Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
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The Men's Shot Put
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Soviet Union
had an entrylist of 16 competitors. The final was held on Wednesday 30 July 1980, with the qualifying round staged two days earlier in the Lenin Stadium. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 19.60 metres advanced to the final.
Shot put
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event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
in Moscow
Moscow
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, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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had an entrylist of 16 competitors. The final was held on Wednesday 30 July 1980, with the qualifying round staged two days earlier in the Lenin Stadium. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 19.60 metres advanced to the final.
Medalists
Abbreviations
| 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 |
Qualification
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 20.72 | — | — | 20.72 m | ||
| 2 | 20.58 | — | — | 20.58 m | ||
| 3 | 20.56 | — | — | 20.56 m | ||
| 4 | 20.53 | — | — | 20.53 m | ||
| 5 | 20.19 | — | — | 20.19 m | ||
| 6 | 19.94 | — | — | 19.94 m | ||
| 7 | 19.15 | 19.57 | 19.92 | 19.92 m | ||
| 8 | 19.75 | — | — | 19.75 m | ||
| 9 | 19.29 | 19.74 | — | 19.74 m | ||
| 10 | 19.58 | 19.69 | — | 19.69 m | ||
| 11 | 19.30 | X | 19.66 | 19.66 m | ||
| 12 | 19.61 | — | — | 19.61 m | ||
| 13 | 17.82 | 18.94 | 19.01 | 19.01 m | ||
| 14 | 17.15 | X | 17.03 | 17.15 m | ||
| 15 | 17.05 | 16.91 | 16.72 | 17.05 m | ||
| — | X | X | X | NM | ||
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 21.10 | 20.86 | 21.35 | 21.03 | 21.00 | X | 21.35 m | |||
| 20.20 | 21.08 | 20.66 | 20.39 | X | X | 21.08 m | |||
| X | 20.70 | 21.06 | 20.98 | X | X | 21.06 m | |||
| 4 | 19.83 | X | 20.20 | 19.63 | 20.82 | 20.58 | 20.82 m | ||
| 5 | 20.50 | X | 19.47 | X | 19.69 | 19.23 | 20.50 m | ||
| 6 | 20.32 | X | 19.80 | 19.50 | X | 20.00 | 20.32 m | ||
| 7 | 20.24 | X | 19.77 | 19.62 | 19.84 | 20.01 | 20.24 m | ||
| 8 | 20.07 | X | 19.69 | X | 20.06 | X | 20.07 m | ||
| 9 | 19.63 | 19.93 | X | 19.93 m | |||||
| 10 | 19.55 | 18.99 | 19.16 | 19.55 m | |||||
| 11 | 19.07 | X | X | 19.07 m | |||||
| 12 | 18.25 | 18.26 | 18.90 | 18.90 m | |||||
See also
- 1976 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Montreal)
- 1978 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Prague)
- 1982 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot PutThese are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 9 September 1982.-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic Shot Put * 1982 Shot Put Year Ranking...
- 1983 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Helsinki)1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot PutThese are the official results of men's shot put at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the final held on 7 August 1983.-Medalists:-Schedule:...
- 1984 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Los Angeles)Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's shot putThe 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:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Qualification:...
- 1986 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot PutThese are the official results of the Men's shot put event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 28 August 1986.-Final:-See also:* 1983 Men's World Championships Shot Put...
- 1987 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot PutThese are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 1987-08-29.-Medalists:-Schedule:...