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Shot Put, Men

Date	23 – 24 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	23 from 17 countries

In 1976, Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS) set the first world record with the new spin technique, throwing 22.00 (72-2¼) in Paris. But this had already been surpassed three times in 1975 by 1972 Olympian Brian Oldfield who was competing in the short-lived International Track Association (ITA), a professional league. He threw 22.11 (72-6½) in April 1975, and on 10 May 1975, recorded 22.86 or exactly 75 feet, a mark that would not be bettered until 1987. But as a professional he was, in 1976, not eligible for the Olympics. In Montréal, Baryshnikov led in round one with 20.53 (67-4¼), but American Al Feuerbach took over in round two with 20.55 (67-5¼). Baryshnikov responded in round three with 21.00 (68-10¾). In round five, Udo Beyer (GDR) threw 21.05 (69-0¾) to take the lead, and a few throwers later, Yevgeny Mironov (URS) followed with 21.03 (69-0) to move into second place. That settled the medals as nobody improved in the final round.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	386	Udo Beyer	GDR	19.69 (9)	21.05 (1)	Gold
2	892	Yevgeny Mironov	URS	20.26 (4)	21.03 (2)	Silver
3	875	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	URS	21.32 (1)	21.00 (3)	Bronze
4	924	Al Feuerbach	USA	19.87 (6)	20.55 (4)
5	389	Hans-Peter Gies	GDR	20.52 (2)	20.47 (5)
6	356	Geoff Capes	GBR	20.40 (3)	20.36 (6)
7	971	George Woods	USA	19.35 (12)	20.26 (7)
8	817	Hans Höglund	SWE	19.76 (8)	20.17 (8)
9	960	Pete Shmock	USA	19.48 (10)	19.89 (9)
10	398	Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg	GDR	19.92 (5)	19.79 (10)
11	826	Jaroslav Brabec	TCH	19.80 (7)	19.62 (11)
12	295	Reijo Ståhlberg	FIN	19.40 (11)	18.99 (12)
13 r1/2	436	Ralf Reichenbach	FRG	19.31 (13)	–
14 r1/2	310	Yves Brouzet	FRA	19.14 (14)	–
15 r1/2	527	Hreinn Halldórsson	ISL	18.93 (15)	–
16 r1/2	979	Ivan Ivančić	YUG	18.88 (16)	–
17 r1/2	808	Hans Almström	SWE	18.76 (17)	–
18 r1/2	100	Jos Schroeder	BEL	18.33 (18)	–
19 r1/2	799	Jean-Pierre Egger	SUI	18.13 (19)	–
20 r1/2	167	Bruce Pirnie	CAN	17.82 (20)	–
21 r1/2	19	Juan Adolfo Turri	ARG	17.76 (21)	–
22 r1/2	624	Mohamed Al-Zinkawi	KUW	13.17 (22)	–
23 r1/2	21	Saad Al-Bishi	KSA	11.68 (23)	–
DNS	146	Bishop Dolegiewicz	CAN	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (23 July 1976 — 10:15)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.40 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	URS	21.32	QOR
2	Hans-Peter Gies	GDR	20.52	Q
3	Geoff Capes	GBR	20.40	Q
4	Yevgeny Mironov	URS	20.26	Q
5	Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg	GDR	19.92	Q
6	Al Feuerbach	USA	19.87	Q
7	Jaroslav Brabec	TCH	19.80	Q
8	Hans Höglund	SWE	19.76	Q
9	Udo Beyer	GDR	19.69	Q
10	Pete Shmock	USA	19.48	Q
11	Reijo Ståhlberg	FIN	19.40	Q
12	George Woods	USA	19.35	q
13	Ralf Reichenbach	FRG	19.31
14	Yves Brouzet	FRA	19.14
15	Hreinn Halldórsson	ISL	18.93
16	Ivan Ivančić	YUG	18.88
17	Hans Almström	SWE	18.76
18	Jos Schroeder	BEL	18.33
19	Jean-Pierre Egger	SUI	18.13
20	Bruce Pirnie	CAN	17.82
21	Juan Adolfo Turri	ARG	17.76
22	Mohamed Al-Zinkawi	KUW	13.17
23	Saad Al-Bishi	KSA	11.68
DNS	Bishop Dolegiewicz	CAN	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (23 July 1976)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	11	Hans-Peter Gies	GDR	20.52	20.52	-	-
2	6	Geoff Capes	GBR	20.40	20.40	-	-
3	5	Hans Höglund	SWE	19.76	19.30	19.76	-
4	12	Udo Beyer	GDR	19.69	19.69	-	-
5	8	Pete Shmock	USA	19.48	19.48	-	-
6	3	George Woods	USA	19.35	19.25	19.27	19.35
7	7	Yves Brouzet	FRA	19.14	18.59	18.75	19.14
8	1	Ivan Ivančić	YUG	18.88	18.88	18.80	18.75
9	2	Bruce Pirnie	CAN	17.82	×	17.82	×
10	4	Mohamed Al-Zinkawi	KUW	13.17	13.17	×	×
11	10	Saad Al-Bishi	KSA	11.68	10.89	11.68	×
DNS	9	Bishop Dolegiewicz	CAN	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (23 July 1976)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	9	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	URS	21.32	21.32	-	-	OR
2	3	Yevgeny Mironov	URS	20.26	18.97	20.26	-
3	1	Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg	GDR	19.92	19.92	-	-
4	11	Al Feuerbach	USA	19.87	19.87	-	-
5	10	Jaroslav Brabec	TCH	19.80	19.80	-	-
6	12	Reijo Ståhlberg	FIN	19.40	19.08	19.26	19.40
7	5	Ralf Reichenbach	FRG	19.31	19.13	19.31	18.56
8	8	Hreinn Halldórsson	ISL	18.93	×	18.93	18.55
9	7	Hans Almström	SWE	18.76	18.31	18.76	×
10	6	Jos Schroeder	BEL	18.33	17.78	17.92	18.33
11	2	Jean-Pierre Egger	SUI	18.13	18.06	×	18.13
12	4	Juan Adolfo Turri	ARG	17.76	17.24	16.79	17.76

Final Round (24 July 1976 — 15:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	3	Udo Beyer	GDR	21.05	20.38	20.50	20.49	×	21.05	20.45
2	10	Yevgeny Mironov	URS	21.03	19.67	20.38	20.14	20.17	21.03	20.66
3	6	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	URS	21.00	20.53	20.27	21.00	20.96	20.58	×
4	12	Al Feuerbach	USA	20.55	19.74	20.55	20.07	20.21	20.10	20.32
5	8	Hans-Peter Gies	GDR	20.47	19.98	20.19	20.47	20.45	20.11	20.13
6	5	Geoff Capes	GBR	20.36	20.15	20.21	20.36	20.32	20.31	×
7	7	George Woods	USA	20.26	20.13	19.97	20.20	20.26	×	19.87
8	11	Hans Höglund	SWE	20.17	20.17	20.10	19.85	19.61	×	×
9	9	Pete Shmock	USA	19.89	19.77	19.89	19.26	–	–	–
10	1	Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg	GDR	19.79	19.26	19.79	×	–	–	–
11	4	Jaroslav Brabec	TCH	19.62	19.53	19.62	×	–	–	–
12	2	Reijo Ståhlberg	FIN	18.99	18.78	18.99	18.82	–	–	–