2020 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Shot Put (Men)
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sport | athletics |
discipline | Shot put |
gender | Men |
Attendees | ?? Athletes from ?? Countries |
Competition location | Olympic Stadium |
Competition phase | 4th to 6th August 2020 |
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100 m | Women | Men | |
200 m | Women | Men | |
400 m | Women | Men | |
800 m | Women | Men | |
1500 m | Women | Men | |
5000 m | Women | Men | |
10,000 m | Women | Men | |
100 m hurdles | Women | ||
110 m hurdles | Men | ||
400 m hurdles | Women | Men | |
3000 m obstacle | Women | Men | |
4 × 100 m relay | Women | Men | |
4 × 400 m relay | Women | Men | Mixed |
20 km walking | Women | Men | |
50 km of walking | Men | ||
marathon | Women | Men | |
Long jump | Women | Men | |
Triple jump | Women | Men | |
high jump | Women | Men | |
Pole vault | Women | Men | |
Shot put | Women | Men | |
Discus throw | Women | Men | |
Javelin throw | Women | Men | |
Hammer throw | Women | Men | |
Heptathlon | Women | ||
Decathlon | Men |
The competition in the shot put men at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo takes from 4 to 6 August at the newly built Olympic Stadium instead.
Current title holders
Olympic champion |
Ryan Crouser ( United States )
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22.52 m | Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
World Champion |
Joe Kovacs ( United States )
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22.91 m | Doha 2019 |
European champion |
Michał Haratyk ( Poland )
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21.72 m | Berlin 2018 |
North / Central America / Caribbean champions |
Darrell Hill ( United States )
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21.68 m | Toronto 2018 |
South American champions |
Darlan Romani ( Brazil )
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21.00 m | Lima 2019 |
Asian champion |
Tejinder Pal Singh ( India )
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20.22 m | Doha 2019 |
African champions | Algiers 2020 | ||
Oceania Champion |
Jacko Gill ( New Zealand )
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20.75 | Townsville 2019 |
Existing records
World record |
Randy Barnes ( United States )
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23.12 m | Tokyo , Japan | May 20, 1990 |
Olympic record |
Ryan Crouser ( United States )
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22.52 m | Final of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | 18th August 2016 |