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Shot Put, Men

Date	3 August 1948
Status	Olympic
Location	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Participants	24 from 15 countries

The best putter early in the year had been Charles Fonville, who broke the world record in April with 17.68 (58-0¼), but he finished only fourth at the US Trials and did not make the team. The next strongest seemed to be Jim Delaney, who was 1947-48 AAU Champion and had won the Olympic Trials. But the Trials runner-up, Wilbur Thompson, was the strongest in London. He threw 17.12 (56-2) in round two, which would win, but he also had two other throws good enough to win over Delaney. Jim Fuchs completed the American sweep.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	570	Wilbur Thompson	👁 Image USA	15.090 (1 h2)	17.120 (1)	Gold
2	568	Jim Delaney	👁 Image USA	14.970 (2 h1)	16.680 (2)	Silver
3	569	Jim Fuchs	👁 Image USA	15.870 (1 h1)	16.420 (3)	Bronze
4	543	Mieczysław Łomowski	👁 Image POL	14.700 (=6 h1)	15.430 (4)
5	565	Gösta Arvidsson	👁 Image SWE	14.700 (=6 h1)	15.370 (5)
6	555	Yrjö Lehtilä	👁 Image FIN	14.850 (3 h1)	15.050 (6)
7	554	Jaakko Jouppila	👁 Image FIN	14.720 (5 h1)	14.590 (7)
8	–	Čestmír Kalina	👁 Image TCH	14.540 (3 h2)	14.550 (8)	1
9	560	Konstantinos Giataganas	👁 Image GRE	14.630 (2 h2)	14.540 (9)
10	564	Witold Gerutto	👁 Image POL	14.450 (8 h1)	14.370 (10)
11	557	John Giles	👁 Image GBR	14.795 (4 h1)	13.730 (11)
12	561	Sigfús Sigurðsson	👁 Image ISL	14.480 (4 h2)	13.660 (12)
13	567	Willy Senn	👁 Image SUI	14.450 (5 h2)	–
14	566	Roland Nilsson	👁 Image SWE	14.360 (6 h2)	–
15	520	Eric Coy	👁 Image CAN	14.150 (9 h1)	–
16	553	David Guiney	👁 Image IRL	14.010 (10 h1)	–
17	562	Vilhjálmur Vilmundarson	👁 Image ISL	13.990 (7 h2)	–
18	519	Roger Verhaes	👁 Image BEL	13.540 (9 h2)	–
19	558	Harold Moody	👁 Image GBR	13.400est (8 h2)	–
AC r1/2	517	Emilio Malchiodi	👁 Image ARG	– (AC h2)	–
AC r1/2	552	Juan Kahnert	👁 Image ARG	– (AC h1)	–
AC r1/2	563	Lionelo Patiño	👁 Image PER	– (AC h2)	–
AC r1/2	540	Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik	👁 Image PAK	– (AC h2)	–
AC r1/2	539	Ahmed Zahur Khan	👁 Image PAK	– (AC h1)	–
530	Aad de Bruyn	👁 Image NED	– (DNS h1)	–
556	François Lapicque	👁 Image FRA	– (DNS h1)	–
559	K. Meraklis	👁 Image GRE	– (DNS h2)	–
544	José Luis Torres	👁 Image ESP	– (DNS h2)	–
494	Leo Roininen	👁 Image CAN	– (DNS h2)	–
541	Eduardo Julve	👁 Image PER	– (DNS h1)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	3 August 1948 — 11:00
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 14.60 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	569	Jim Fuchs	👁 Image USA	15.870
2	570	Wilbur Thompson	👁 Image USA	15.090
3	568	Jim Delaney	👁 Image USA	14.970
4	555	Yrjö Lehtilä	👁 Image FIN	14.850
5	557	John Giles	👁 Image GBR	14.795
6	554	Jaakko Jouppila	👁 Image FIN	14.720
=7	543	Mieczysław Łomowski	👁 Image POL	14.700
=7	565	Gösta Arvidsson	👁 Image SWE	14.700
9	560	Konstantinos Giataganas	👁 Image GRE	14.630
10	–	Čestmír Kalina	👁 Image TCH	14.540	2
11	561	Sigfús Sigurðsson	👁 Image ISL	14.480
12	564	Witold Gerutto	👁 Image POL	14.450
13	567	Willy Senn	👁 Image SUI	14.450
14	566	Roland Nilsson	👁 Image SWE	14.360
15	520	Eric Coy	👁 Image CAN	14.150
16	553	David Guiney	👁 Image IRL	14.010
17	562	Vilhjálmur Vilmundarson	👁 Image ISL	13.990
18	519	Roger Verhaes	👁 Image BEL	13.540
19	558	Harold Moody	👁 Image GBR	13.400est
517	Emilio Malchiodi	👁 Image ARG	–
552	Juan Kahnert	👁 Image ARG	–
563	Lionelo Patiño	👁 Image PER	–
540	Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik	👁 Image PAK	–
539	Ahmed Zahur Khan	👁 Image PAK	–
530	Aad de Bruyn	👁 Image NED	–
556	François Lapicque	👁 Image FRA	–
559	K. Meraklis	👁 Image GRE	–
544	José Luis Torres	👁 Image ESP	–
494	Leo Roininen	👁 Image CAN	–
541	Eduardo Julve	👁 Image PER	–

