Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the men's shot put event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying round and the final both were held on Wednesday November 28, 1956.
14 shot putters from ten nations competed.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Parry O'Brien United States
|
Bill Nieder United States
|
Jiří Skobla Czechoslovakia
|
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 19.25 |  Parry O'Brien
|
Los Angeles (USA) | November 1, 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 17.41 | Parry O'Brien
|
Helsinki (FIN) | July 21, 1952 |
Final classification
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
|
 Parry O'Brien (USA)
|
18.57 m |
|
Bill Nieder (USA)
|
18.18 m |
|
 Jiří Skobla (TCH)
|
17.65 m |
| 4. | Kenneth Bantum (USA)
|
17.48 m |
| 5. |  Boris Belyaev (URS)
|
16.96 m |
| 6. |  Erik Uddebom (SWE)
|
16.65 m |
| 7. |  Karl-Heinz Wegmann (EUA)
|
16.63 m |
| 8. |  Georgios Tsakanikas (GRE)
|
16.56 m |
| 9. |  Barry Donath (AUS)
|
16.52 m |
| 10. |  Silvano Meconi (ITA)
|
16.28 m |
| 11. | Robert Hanlin (AUS)
|
16.52 m |
| 12. |  Barclay Palmer (GBR)
|
15.81 m |
| 13. | Vladimir Loshchilov (URS)
|
15.62 m |
| 14. |  Raymond Thomas (FRA)
|
15.31 m |