Men Shot Put Athletics XVI Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia 1956 - Wednesday, 28th November - Gold Medal: Parry O'Brien, United States
Name of the time: "Putting the weight".
Final 14:30 Distance Tr. 1Tr. 2Tr. 3Tr. 4Tr. 5Tr. 6
1. Parry O'BrienUSA United States18.57mOR17.92o18.47o18.3718.4518.57o18.23
2. William NiederUSA United States18.18m X17.6117.8116.8218.18X
3. Jiri SkoblaTCH Czechoslovakia17.65m 17.3916.7017.3417.5117.0517.65
4. Kenneth BantumUSA United States17.48m 16.99X16.2717.48XX
5. Boris BalyayevURS Soviet Union16.96m 16.9616.0516.5815.9616.1116.24
6. Erik UddebomSWE Sweden16.65m 16.54X16.6515.7416.0616.31
7. Karl-Heinz WegmannGER UT Germany16.63m 16.4316.6316.37
8. Georgios TsakanikasGRE Greece16.56mNRX16.5615.52
9. Barry DonathAUS Australia16.52m X16.5216.01
10.Silvano MeconiITA Italy16.28m X16.2815.83
11.Robert HanlinAUS Australia16.52m 15.7616.0815.50
12.Barclay PalmerGBR Great Britain15.81m 15.8115.1715.65
13.Vladimir LochilovURS Soviet Union15.62m 15.6215.3315.39
14.Raymond ThomasFRA France15.31m 15.1115.2815.31
All six throws of Parry O'Brien bettered previous Olympic Record. First 4 athletes threw more than O'Brien in Helsinki. <# ` ( #..world/Men Shot Put> History. Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground. Capp.: 120,000. 18 competitors from 11 nations.
World Record: Parry O'Brien, United States 19.25m Los Angeles, United States 1st November 1956
Olympic Record: Parry O'Brien, United States 17.41m Helsinki, Finland 21st July 1952

Qualification - Wednesday, 28th November 10:00

Mark 15:00m. All starting 14 athletes passed it and qualified to Final.
Final DistanceFinTr. 1Tr. 2Tr. 3
1. Jiri SkoblaTCH Czechoslovakia17.15m3.17.15
2. William NiederUSA United States16.76m2.16.76
3. Parry O'BrienUSA United States16.63m1.16.63
4. Barry DonathAUS Australia16.57m9.16.57
5. Erik UddebomSWE Sweden16.35m6.16.35
6. Silvano MeconiITA Italy16.19m10.16.19
7. Georgios TsakanikasGRE Greece15.99m8.14.9315.99
8. Kenneth BantumUSA United States15.76m4.15.76
9. Karl-Heinz WegmannGER UT Germany15.73m7.15.73
10.Vladimir LochilovURS Soviet Union15.63m13.15.63
11.Robert HanlinAUS Australia15.62m11.15.62
12.Raymond ThomasFRA France15.42m14.15.42
13.Barclay PalmerGBR Great Britain15.19m12.15.19
14.Boris BalyayevURS Soviet Union15.03m5.15.03
-. Todor ArtarskiBUL BulgariaDNS
-. Gerry CarrGBR Great BritainDNS
-. Vartan OvsepianURS Soviet UnionDNS
-. Mark PharaohGBR Great BritainDNS
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