Shot Put

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Olympic Stadium

Shot: Made from brass or iron

Women: 4kg

Men: 7.26kg

London Olympics men’s shot put gold medallist Tomasz Majewski (POL)

Putting technique: Two styles used in high-level competition

Circle: 2.135m wide

Spin: Thrower rotates 1½ times

Glide: Thrower makes half-turn from rear of circle

Toe board: 10cm high

Olympic records

Ulf Timmermann (GDR) Seoul, 1988 22.47m

Ilona Slupianek (GDR) Moscow, 1980 22.41m

World records

Randy Barnes (USA) Los Angeles, 1990 23.12m


Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) Moscow, 1987 22.63m

Sources: Rio 2016, Olympic.org, IAAF

Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images