Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
The Men's Shot Put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States had an entrylist of 19 competitors. The final was held on August 11, 1984.
Medalists
| Gold | Alan Fraser Italy |
| Silver | Mike Carter United States |
| Bronze | Dave Laut United States |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Udo Beyer (GDR) | 22.22 m | June 25, 1983 | Los Angeles, United States |
| Olympic Record |  Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) | 21.35 m | July 30, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Results
Qualification
- Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mike Carter (USA) |
20.69 m | 20.69 | — | — |
| 2. | Augie Wolf (USA) |
20.55 m | 20.55 | — | — |
| 3. | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
20.18 m | 20.18 | — | — |
| 4. | Marco Montelatici (ITA) |
20.14 m | 20.14 | — | — |
| 5. | Dave Laut (USA) |
20.01 m | 20.01 | — | — |
| 6. |  Sören Tallhem (SWE) |
19.94 m | 19.94 | — | — |
| 7. |  Gert Weil (CHI) |
19.94 m | 19.38 | 19.92 | — |
| 8. |  Werner Günthör (SUI) |
19.71 m | 19.28 | 19.71 | — |
| 9. |  Aulis Akonniemi (FIN) |
19.38 m | 19.13 | 19.34 | 19.38 |
| 10. |  Erik de Bruin (NED) |
19.28 m | 19.20 | 19.28 | 19.07 |
| 11. |  Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) |
19.00 m | 19.00 | X | 18.95 |
| 12. |  Karsten Stolz (FRG) |
18.98 m | 18.98 | X | 17.67 |
| 13. |  Erwin Weitzl (AUT) |
18.96 m | 18.03 | 18.96 | X |
| 14. |  Dimitrios Koutsoukis (GRE) |
18.74 m | 18.74 | 18.62 | 18.60 |
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18.58 m | 18.13 | 17.95 | 18.58 |
| 16. | Yngve Wahlander (SWE) |
18.28 | X | 18.28 | 18.27 |
| 17. | Ahmed Mohamed Achouche (EGY) |
18.11 | 18.11 | X | 17.14 |
| 18. | Matt Catalano (CAN) |
17.24 | 17.10 | 17.24 | 16.91 |
| 18. |  Henry Smith (SAM) |
16.09 | 16.09 | X | X |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
20.41 | 20.97 | 21.26 | 20.55 | 20.92 | 20.96 | 21.26 m | |
 | Mike Carter (USA) |
20.63 | 20.69 | 21.09 | 20.42 | X | 20.38 | 21.09 m | |
 | Dave Laut (USA) |
20.97 | 18.39 | X | 20.03 | 20.31 | 20.97 | 20.97 m | |
| 4 | Augie Wolf (USA) |
20.04 | 19.91 | 19.41 | 20.08 | 19.74 | 20.93 | 20.93 m | |
| 5 | Werner Günthör (SUI) |
20.28 | X | X | 19.38 | X | 20.11 | 20.28 m | |
| 6 | Marco Montelatici (ITA) |
19.88 | 19.26 | 19.98 | 19.35 | 19.85 | X | 19.98 m | |
| 7 | Sören Tallhem (SWE) |
19.81 | X | 19.54 | X | X | — | 19.81 m | |
| 8 | Erik de Bruin (NED) |
19.65 | X | X | — | X | X | 19.65 m | |
| 9 | Aulis Akonniemi (FIN) |
18.98 | X | X | 18.98 m | ||||
| 10 | Gert Weil (CHI) |
18.19 | 18.69 | X | 18.69 m | ||||
| 11 | Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) |
18.39 | X | X | 18.39 m | ||||
| 12 | Karsten Stolz (FRG) |
18.31 | X | 18.21 | 18.31 m | ||||
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Helsinki)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Rome)
References
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