Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put


The men's shot put was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 11 shot putters from five nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
World Record14.75' George GrayOttawa August 1, 1898
Olympic Record11.22 Robert GarrettAthens April 7, 1896

' unofficial
Richard Sheldon set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 13.80 metres and improved his mark in the final to 14.10 metres.

Results

Qualifier

All throwers competed in the qualifier on July 14. The top five advanced to the final.
Versis did not record a fair mark and it is not clear if he actually competed.
PlaceAthleteDistance
113.80 m
212.85 m
312.37 m
411.58 m
511.29 m
611.18 m
711.13 m
810.92 m
910.86 m
1010.76 m
—NM

Final

Qualifier marks were still valid in the final. McCracken and Garrett did not compete, as the final was held on July 15, a Sunday. No changes in position occurred during the final.
PlaceAthleteDistanceQualifier
114.10 m13.80 m
2NM12.85 m
3NM12.37 m
412.07 m11.58 m
511.52 m11.29 m