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Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Left-right: Woellke, Bärlund and Stöck
VenueOlympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
Dates2 August
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning distance16.20
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hans Woellke
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sulo Bärlund
 Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gerhard Stöck
 Germany
← 1932
1948 →

The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 2 August 1936. Twenty-two athletes from 14 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Hans Woellke of Germany.[2] It was Germany's first victory in the men's shot put, and first medal since bronze in 1928. Germany also received bronze in 1936, with Gerhard Stöck finishing third. Between the two Germans was Sulo Bärlund of Finland with silver, the nation's first medal in the event since gold in 1920. For the first time, the United States won no medals in the men's shot put, with the three Americans finishing 4th, 5th, and 6th.

Background

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This was the 10th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning shot putters from the 1932 Games were bronze medalist František Douda of Czechoslovakia, sixth-place finisher Hans-Heinrich Sievert of Germany, eighth-place finisher József Darányi of Hungary, tenth-place finisher Jules Noël of France, and fifteenth-place finisher Antônio Lira of Brazil. Douda had held the world record from late 1932 to early 1934, but Jack Torrance of the United States had set a record in 1934 that would last until 1948. Torrance was favored in Berlin, slightly ahead of Hans Woellke of host Germany.[1]

Afghanistan, the Republic of China, and Japan each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States appeared for the 10th time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.

Competition format

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The competition introduced a true two-round format, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final (though the official report describes the competition as having three phases, with the final being a "semi-finals" and "final"). In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 14.50 metres advanced to the final. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top six competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.[1][3]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World record  Jack Torrance (USA) 17.40 Oslo, Norway 5 August 1934
Olympic record  Leo Sexton (USA) 15.87 Los Angeles, United States 31 July 1932

Sulo Bärlund broke the Olympic record with a throw of 16.03 metres in the second throw of the final. This record lasted until the fifth throw, when Bärlund throw 16.12 and Hans Woellke threw 16.20 metres.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Sunday, 2 August 1936 11:00
17:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Rank Athlete Nation Distance Notes
1—15 Hans Woellke  Germany >=14.50 Q
Sulo Bärlund  Finland >=14.50 Q
Gerhard Stöck  Germany >=14.50 Q
Sam Francis  United States >=14.50 Q
Jack Torrance  United States >=14.50 Q
Dimitri Zaitz  United States >=14.50 Q
František Douda  Czechoslovakia >=14.50 Q
Arnold Viiding  Estonia >=14.50 Q
Gunnar Bergh  Sweden >=14.50 Q
Hans-Heinrich Sievert  Germany >=14.50 Q
Aleksa Kovačević  Yugoslavia >=14.50 Q
József Darányi  Hungary >=14.50 Q
Risto Kuntsi  Finland >=14.50 Q
István Horváth  Hungary >=14.50 Q
Karel Hoplíček  Czechoslovakia >=14.50 Q
15—22 Antônio Lira  Brazil <14.50
Abdul Rahim  Afghanistan <14.50
Chen Baoqiu  Republic of China <14.50
Miroslav Vítek  Czechoslovakia <14.50
Jean Wagner  Luxembourg <14.50
Jules Noël  France <14.50
Shizuo Takada  Japan <14.50

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hans Woellke  Germany 15.96 14.76 15.72 15.90 16.20 OR 14.98 16.20 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sulo Bärlund  Finland 15.68 16.03 OR 14.98 15.52 16.12 15.42 16.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gerhard Stöck  Germany 15.56 15.56 15.14 15.29 14.78 15.66 15.66
4 Sam Francis  United States 15.45 15.09 15.09 X 14.57 13.61 15.45
5 Jack Torrance  United States 15.38 14.40 15.34 14.79 14.57 14.56 15.38
6 Dimitri Zaitz  United States 15.32 14.16 14.09 14.09 X 14.85 15.32
7 František Douda  Czechoslovakia 15.09 15.05 15.28 Did not advance 15.28
8 Arnold Viiding  Estonia 14.72 14.31 15.23 Did not advance 15.23
9 Gunnar Bergh  Sweden 14.83 15.01 14.51 Did not advance 15.01
10 Hans-Heinrich Sievert  Germany 14.79 14.43 13.23 Did not advance 14.79
11 Aleksa Kovačević  Yugoslavia 14.74 X 14.27 Did not advance 14.74
12 József Darányi  Hungary 14.63 14.45 X Did not advance 14.63
13 Risto Kuntsi  Finland X 14.20 14.61 Did not advance 14.61
14 István Horváth  Hungary 13.66 14.18 14.32 Did not advance 14.32
15 Karel Hoplíček  Czechoslovakia 14.12 13.72 13.34 Did not advance 14.12

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 678.