Men's shot put at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 17–18 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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Ville Pörhölä | Finland | ||
Elmer Niklander | Finland | ||
Harry Liversedge | United States |
The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.
Twenty shot putters from ten nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial, set in an exhibition
The best six shot putters qualified for the final.