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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

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achieved a new record at 16.68 metres. Later in the round, Thompson again broke this new record, putting the shot 17.12 metres. That would hold as the record through the rest of the competition. In all, the three men had 10 throws greater than the old Olympic record: all five of Thompson's legal
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The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 14.60 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that
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distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top six competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted.
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This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from the pre-war 1936 Games returned. The American team was strong;
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Canada, Iceland, Pakistan, and Peru each made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States appeared for the 11th time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
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Qual. rule: qualification standard 14.60m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
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broke the Olympic record with his first throw of the final, at 16.32 metres.
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The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad
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throws, three of Fuchs's throws, and two of Delaney's. USA took a
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

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