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The Olympic record for the women's event was set by the East German Ilona Slupianek with a put of 22.41 m (73 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in 1980, and the record for the men's event of 23.30 m (76 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) was set by the American Ryan Crouser in 2021.
That inaugural record was the 15.54 m performance by Ralph Rose in 1909. [1] As of June 21, 2009, 51 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1] The distances by these men were accomplished with a 16-pound shot. Rose's 1909 record lasted almost 19 years, and the record was untouched for almost a dozen years surrounding World ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948 .
The world record of 77⅓ remained safe, as did Crouser's own Olympic record of 76½. Crouser became the first Olympian ever to win a gold medal in the shot put in three consecutive Olympics.
For the women's shot put event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 18.80 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. Long ruled the shot put in the 1960s, winning three consecutive NCAA titles from 1960-62.
The win broke the consecutive-gold tie he held with shot putters Ralph Rose (1904, 1908), Parry O’Brien (1952, 1956) and Tomasz Majewski (2008, 2012). American Ryan Crouser wins third straight ...