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Shot Put, Men

Date	31 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	26 from 18 countries

Switzerland’s Werner Günthör was again favored, having won the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. But he was below par and placed only fourth. American Mike Stulce was dominant, having the four longest throws of the event, and winning gold with 21.70 (71-2½). He won over teammates Jim Doehring, who threw 20.96 (68-9¼) in round two for the silver. Russian Vyacheslav Lykho had his two best throws in the first two rounds, getting bronze with 20.94 (68-8½). All three medalists were returning from doping suspensions. Stulce had tested positive for testosterone in March 1990, as did Doehring in December 1990. They were both banned for two years, but Doehring’s was lifted early, allowing him to compete in Barcelona. Lykho tested positive for stimulants in 1990 and served a three-month suspension.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	1768	Mike Stulce	USA	20.18 (6)	21.70 (1)	Gold
2	1689	Jim Doehring	USA	20.53 (1)	20.96 (2)	Silver
3	530	Vyacheslav Lykho	EUN	20.24 (5)	20.94 (3)	Bronze
4	1553	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.50 (2)	20.91 (4)
5	855	Ulf Timmermann	GER	19.93 (9)	20.49 (5)
6	71	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	19.86 (10)	20.48 (6)
7	941	Dragan Perić	IOA	20.24 (4)	20.32 (7)
8	515	Oleksandr Klymenko	EUN	20.16 (7)	20.23 (8)
9	1036	Luciano Zerbini	ITA	20.25 (3)	19.88 (9)
10	1666	Ron Backes	USA	19.71 (11)	19.75 (10)
11	987	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.14 (8)	19.62 (11)
12	1576	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.65 (12)	19.32 (12)
13 r1/2	267	Gert Weil	CHI	19.41 (13)	–
14 r1/2	967	Pétur Guðmundsson	ISL	19.15 (14)	–
15 r1/2	706	Paul Edwards	GBR	19.03 (15)	–
16 r1/2	537	Andrey Nemchaninov	EUN	18.98 (16)	–
17 r1/2	1456	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.96 (17)	–
18 r1/2	1572	Kent Larsson	SWE	18.56 (18)	–
19 r1/2	784	Udo Beyer	GER	18.47 (19)	–
20 r1/2	604	Antero Paljakka	FIN	18.42 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1158	Khaled Al-Khalidi	KSA	17.72 (21)	–
22 r1/2	948	Victor Costello	IRL	17.15 (22)	–
23 r1/2	961	Paul Quirke	IRL	17.01 (23)	–
24 r1/2	1441	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	16.98 (24)	–
25 r1/2	212	Peter Dajia	CAN	16.81 (25)	–
26 r1/2	171	Zlatan Saračević	BIH	16.38 (26)	–
DNS	814	Kalman Konya	GER	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	31 July 1992 — 10:00
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.80 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	1689	Jim Doehring	USA	20.53	–	Q
2	1553	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.50	–	Q
3	1036	Luciano Zerbini	ITA	20.25	–	Q
4	941	Dragan Perić	IOA	20.24	18.35	Q
5	530	Vyacheslav Lykho	EUN	20.24	–	Q
6	1768	Mike Stulce	USA	20.18	–	Q
7	515	Oleksandr Klymenko	EUN	20.16	–	Q
8	987	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.14	–	Q
9	855	Ulf Timmermann	GER	19.93	–	Q
10	71	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	19.86	–	Q
11	1666	Ron Backes	USA	19.71	–	q
12	1576	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.65	–	q
13	267	Gert Weil	CHI	19.41	–
14	967	Pétur Guðmundsson	ISL	19.15	–
15	706	Paul Edwards	GBR	19.03	–
16	537	Andrey Nemchaninov	EUN	18.98	–
17	1456	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.96	–
18	1572	Kent Larsson	SWE	18.56	–
19	784	Udo Beyer	GER	18.47	–
20	604	Antero Paljakka	FIN	18.42	–
21	1158	Khaled Al-Khalidi	KSA	17.72	–
22	948	Victor Costello	IRL	17.15	–
23	961	Paul Quirke	IRL	17.01	–
24	1441	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	16.98	–
25	212	Peter Dajia	CAN	16.81	–
26	171	Zlatan Saračević	BIH	16.38	–
DNS	814	Kalman Konya	GER	–	–

Group A

Date	31 July 1992

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	1553	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.50	–	20.50	-	-
2	1036	Luciano Zerbini	ITA	20.25	–	20.25	-	-
3	941	Dragan Perić	IOA	20.24	18.35	x	18.35	20.24
4	530	Vyacheslav Lykho	EUN	20.24	x	x	20.24	-
5	1768	Mike Stulce	USA	20.18	–	20.18	-	-
6	1666	Ron Backes	USA	19.71	–	19.71	19.35	x
7	267	Gert Weil	CHI	19.41	–	18.51	19.04	19.41
8	706	Paul Edwards	GBR	19.03	–	18.57	19.03	18.80
9	1572	Kent Larsson	SWE	18.56	–	18.46	x	18.56
10	784	Udo Beyer	GER	18.47	–	18.47	x	x
11	948	Victor Costello	IRL	17.15	–	15.99	17.15	x
12	171	Zlatan Saračević	BIH	16.38	–	x	15.12	16.38
DNS	814	Kalman Konya	GER	–	–	–	–	–

Group B

Date	31 July 1992

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	1689	Jim Doehring	USA	20.53	19.77	20.53	-
2	515	Oleksandr Klymenko	EUN	20.16	19.33	20.16	-
3	987	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.14	19.51	19.51	20.14
4	855	Ulf Timmermann	GER	19.93	19.62	19.73	19.93
5	71	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	19.86	19.56	19.86	-
6	1576	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.65	18.41	19.18	19.65
7	967	Pétur Guðmundsson	ISL	19.15	18.46	18.76	19.15
8	537	Andrey Nemchaninov	EUN	18.98	18.91	18.98	x
9	1456	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.96	18.41	x	18.96
10	604	Antero Paljakka	FIN	18.42	18.42	x	x
11	1158	Khaled Al-Khalidi	KSA	17.72	17.56	17.72	17.50
12	961	Paul Quirke	IRL	17.01	16.71	17.01	16.99
13	1441	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	16.98	16.91	16.98	x
14	212	Peter Dajia	CAN	16.81	x	x	16.81

Final Round

Date	31 July 1992 — 18:55

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	1768	Mike Stulce	USA	21.70	21.49	21.58	x	21.11	21.70	x
2	1689	Jim Doehring	USA	20.96	19.89	20.96	x	20.17	x	20.03
3	530	Vyacheslav Lykho	EUN	20.94	20.93	20.94	20.79	x	19.99	20.35
4	1553	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.91	19.74	20.01	20.27	20.85	x	20.91
5	855	Ulf Timmermann	GER	20.49	20.12	20.03	19.82	20.49	20.10	20.38
6	71	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	20.48	20.13	20.19	20.48	20.39	19.81	19.92
7	941	Dragan Perić	IOA	20.32	x	19.90	19.59	20.07	x	20.32
8	515	Oleksandr Klymenko	EUN	20.23	x	20.23	x	x	x	20.14
9	1036	Luciano Zerbini	ITA	19.88	19.88	19.75	19.54	–	–	–
10	1666	Ron Backes	USA	19.75	19.75	x	x	–	–	–
11	987	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	19.62	19.46	19.53	19.62	–	–	–
12	1576	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.32	18.31	19.32	x	–	–	–