Venue White City Stadium Competitors 25 from 8 nations | Date July 16 | |
 | ||
The men's shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.
25 shot putters from eight nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
References
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA