| Host City: Los Angeles, United States |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: August 11, 1984 |
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| Date Finished: August 11, 1984 |
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| (Competitors: 19; Countries: 13; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| The USA were expected to sweep the medals ahead of Andrei and Günthör. For the American crowd Michael Carter was the best known. This was because he was expected to join the San Francisco 49ers football team after the Games, rather than for his prowess as a shot putter. Carter led the first round with 20.63, before being passed by Andrei, a solid (1.91/118Kg) but not gigantic putter with a smooth glide technique. The Italian improved further in round 3 to 21.26, with Carter countering each time – 20.69 and then 21.09. These two were well ahead of the physically awesome Günthör (2.00/115Kg), who led the rest with 20.28. The Swiss held third until round 5, when the pre-meet favourite Dave Laut spun a throw out to 20.31. He improved to a more respectable 20.97 in round 6. Laut needed this as big (2.01/127Kg) Augie Wolf reached 20.93 two throws later. Carter went on to win three Superbowl winners’ rings with the San Francisco 49ers. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| The competition was weakened by the Soviet-led boycott. The top throwers were the three Americans, Michael Carter, Dave Laut, and Augie Wolf, Italy's Alessandro Andrei and Swiss thrower Werner Günthör. Carter opened with 20.63 (67-8¼) to take the early lead. Andrei improved in both round two and three, his 21.26 (69-9) in the third round being the gold medal toss. Carter also improved in that round with 21.09 (69-2½), his best mark of the competition. Günthör was in third place (20.28 (66-6½)) until round five when Laut pushed the shot out to 20.31 (66-7¾) to move ahead of him. Wolf also passed him in the final round with 20.93 (68-8), just after Laut had improved to the bronze medal mark of 20.97 (68-9¾). Michael Carter turned to pro football right after the Olympics and won three Super Bowl rings with the San Francisco 49ers. He played nine years in the NFL, all with the 49ers. Among track fans, he is probably best known for the high school record he set with the 12-lb. shot in 1979. The record was 24.78 (81-3½) and has not been approached in the 30 years since. It was so dominant that many experts speculated that even the world's top adult throwers could not do better with the lighter shot. |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics |
| World Record |
 Udo Beyer (GDR) |
22.22 m |
June 25, 1983 |
 Los Angeles, United States |
| Olympic Record |
 Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) |
21.35 m |
July 30, 1980 |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Results |
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| Shot Put |
Men |
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Final |
11 August |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
| 1 |
21.26 |
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Alessandro Andrei |
Italy |
ITA |
3 Jan 59 |
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| 2 |
21.09 |
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Mike Carter |
United States |
USA |
29 Oct 60 |
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| 3 |
20.97 |
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Dave Laut |
United States |
USA |
21 Dec 56 |
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| 4 |
20.93 |
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Augie Wolf |
United States |
USA |
3 Sep 61 |
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| 5 |
20.28 |
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Werner Günthör |
Switzerland |
SUI |
1 Jun 61 |
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| 6 |
19.98 |
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Marco Montelatici |
Italy |
ITA |
25 Aug 53 |
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| 7 |
19.81 |
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Sören Tallhem |
Sweden |
SWE |
16 Feb 64 |
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| 8 |
19.65 |
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Erik de Bruin |
Netherlands |
NED |
25 May 63 |
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| 9 |
18.98 |
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Aulis Akonniemi |
Finland |
FIN |
16 Dec 58 |
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| 10 |
18.69 |
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Gert Weil |
Chile |
CHI |
3 Jan 60 |
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| 11 |
18.39 |
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Bishop Dolegiewicz |
Canada |
CAN |
8 Jul 53 |
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| 12 |
18.31 |
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Karsten Stolz |
West Germany |
FRG |
23 Jul 64 |
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| Shot Put |
Men |
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Qualification |
11 August |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
| 1 |
20.69 |
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Mike Carter |
United States |
USA |
29 Oct 60 |
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| 2 |
20.55 |
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Augie Wolf |
United States |
USA |
3 Sep 61 |
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| 3 |
20.18 |
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Alessandro Andrei |
Italy |
ITA |
3 Jan 59 |
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| 4 |
20.14 |
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Marco Montelatici |
Italy |
ITA |
25 Aug 53 |
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| 5 |
20.01 |
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Dave Laut |
United States |
USA |
21 Dec 56 |
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| 6 |
19.94 |
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Sören Tallhem |
Sweden |
SWE |
