Venue Olympic Stadium | Dates September 8 & 9 | |
The men's shot put field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 8 & 9. The United States has not lost this event since 1936. The East German throwers were expected to pose a big challenge in these games, as well as the throwers from Poland. Brian Oldfield from the United States was the first person to use a new technique, a technique that is similar to the discus throwing style. The thrower uses a rotational spin before releasing the shot put.
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Results
All throwers reaching 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in) and the top 12 including ties advanced to the finals. Shown in blue. All distances are listed in metres.
Final
Key: p = pass; x = fault; NM = no mark; T = tied; DNS = did not start
References
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA