Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
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Men's shot put at the Games of the V Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | July 10 | |||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 15.34 OR | |||||||||
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The men's shot put was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 10, 1912. Twenty-two shot putters from 14 nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] The event was won by Pat McDonald of the United States, the nation's fifth consecutive victory in the men's shot put. The American team swept the top three places, the third time in five Games (1900, 1904). Ralph Rose took silver, 9 centimetres shy of a third gold medal; he became the first man to win three medals of any color (through the 2016 Games, matched only by Parry O'Brien).