Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

The men's shot put field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 8 & 9. Twenty-nine athletes from 19 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Men's shot put
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Umm al-Quwain stamp commemorating Władysław Komar's victory
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 8 & 9
Competitors29 from 19 nations
Winning distance21.18 OR
Medalists
Władysław Komar
 Poland
George Woods
 United States
Hartmut Briesenick
 East Germany

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.[2][3]

The event was won by Władysław Komar of Poland, the nation's first medal in the men's shot put. It was the first time since World War II that an American had not won; George Woods had the best result for the United States with silver. It was Woods' second consecutive silver, making him the eighth man to win two medals in the event. Hartmut Briesenick took bronze, East Germany's first medal in the shot put and the first medal for any German since Hans Woellke's 1936 win (the last time a non-American had won).

Background

This was the 17th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1968 Games were silver medalist George Woods of the United States, sixth-place finisher (and 1964 finalist) Władysław Komar of Poland, eighth-place finisher Heinfried Birlenbach and twelfth-place finisher Traugott Glöckler of West Germany, and eleventh-place finisher (and 1964 finalist) Les Mills of New Zealand. The American team was favored, but not as dominant as prior years. East Germany had a strong team, with three-time Olympian Komar also a contender.[1]

India, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States appeared for the 17th time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 19.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[1][4]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics.

World record Randy Matson (USA)21.78College Station, United States23 April 1967
Olympic record Randy Matson (USA)20.68Mexico City, Mexico14 October 1968

The Olympic record fell quickly, with Hartmut Briesenick's first throw in the final reaching 20.97 metres. Briesenick had been the sixth thrower in the order; the seventh (Brian Oldfield) and tenth (Al Feuerbach) came in between the old record and Briesenick's new one. The thirteenth, Hans-Peter Gies, threw 21.14 metres for a new record. The fourteenth thrower, however, was Władysław Komar—who threw 21.18 metres to set a new record that would last through the competition. George Woods became the sixth man to beat the old record in the third round, and came within a centimetre of Komar's new record in the fourth. In all, 20 throws from six men were better than the old record.

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 8 September 197210:00Qualifying
Saturday, 9 September 197214:30Final

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.[5]

Qualifying

RankAthleteNationGroup123DistanceNotes
1Władysław Komar PolandA20.6020.60Q
2Hartmut Briesenick East GermanyB20.3820.38Q
3Heinfried Birlenbach West GermanyB20.1020.10Q
4George Woods United StatesA19.9619.96Q
5Brian Oldfield United StatesB19.9519.95Q
6Al Feuerbach United StatesA19.9419.94Q
Vilmos Varjú HungaryB19.9419.94Q
8Yves Brouzet FranceA19.8719.87Q
9Jaroslav Brabec CzechoslovakiaA19.8219.82Q
10Jaromír Vlk CzechoslovakiaBX18.2019.6119.61Q
11Seppo Simola FinlandA19.4919.49Q
12Lahcen Samsam Akka MoroccoB18.9819.3619.36Q
13Rimantas Plungė Soviet UnionB18.9719.1819.18Q
14Bruce Pirnie CanadaB19.1819.18Q
15Ralf Reichenbach West GermanyA19.1419.14Q
16Traugott Glöckler West GermanyB18.1519.1119.11Q
17Hans-Peter Gies East GermanyA19.0619.06Q
18Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg East GermanyA19.0319.03Q
19Ivan Ivančić YugoslaviaB18.8018.95X18.95
20Geoff Capes Great BritainB18.9418.7218.7918.94
21Arnjolt Beer FranceB18.5518.7418.2118.74
22Aleksandr Baryshnikov Soviet UnionA18.4518.4118.6518.65
23Les Mills New ZealandB17.6118.38X18.38
24Bo Grahn FinlandBXX18.2018.20
25Loukas Louka GreeceA17.4717.48X17.48
26Jugraj Singh IndiaAX17.1516.6917.15
27Phil Conway IrelandB16.1615.7616.6916.69
28Christopher Okonkwo NigeriaA14.98X16.5116.51
29Hussein Al-Taib Maki Saudi ArabiaAX11.5710.7711.57
Youssef Nagui Assaad EgyptADNS
Bjorn Andersen NorwayADNS
Bill Tancred Great BritainADNS
Aristides Lanier CubaBDNS
Salvatore Morale ItalyBDNS
Vassil Kroumov BulgariaBDNS

Final

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Władysław Komar Poland21.18 ORX20.5520.7420.80X21.18OR
George Woods United States20.5520.1720.7121.1720.8821.0521.17
Hartmut Briesenick East Germany20.97 OR20.9121.0221.1420.6120.5421.14
4Hans-Peter Gies East Germany21.14 OR21.0021.0120.62XX21.14
5Al Feuerbach United States20.9020.29X20.8621.0120.2821.01
6Brian Oldfield United States20.8520.6020.8720.5420.9120.1320.91
7Heinfried Birlenbach West Germany20.37XX19.89X20.1320.37
8Vilmos Varjú Hungary20.10XXX19.6719.6520.10
9Jaromír Vlk Czechoslovakia19.6620.09XDid not advance20.09
10Jaroslav Brabec Czechoslovakia19.6119.8619.60Did not advance19.86
11Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg East Germany19.74XXDid not advance19.74
12Yves Brouzet France19.4219.6119.49Did not advance19.61
13Ralf Reichenbach West Germany19.48XXDid not advance19.48
14Rimantas Plungė Soviet Union19.30XXDid not advance19.30
15Lahcen Samsam Akka Morocco19.11XXDid not advance19.11
16Seppo Simola Finland18.9119.06XDid not advance19.06
17Bruce Pirnie Canada18.90XXDid not advance18.90
18Traugott Glöckler West Germany18.8518.47XDid not advance18.85

References

  1. "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. Mens Shot Put at Sports Reference
  4. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 61.
  5. https://www.olympic.org/munich-1972/athletics/shot-put-men
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