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Shot Put, Men

Date	11 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Participants	19 from 13 countries

The competition was weakened by the Soviet-led boycott. The top throwers were the three Americans, Michael Carter, Dave Laut, and Augie Wolf, Italy’s Alessandro Andrei and Swiss thrower Werner Günthör. Carter opened with 20.63 (67-8¼) to take the early lead. Andrei improved in both round two and three, his 21.26 (69-9) in the third round being the gold medal toss. Carter also improved in that round with 21.09 (69-2½), his best mark of the competition. Günthör was in third place (20.28 (66-6½)) until round five when Laut pushed the shot out to 20.31 (66-7¾) to move ahead of him. Wolf also passed him in the final round with 20.93 (68-8), just after Laut had improved to the bronze medal mark of 20.97 (68-9¾). Michael Carter turned to pro football right after the Olympics and won three Super Bowl rings with the San Francisco 49ers. He played nine years in the NFL, all with the 49ers. Among track fans, he is probably best known for the high school record he set with the 12-lb. shot in 1979. The record was 24.78 (81-3½) and has not been approached in the 30 years since. It was so dominant that many experts speculated that even the world’s top adult throwers could not do better with the lighter shot.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	489	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.18 (3)	21.26 (1)	Gold
2	891	Mike Carter	USA	20.69 (1)	21.09 (2)	Silver
3	914	Dave Laut	USA	20.01 (5)	20.97 (3)	Bronze
4	947	Augie Wolf	USA	20.55 (2)	20.93 (4)
5	788	Werner Günthör	SUI	19.71 (8)	20.28 (5)
6	512	Marco Montelatici	ITA	20.14 (4)	19.98 (6)
7	815	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.94 (6)	19.81 (7)
8	441	Erik de Bruin	NED	19.28 (10)	19.65 (8)
9	249	Aulis Akonniemi	FIN	19.38 (9)	18.98 (9)
10	163	Gert Weil	CHI	19.94 (7)	18.69 (10)
11	116	Bishop Dolegiewicz	CAN	19.00 (11)	18.39 (11)
12	337	Karsten Stolz	FRG	18.98 (12)	18.31 (12)
13 r1/2	46	Erwin Weitzl	AUT	18.96 (13)	–
14 r1/2	428	Dimitrios Koutsoukis	GRE	18.74 (14)	–
15 r1/2	215	Ahmed Kamel Shatta	EGY	18.58 (15)	–
16 r1/2	816	Yngve Wahlander	SWE	18.28 (16)	–
17 r1/2	209	Mohamed Achouche	EGY	18.11 (17)	–
18 r1/2	115	Matt Catalano	CAN	17.24 (18)	–
19 r1/2	747	Henry Smith	SAM	16.09 (19)	–
DNS	137	Bruno Pauletto	CAN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	270	Kari Töyrylä	FIN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	803	Stefan Fernholm	SWE	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	11 August 1984 — 10:50
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	891	Mike Carter	USA	20.69	Q
2	947	Augie Wolf	USA	20.55	Q
3	489	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.18	Q
4	512	Marco Montelatici	ITA	20.14	Q
5	914	Dave Laut	USA	20.01	Q
6	815	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.94	Q
7	163	Gert Weil	CHI	19.94	Q
8	788	Werner Günthör	SUI	19.71	Q
9	249	Aulis Akonniemi	FIN	19.38	q
10	441	Erik de Bruin	NED	19.28	q
11	116	Bishop Dolegiewicz	CAN	19.00	q
12	337	Karsten Stolz	FRG	18.98	q
13	46	Erwin Weitzl	AUT	18.96
14	428	Dimitrios Koutsoukis	GRE	18.74
15	215	Ahmed Kamel Shatta	EGY	18.58
16	816	Yngve Wahlander	SWE	18.28
17	209	Mohamed Achouche	EGY	18.11
18	115	Matt Catalano	CAN	17.24
19	747	Henry Smith	SAM	16.09
DNS	137	Bruno Pauletto	CAN	–
DNS	270	Kari Töyrylä	FIN	–
DNS	803	Stefan Fernholm	SWE	–

Group A

Date	11 August 1984

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	947	Augie Wolf	USA	20.55	20.55	-	-
2	489	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.18	20.18	-	-
3	914	Dave Laut	USA	20.01	20.01	-	-
4	815	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.94	19.94	-	-
5	788	Werner Günthör	SUI	19.71	19.28	19.71	-
6	116	Bishop Dolegiewicz	CAN	19.00	19.00	x	18.95
7	215	Ahmed Kamel Shatta	EGY	18.58	18.13	17.95	18.58
8	747	Henry Smith	SAM	16.09	16.09	x	x
DNS	137	Bruno Pauletto	CAN	–	–	–	–
DNS	270	Kari Töyrylä	FIN	–	–	–	–
DNS	803	Stefan Fernholm	SWE	–	–	–	–

Group B

Date	11 August 1984

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	891	Mike Carter	USA	20.69	20.69	-	-
2	512	Marco Montelatici	ITA	20.14	20.14	-	-
3	163	Gert Weil	CHI	19.94	19.38	19.94	-
4	249	Aulis Akonniemi	FIN	19.38	19.13	19.34	19.38
5	441	Erik de Bruin	NED	19.28	19.20	19.28	19.07
6	337	Karsten Stolz	FRG	18.98	18.98	x	17.67
7	46	Erwin Weitzl	AUT	18.96	18.03	18.96	x
8	428	Dimitrios Koutsoukis	GRE	18.74	18.74	18.62	18.60
9	816	Yngve Wahlander	SWE	18.28	x	18.28	18.27
10	209	Mohamed Achouche	EGY	18.11	18.11	x	17.14
11	115	Matt Catalano	CAN	17.24	17.10	17.24	16.91

Final Round

Date	11 August 1984 — 18:00

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	489	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	21.26	20.41	20.97	21.26	20.55	20.92	20.96
2	891	Mike Carter	USA	21.09	20.63	20.69	21.09	20.42	x	20.38
3	914	Dave Laut	USA	20.97	20.12	18.39	x	20.03	20.31	20.97
4	947	Augie Wolf	USA	20.93	20.04	19.91	19.41	20.08	19.74	20.93
5	788	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.28	20.28	x	x	19.38	x	20.11
6	512	Marco Montelatici	ITA	19.98	19.88	19.26	19.98	19.35	19.85	x
7	815	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.81	19.81	x	19.54	x	x	-
8	441	Erik de Bruin	NED	19.65	19.65	x	x	-	x	x
9	249	Aulis Akonniemi	FIN	18.98	18.98	x	x	–	–	–
10	163	Gert Weil	CHI	18.69	18.19	18.69	x	–	–	–
11	116	Bishop Dolegiewicz	CAN	18.39	18.39	x	x	–	–	–
12	337	Karsten Stolz	FRG	18.31	18.31	x	18.21	–	–	–