Group A

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	569	Jim Fuchs	👁 Image USA	15.870
2	568	Jim Delaney	👁 Image USA	14.970
3	555	Yrjö Lehtilä	👁 Image FIN	14.850
4	557	John Giles	👁 Image GBR	14.795
5	554	Jaakko Jouppila	👁 Image FIN	14.720
=6	543	Mieczysław Łomowski	👁 Image POL	14.700
=6	565	Gösta Arvidsson	👁 Image SWE	14.700
8	564	Witold Gerutto	👁 Image POL	14.450
9	520	Eric Coy	👁 Image CAN	14.150
10	553	David Guiney	👁 Image IRL	14.010
552	Juan Kahnert	👁 Image ARG	–
539	Ahmed Zahur Khan	👁 Image PAK	–
530	Aad de Bruyn	👁 Image NED	–
556	François Lapicque	👁 Image FRA	–
541	Eduardo Julve	👁 Image PER	–

Group B

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	570	Wilbur Thompson	👁 Image USA	15.090
2	560	Konstantinos Giataganas	👁 Image GRE	14.630
3	–	Čestmír Kalina	👁 Image TCH	14.540
4	561	Sigfús Sigurðsson	👁 Image ISL	14.480
5	567	Willy Senn	👁 Image SUI	14.450
6	566	Roland Nilsson	👁 Image SWE	14.360
7	562	Vilhjálmur Vilmundarson	👁 Image ISL	13.990
8	558	Harold Moody	👁 Image GBR	13.400est
9	519	Roger Verhaes	👁 Image BEL	13.540
517	Emilio Malchiodi	👁 Image ARG	–
563	Lionelo Patiño	👁 Image PER	–
540	Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik	👁 Image PAK	–
559	K. Meraklis	👁 Image GRE	–
544	José Luis Torres	👁 Image ESP	–
494	Leo Roininen	👁 Image CAN	–

Final Round

Date	3 August 1948 — 16:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	570	Wilbur Thompson	👁 Image USA	17.120	16.470	17.120	16.970	16.670	16.800	x
2	568	Jim Delaney	👁 Image USA	16.680	16.140	16.680	15.880	16.030	16.030	16.280
3	569	Jim Fuchs	👁 Image USA	16.420	16.320	16.420	15.600	15.560	14.820	16.280
4	543	Mieczysław Łomowski	👁 Image POL	15.430	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	565	Gösta Arvidsson	👁 Image SWE	15.370	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	555	Yrjö Lehtilä	👁 Image FIN	15.050	–	–	–	–	–	–
7	554	Jaakko Jouppila	👁 Image FIN	14.590	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	–	Čestmír Kalina	👁 Image TCH	14.550	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
9	560	Konstantinos Giataganas	👁 Image GRE	14.540	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	564	Witold Gerutto	👁 Image POL	14.370	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	557	John Giles	👁 Image GBR	13.730	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	561	Sigfús Sigurðsson	👁 Image ISL	13.660	–	–	–	–	–	–

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/58668

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Shot Put, Men

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