Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
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The Men's Shot Put
event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 21 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Friday September 23, 1988.
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...
in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 21 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Friday September 23, 1988.
Medalists
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark OR olympic record WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record | 23.06 m | May 22, 1988 |  ChaniaChania Chaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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| Olympic Record | 21.35 m | July 30, 1980 |  MoscowMoscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... |
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| Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | 22.02 m | September 23, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
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| 22.16 m | ||||
| 22.29 m | ||||
| 22.39 m | ||||
| 22.47 m | ||||
Qualifying round
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21.27 m | 21.27 | - | - | |
| 2. | 20.83 m | 20.16 | 20.83 | - | |
| 3. | 20.18 m | 19.72 | 20.18 | 19.93 | |
| 4. | 20.18 m | 20.18 | 19.58 | 19.59 | |
| 5. | 19.73 m | 16.89 | 17.66 | 19.73 | |
| 6. | 19.68 m | 19.25 | 19.02 | 19.68 | |
| 7. | 18.89 m | 18.89 | 17.54 | - | |
| 8. | 18.27 m | 17.48 | 17.79 | 18.27 | |
| 9. | 17.61 m | 16.94 | 17.61 | 17.37 | |
| 10. | 17.28 m | 17.13 | 17.11 | 17.28 | |
| 11. | 15.68 m | 15.67 | 15.68 | 15.64 |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20.97 m | X | 20.97 | - | |
| 2. | 20.70 m | 20.70 | - | - | |
| 3. | 20.48 m | 20.13 | 20.48 | - | |
| 4. | 20.16 m | 19.88 | 20.16 | X | |
| 5. | 20.05 m | X | 19.95 | 20.05 | |
| 6. | 19.75 m | 19.42 | X | 19.75 | |
| 7. | 19.71 m | 19.71 | 19.44 | X | |
| 8. | 19.21 m | 19.21 | X | X | |
| 9. | 18.94 m | 18.19 | 18.94 | 18.50 | |
| 10. | 15.92 m | X | 15.34 | 15.92 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22.47 m OR | 22.02 | 21.31 | 22.16 | 21.90 | 22.29 | 22.47 | |
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22.39 m | 20.17 | 20.72 | X | 21.31 | 21.01 | 22.39 | |
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21.99 m | 21.45 | 21.59 | 21.70 | 20.98 | 21.99 | 21.61 | |
| 4. | 21.40 m | X | 21.40 | 20.84 | 20.82 | 21.30 | 21.31 | |
| 5. | 20.57 m | 20.57 | 20.03 | 20.16 | 20.36 | 20.12 | 20.29 | |
| 6. | 20.38 m | 20.22 | 20.09 | X | 20.23 | 20.21 | 20.38 | |
| 7. | 20.36 m | 19.71 | 20.17 | 20.06 | 19.93 | 20.36 | 20.26 | |
| 8. | 20.36 m | 20.11 | X | 20.36 | X | X | X | |
| 9. | 20.16 m | 20.16 | X | X | ||||
| 10. | 19.91 m | X | X | 19.91 | ||||
| 11. | 19.89 m | 19.27 | X | 19.89 | ||||
| 12. | 19.51 m | X | 19.51 | X |
See also
- 1984 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Los Angeles)Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's shot putThe Men's Shot Put event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States had an entrylist of 19 competitors. The final was held on August 11, 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Qualification:...
- 1986 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot PutThese are the official results of the Men's shot put event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 28 August 1986.-Final:-See also:* 1983 Men's World Championships Shot Put...
- 1987 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot PutThese are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 1987-08-29.-Medalists:-Schedule:...
- 1990 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Split)1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot PutThese are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of nineteen participating athletes...
- 1991 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Tokyo)1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Shot PutThese are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991...
- 1992 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona)Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's shot putThese are the official results of the men's shot put event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...