60m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Fuchs | United States |
15.870 | Q |
| 2 | Wilbur Thompson | United States |
15.090 | Q |
| 3 | Jim Delaney | United States |
14.970 | Q |
| 4 | Yrjö Lehtilä |  Finland |
14.850 | Q |
| 5 | John Giles |  Great Britain |
14.795 | Q |
| 6 | Jaakko Jouppila | Finland |
14.720 | Q |
| 7 | Mieczysław Łomowski |  Poland |
14.700 | Q |
| 7 | Gösta Arvidsson |  Sweden |
14.700 | Q |
| 9 | Konstantinos Giataganas |  Greece |
14.630 | Q |
| 10 | Čestmír Kalina |  Czechoslovakia |
14.540 | q |
| 11 | Sigfús Sigurðsson |  Iceland |
14.480 | q |
| 12 | Witold Gerutto | Poland |
14.450 | q |
| - | Willy Senn |  Switzerland |
14.450 | |
| - | Roland Nilsson | Sweden |
14.360 | |
| - | Eric Coy |  Canada |
14.150 | |
| - | David Guiney |  Ireland |
14.010 | |
| - | Vilhjálmur Vilmundarson | Iceland |
13.990 | |
| - | Harold Moody | Great Britain |
13.400 | |
| - | Roger Verhaes |  Belgium |
13.540 | |
| - | Emilio Malchiodi |  Argentina |
DNQ | |
| - | Juan Kanhert | Argentina |
DNQ | |
| - | Leonello Patiño |  Peru |
DNQ | |
| - | Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik |  Pakistan |
DNQ | |
| - | Ahmed Zahur Khan | Pakistan |
DNQ |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wilbur Thompson | United States
|
16.47 | 17.12 | 16.97 | 16.67 | 16.80 | x | 17.12 | OR |
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Jim Delaney | United States
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16.14 | 16.68 | 15.88 | 16.03 | 16.03 | 16.28 | 16.68 | |
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Jim Fuchs | United States
|
16.32 | 16.42 | 15.60 | 15.56 | 14.82 | 16.28 | 16.42 | |
| 4 | Mieczysław Łomowski | Poland
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15.43 | |||||||
| 5 | Gösta Arvidsson | Sweden
|
15.37 | |||||||
| 6 | Yrjö Lehtilä | Finland
|
15.05 | |||||||
| 7 | Jaakko Jouppila | Finland
|
14.59 | |||||||
| 8 | Čestmír Kalina | Czechoslovakia
|
14.55 | |||||||
| 9 | Konstantinos Giataganas | Greece
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14.54 | |||||||
| 10 | Witold Gerutto | Poland
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14.37 | |||||||
| 11 | John Giles | Great Britain
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13.73 | |||||||
| 12 | Sigfús Sigurðsson | Iceland
|
13.66 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
External links
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's shot put, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-07-11.
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.