Venue Olympic Stadium Competitors 25 from 15 nations | Date 17 October | |
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The men's shot put was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October 1964. 25 athletes from 15 nations entered, with 3 not starting in the qualification round.
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Qualification
The qualification standard was 17.80 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard.
Final
The scores from the qualification round were ignored for the final. Each thrower received three attempts; the six that had thrown the longest in those three threw another three times each.
References
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA