Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
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in Atlanta, Georgia

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. There were a total number of 36 competitors, with twelve athletes reaching the final.

Medalists

Abbreviations

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 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record		23.12 m	May 20, 1990	Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Olympic Record		22.47 m	September 23, 1988	Seoul, South Korea

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	3		19.76	20.43	—	20.43 m
2	4		X	19.70	20.42	20.42 m
3	7		19.81	—	—	19.81 m
4	8		19.61	X	19.61	19.61 m
5	9		19.57	X	19.17	19.57 m
6	11		18.63	19.40	19.00	19.40 m
7	15		19.12	18.93	18.90	19.12 m
8	16		18.57	18.90	19.07	19.07 m
9	17		18.60	18.86	19.05	19.05 m
10	18		18.56	19.01	X	19.01 m
11	19		18.60	18.98	18.52	18.98 m
12	24		18.48	17.98	X	18.48 m
13	25		18.39	18.35	18.33	18.39 m
14	26		17.84	18.34	18.37	18.37 m
15	30		18.08	18.21	18.18	18.21 m
16	34		12.28	X	13.02	13.02 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM
—	—		X	—	—	NM

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1		19.43	20.58	—	20.58 m
2	2		20.54	—	—	20.54 m
3	5		20.23	—	—	20.23 m
4	6		19.95	—	—	19.95 m
5	10		19.11	19.45	X	19.45 m
6	12		19.39	19.23	19.28	19.39 m
7	13		19.39	18.82	19.23	19.39 m
8	14		19.37	X	18.78	19.37 m
9	20		18.75	18.83	18.96	18.96 m
10	21		18.69	18.13	18.42	18.69 m
11	22		18.64	18.67	18.58	18.67 m
12	23		X	18.49	18.53	18.53 m
13	27		18.29	18.23	17.45	18.29 m
14	28		18.23	18.03	18.12	18.23 m
15	29		18.22	X	17.83	18.22 m
16	31		17.98	X	X	17.98 m
17	32		16.70	16.67	17.29	17.29 m
18	33		16.51	X	16.05	16.51 m

Final