Men's shot put at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | August 31 | |||||||||
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Bill Nieder![]() |
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Parry O'Brien![]() |
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Dallas Long![]() |
The men's shot put throwing event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on August 31.
All throwers reaching 16.75 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listen in metres.
Key: OR = Olympic record