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Shot Put, Men

Date	29 July 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	22 from 14 countries

In May 1928 Emil Hirschfeld broke the world record set by Ralph Rose in 1909, with a mark of 15.79 (51-9¾). He competed well in Amsterdam, coming within 7 centimetres of the record, but it earned him only a bronze medal. In first place, America’s Johnny Kuck broke Hirschfeld’s record in round five with 15.87 (52-0¾). Herman Brix had put 15.75 (51-8¼) in round one to lead until that time. Brix would later change his name to Bruce Bennett and appeared in multiple movies, including several roles as Tarzan.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	544	Johnny Kuck	USA	15.03 (3)	15.87 (1)	Gold	WR
2	501	Herman Brix	USA	15.75 (1)	15.75 (2)	Silver	OR
3	716	Emil Hirschfeld	GER	15.72 (2)	15.72 (3)	Bronze
4	543	Eric Krenz	USA	14.99 (4)	14.99 (4)
5	811	Armas Wahlstedt	FIN	14.69 (=5)	14.69 (5)
6	744	Wilhelm Uebler	GER	14.69 (=5)	14.69 (6)
7 r1/2	558	Harlow Rothert	USA	14.68 (7)	–
8 r1/2	7	József Darányi	HUN	14.35 (8)	–
9 r1/2	813	Paavo Yrjölä	FIN	14.01 (9)	–
10 r1/2	275	Werner Nüesch	SUI	13.77 (10)	–
11 r1/2	63	Édouard Duhour	FRA	13.72 (11)	–
12 r1/2	815	Nikolai Feldmann	EST	13.54 (12)	–
13 r1/2	202	Johan Trandem	NOR	13.40 (13)	–
14 r1/2	381	František Douda	TCH	13.12 (14)	–
15 r1/2	132	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	12.98 (15)	–
16 r1/2	356	Ion David	ROU	12.82 (16)	–
17 r1/2	490	Rex Woods	GBR	12.70 (17)	–
18 r1/2	100	Raoul Paoli	FRA	12.68 (18)	–
19 r1/2	357	Alexandru Fritz	ROU	12.55 (19)	–
20 r1/2	630	Auguste Vos	BEL	12.52 (20)	–
21 r1/2	464	Robert Howland	GBR	12.52 (21)	–
22 r1/2	167	Jesús Aguirre	MEX	11.33 (22)	–
DNS	768	Martti Alarotu	FIN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	144	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	– (DNS)	–
DNS	256	Yonetaro Nakazawa	JPN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	178	Gaston Médécin	MON	– (DNS)	–
DNS	284	Harry Hart	RSA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	8	Kálmán Egri	HUN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	3	Péter Bácsalmási	HUN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	151	Vilhelms Rozenbergs	LAT	– (DNS)	–
DNS	103	Émile Rettig	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	436	António Cardoso	POR	– (DNS)	–
DNS	777	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	258	Yoshio Okita	JPN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	20	Károly Háhn	HUN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	64	Raymond Drecq	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	823	Karlo Ambrozy	YUG	– (DNS)	–
DNS	416	Józef Baran-Bilewski	POL	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (29 July 1928)

Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Herman Brix	USA	15.75	Q
2	Emil Hirschfeld	GER	15.72	Q
3	Johnny Kuck	USA	15.03	Q
4	Eric Krenz	USA	14.99	Q
=5	Armas Wahlstedt	FIN	14.69	Q
=5	Wilhelm Uebler	GER	14.69	Q
7	Harlow Rothert	USA	14.68
8	József Darányi	HUN	14.35
9	Paavo Yrjölä	FIN	14.01
10	Werner Nüesch	SUI	13.77
11	Édouard Duhour	FRA	13.72
12	Nikolai Feldmann	EST	13.54
13	Johan Trandem	NOR	13.40
14	František Douda	TCH	13.12
15	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	12.98
16	Ion David	ROU	12.82
17	Rex Woods	GBR	12.70
18	Raoul Paoli	FRA	12.68
19	Alexandru Fritz	ROU	12.55
20	Auguste Vos	BEL	12.52
21	Robert Howland	GBR	12.52
22	Jesús Aguirre	MEX	11.33
DNS	Martti Alarotu	FIN	–
DNS	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	–
DNS	Yonetaro Nakazawa	JPN	–
DNS	Gaston Médécin	MON	–
DNS	Harry Hart	RSA	–
DNS	Kálmán Egri	HUN	–
DNS	Péter Bácsalmási	HUN	–
DNS	Vilhelms Rozenbergs	LAT	–
DNS	Émile Rettig	FRA	–
DNS	António Cardoso	POR	–
DNS	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	–
DNS	Yoshio Okita	JPN	–
DNS	Károly Háhn	HUN	–
DNS	Raymond Drecq	FRA	–
DNS	Karlo Ambrozy	YUG	–
DNS	Józef Baran-Bilewski	POL	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (29 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Herman Brix	USA	15.75
2	Eric Krenz	USA	14.99
=3	Armas Wahlstedt	FIN	14.69
=3	Wilhelm Uebler	GER	14.69
5	Werner Nüesch	SUI	13.77
6	Rex Woods	GBR	12.70
7	Raoul Paoli	FRA	12.68
8	Alexandru Fritz	ROU	12.55
9	Jesús Aguirre	MEX	11.33
DNS	Martti Alarotu	FIN	–
DNS	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	–
DNS	Yonetaro Nakazawa	JPN	–
DNS	Gaston Médécin	MON	–
DNS	Harry Hart	RSA	–
DNS	Kálmán Egri	HUN	–
DNS	Péter Bácsalmási	HUN	–
DNS	Vilhelms Rozenbergs	LAT	–
DNS	Émile Rettig	FRA	–
DNS	António Cardoso	POR	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (29 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Emil Hirschfeld	GER	15.72
2	Johnny Kuck	USA	15.03
3	Harlow Rothert	USA	14.68
4	József Darányi	HUN	14.35
5	Paavo Yrjölä	FIN	14.01
6	Édouard Duhour	FRA	13.72
7	Nikolai Feldmann	EST	13.54
8	Johan Trandem	NOR	13.40
9	František Douda	TCH	13.12
10	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	12.98
11	Ion David	ROU	12.82
=12	Auguste Vos	BEL	12.52
=12	Robert Howland	GBR	12.52
DNS	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	–
DNS	Yoshio Okita	JPN	–
DNS	Károly Háhn	HUN	–
DNS	Raymond Drecq	FRA	–
DNS	Karlo Ambrozy	YUG	–
DNS	Józef Baran-Bilewski	POL	–

Final Round (29 July 1928 — 14:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Throw-Off
1	544	Johnny Kuck	USA	15.87	15.00est	14.80est	15.43	15.10est	15.87	15.20est	–	WR
2	501	Herman Brix	USA	15.75	15.75	15.30est	15.30est	15.40est	15.20est	15.50est	–	OR
3	716	Emil Hirschfeld	GER	15.72	15.72	14.98	15.52	15.63	14.78	15.01	–
4	543	Eric Krenz	USA	14.99	13.80	14.99	–	–	–	–	–
5	811	Armas Wahlstedt	FIN	14.69	14.69	14.40est	13.90est	14.00est	14.00est	13.90est	13.92		1
6	744	Wilhelm Uebler	GER	14.69	14.69	14.64	14.66	14.05	13.91	14.58	13.82		2