Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | August 3 (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
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Wilbur Thompson United States
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Jim Delaney United States
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Jim Fuchs United States
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The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 3. The final was won by American Wilbur Thompson. Thompson's compatriots, Jim Delaney and Jim Fuchs took 2nd and 3rd place.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Qual. rule: qualification standard 14.60m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Key: OR = Olympic record
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