Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 13–14 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 20.54 OR | ||||||||||||
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Randy Matson |
 United States
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George Woods |
United States
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Eduard Gushchin |
 Soviet Union
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The Men's shot put competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 13–14.
The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Qual. rule: qualification standard 18.90m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
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