16 Feb 64 |
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| 7 |
19.94 |
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Gert Weil |
Chile |
CHI |
3 Jan 60 |
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| 8 |
19.71 |
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Werner Günthör |
Switzerland |
SUI |
1 Jun 61 |
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| 9 |
19.38 |
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Aulis Akonniemi |
Finland |
FIN |
16 Dec 58 |
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| 10 |
19.28 |
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Erik de Bruin |
Netherlands |
NED |
25 May 63 |
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| 11 |
19.00 |
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Bishop Dolegiewicz |
Canada |
CAN |
8 Jul 53 |
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| 12 |
18.98 |
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Karsten Stolz |
West Germany |
FRG |
23 Jul 64 |
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| 13 |
18.96 |
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Erwin Weitzl |
Austria |
AUT |
17 Jul 60 |
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| 14 |
18.74 |
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Dimítrios Koutsoukis |
Greece |
GRE |
8 Dec 62 |
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| 15 |
18.58 |
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Ahmed Kamel Shatta |
Egypt |
EGY |
23 Jan 61 |
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| 16 |
18.28 |
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Yngve Wahlander |
Sweden |
SWE |
15 Sep 58 |
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| 17 |
18.11 |
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Ahmed Mohamed Accouche |
Egypt |
EGY |
18 Nov 55 |
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| 18 |
17.24 |
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Martino Catalano |
Canada |
CAN |
20 Feb 58 |
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| 19 |
16.09 |
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Henry Smith |
Samoa |
SAM |
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Qualification
- Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final
Final
| RANK |
FINAL |
DISTANCE |
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2 |
3 |
| 1. |
 Mike Carter (USA) |
20.69 m |
20.69 |
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| 2. |
Augie Wolf (USA) |
20.55 m |
20.55 |
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| 3. |
 Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
20.18 m |
20.18 |
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Marco Montelatici (ITA) |
20.14 m |
20.14 |
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| 5. |
Dave Laut (USA) |
20.01 m |
20.01 |
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| 6. |
 Sören Tallhem (SWE) |
19.94 m |
19.94 |
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| 7. |
 Gert Weil (CHI) |
19.94 m |
19.38 |
19.92 |
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| 8. |
 Werner Günthör (SUI) |
19.71 m |
19.28 |
19.71 |
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 Aulis Akonniemi (FIN) |
19.38 m |
19.13 |
19.34 |
19.38 |
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 Erik de Bruin (NED) |
19.28 m |
19.20 |
19.28 |
19.07 |
| 11. |
 Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) |
19.00 m |
19.00 |
X |
18.95 |
| 12. |
 Karsten Stolz (FRG) |
18.98 m |
18.98 |
X |
17.67 |
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 Erwin Weitzl (AUT) |
18.96 m |
18.03 |
18.96 |
X |
| 14. |
 Dimitrios Koutsoukis (GRE) |
18.74 m |
18.74 |
18.62 |
18.60 |
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 Ahmed Kamel Shatta (EGY) |
18.58 m |
18.13 |
17.95 |
18.58 |
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Yngve Wahlander (SWE) |
18.28 |
X |
18.28 |
18.27 |
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Ahmed Mohamed Achouche (EGY) |
18.11 |
18.11 |
X |
17.14 |
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Matt Catalano (CAN) |
17.24 |
17.10 |
17.24 |
16.91 |
| 18. |
 Henry Smith (SAM) |
16.09 |
16.09 |
X |
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| Rank |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Distance |
Note |
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Alessandro Andrei (ITA) |
20.41 |
20.97 |
21.26 |
20.55 |
20.92 |
20.96 |
21.26 m |
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Mike Carter (USA) |
20.63 |
20.69 |
21.09 |
20.42 |
X |
20.38 |
21.09 m |
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Dave Laut (USA) |
20.97 |
18.39 |
X |
20.03 |
20.31 |
20.97 |
20.97 m |
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Augie Wolf (USA) |
20.04 |
19.91 |
19.41 |
20.08 |
19.74 |
20.93 |
20.93 m |
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Werner Günthör (SUI) |
20.28 |
X |
X |
19.38 |
X |
20.11 |
20.28 m |
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Marco Montelatici (ITA) |
19.88 |
19.26 |
19.98 |
19.35 |
19.85 |
X |
19.98 m |
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Sören Tallhem (SWE) |
19.81 |
X |
19.54 |
X |
X |
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19.81 m |
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Erik de Bruin (NED) |
19.65 |
X |
X |
— |
X |
X |
19.65 m |
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| 9 |
Aulis Akonniemi (FIN) |
18.98 |
X |
X |
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18.98 m |
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| 10 |
Gert Weil (CHI) |
18.19 |
18.69 |
X |
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18.69 m |
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| 11 |
Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) |
18.39 |
X |
X |
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18.39 m |
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| 12 |
Karsten Stolz (FRG) |
18.31 |
X |
18.21 |
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18.31 m |
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