Olympic Shot Put

The Stories of Former Olympic Throwing Stars
What are former Olympic throwers doing today?

Top American Olympic Throwers of 2008
With a strong contingent of men's shot putters leading the way, Americans hope to reap some throwing medals in the 2008 Olympics.

Shot Put Men's Olympic Medalists
The Men's shot put Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Winners from the Olympic Games.

Shot Put Women's Olympic Medalists
The Women’s shot put Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Winners from the Olympic Games.

Greatest Moments in Olympic Shot Put
This event demonstrates how far athletes have progressed in the past century. Today’s men throw the 16-pound ball twice as far as the competitors in the 1896 Games. Women’s improvement has measured about 65 percent since shot put became a women’s event in 1948.

Press Sisters and George Woods: Olympic Shot Put Controversies
Greatest controversies in Olympic shot put history

Olympic Shot Put Rules
Rules for the Olympic shot put

What is Olympic Shot Put?
What is Olympic Shot Put? It’s considered one of the throwing events but these competitors put, don’t throw, the metal ball as far as their strength and technique will permit

2008 Olympic Men's Shot Put Results
Poland’s Tomasz Majewski led Olympic qualifiers the morning of Aug. 15. He took the lead in the final that afternoon with a toss measuring 21.21 meters (69 feet, 7 inches) in the third round, then improved to 21.51 (70-6.8) in the fourth to earn the gold medal. American Christian Cantwell went from fourth to second on his final toss (21.09/69-2.3), to earn the silver medal. Cantwell’s effo…

2008 Olympic Shot Put Photos
Action photos from the Beijing Olympic shot put competition.

2008 Olympic Shot Put Results
Results of the 2008 Olympic men's and women's shot put.