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Shot Put, Men

Date	28 – 30 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants	16 from 11 countries

The American boycott had minimal effect as the best throwers were now East Germans and Soviets. Brian Oldfield (USA) was a reinstated amateur and may have challenged. Udo Beyer had won the 1978 European Championship, was the defending champion, and was the world record holder. But he would win only a bronze medal. Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS) moved up from his 1976 bronze to win silver in 1980. The winner was a big surprise. Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) opened with 21.10 (69-2¾), only three centimeters off his PR, and that was good enough for the gold medal. But he would improve in the final round to 21.35 (70-0½), securing the gold, and surpassing 70-feet for the first time at the Olympics. Kiselyev would never medal again at any major international competition.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	708	Vladimir Kiselyov	👁 Image URS	20.72 (1)	21.35 (1)	Gold
2	690	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	👁 Image URS	20.58 (2)	21.08 (2)	Silver
3	295	Udo Beyer	👁 Image GDR	19.94 (6)	21.06 (3)	Bronze
4	218	Reijo Ståhlberg	👁 Image FIN	20.53 (4)	20.82 (4)
5	253	Geoff Capes	👁 Image GBR	19.75 (8)	20.50 (5)
6	311	Hans-Jürgen Jacobi	👁 Image GDR	19.92 (7)	20.32 (6)
7	666	Jaromír Vlk	👁 Image TCH	19.69 (10)	20.24 (7)
8	759	Vladimir Milić	👁 Image YUG	20.56 (3)	20.07 (8)
9	477	Anatoly Yarosh	👁 Image URS	20.19 (5)	19.93 (9)
10	417	Hreinn Halldórsson	👁 Image ISL	19.74 (9)	19.55 (10)
11	418	Óskar Jakobsson	👁 Image ISL	19.66 (11)	19.07 (11)
12	611	Jean-Pierre Egger	👁 Image SUI	19.61 (12)	18.90 (12)
13 r1/2	89	Nikola Hristov	👁 Image BUL	19.01 (13)	–
14 r1/2	458	Mohamed Al-Zinkawi	👁 Image KUW	17.15 (14)	–
15 r1/2	395	Bahadur Singh	👁 Image IND	17.05 (15)	–
AC r1/2	97	Valcho Stoev	👁 Image BUL	– ()	–

Qualifying Round

Date	28 July 1980 — 10:30
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.60 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	708	Vladimir Kiselyov	👁 Image URS	20.72	20.72	-	-
2	690	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	👁 Image URS	20.58	20.58	-	-
3	759	Vladimir Milić	👁 Image YUG	20.56	20.56	-	-
4	218	Reijo Ståhlberg	👁 Image FIN	20.53	20.53	-	-
5	477	Anatoly Yarosh	👁 Image URS	20.19	20.19	-	-
6	295	Udo Beyer	👁 Image GDR	19.94	19.94	-	-
7	311	Hans-Jürgen Jacobi	👁 Image GDR	19.92	19.15	19.57	19.92
8	253	Geoff Capes	👁 Image GBR	19.75	19.75	-	-
9	417	Hreinn Halldórsson	👁 Image ISL	19.74	19.29	19.74	-
10	666	Jaromír Vlk	👁 Image TCH	19.69	19.58	19.69	-
11	418	Óskar Jakobsson	👁 Image ISL	19.66	19.30	x	19.66
12	611	Jean-Pierre Egger	👁 Image SUI	19.61	19.61	-	-
13	89	Nikola Hristov	👁 Image BUL	19.01	17.82	18.94	19.01
14	458	Mohamed Al-Zinkawi	👁 Image KUW	17.15	17.15	x	17.03
15	395	Bahadur Singh	👁 Image IND	17.05	17.05	16.91	16.72
97	Valcho Stoev	👁 Image BUL	–	x	x	x

Final Round

Date	30 July 1980 — 18:35

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	708	Vladimir Kiselyov	👁 Image URS	21.35	21.10	20.86	21.03	21.03	21.00	21.35
2	690	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	👁 Image URS	21.08	20.20	21.08	20.66	20.39	x	x
3	295	Udo Beyer	👁 Image GDR	21.06	x	20.70	21.06	20.98	x	x
4	218	Reijo Ståhlberg	👁 Image FIN	20.82	19.83	x	20.20	19.63	20.82	20.58
5	253	Geoff Capes	👁 Image GBR	20.50	20.50	x	19.47	x	19.69	19.23
6	311	Hans-Jürgen Jacobi	👁 Image GDR	20.32	20.32	x	19.80	19.50	x	20.00
7	666	Jaromír Vlk	👁 Image TCH	20.24	20.24	x	19.77	19.62	19.84	20.01
8	759	Vladimir Milić	👁 Image YUG	20.07	20.07	x	19.69	x	20.06	x
9	477	Anatoly Yarosh	👁 Image URS	19.93	19.63	19.93	x	–	–	–
10	417	Hreinn Halldórsson	👁 Image ISL	19.55	19.55	18.99	19.16	–	–	–
11	418	Óskar Jakobsson	👁 Image ISL	19.07	19.07	x	x	–	–	–
12	611	Jean-Pierre Egger	👁 Image SUI	18.90	18.25	18.26	18.90	–	–	–

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