Shot Put, Both Hands, Men
| Date | 11 July 1912 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm |
| Participants | 7 from 4 countries |
This was the only time this event was held at the Olympic Games. It was rarely contested at major meets, but the world record was 28.00 metres, set by America’s Ralph Rose at Oakland just a month before the Olympics (2 June). Rose barely qualified for the final, placing third behind his teammate, Pat McDonald, who led the qualifying, and Finland’s Elmer Niklander. In the final, McDonald improved with both hands and led until Rose’s very last throw with his left hand. Until then, Rose was in third place, still trailing the other two finalists. But his last left-handed mark was an improvement of almost one metre, and vaulted him to the gold medal.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ralph Rose |  USA | 26.50 (3) | 27.70 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Pat McDonald | USA | 26.77 (1) | 27.53 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Elmer Niklander |  FIN | 26.67 (2) | 27.14 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Larry Whitney | USA | 24.09 (4) | – | |||
| 5 | – | Einar Nilsson |  SWE | 23.37 (5) | – | |||
| 6 | – | Paavo Aho | FIN | 23.30 (6) | – | |||
| 7 | – | Mkrtich Mkryan |  TUR | 19.78 (7) | – | |||
| – | Erik Svensson | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Janne Andersson | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Al Reich | USA | – | – | ||||
| – | Géza Pogány |  HUN | – | – | ||||
| – | Henry Klages | USA | – | – | ||||
| – | Russell Beatty | USA | – | – | ||||
| – | Herbert Thatcher | USA | – | – | ||||
| – | Kálmán Kirchhoffer | HUN | – | – | ||||
| – | Szilárd Joanovits | HUN | – | – | ||||
| – | Nikolaos Georgantas |  GRE | – | – | ||||
| – | Imre Mudin | HUN | – | – | ||||
| – | Rezső Ujlaki | HUN | – | – | ||||
| – | Eric Lemming | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Carl Johan Lind | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Emil Magnusson | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Henning Möller | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Gunnar Nilsson | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Otto Nilsson | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Robert Olsson | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | Hugo Wieslander | SWE | – | – | ||||
| – | George Philbrook | USA | – | – | ||||
| – | Jim Thorpe | USA | – | – |
Qualifying Round (11 July 1912 — 14:00)
Qualifiers were separated into two groups. Three puts with each hand, the best put with each hand to be totalled for the final result. Top three throwers advanced to the final.
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat McDonald | USA | 26.77 | |||
| 2 | Elmer Niklander | FIN | 26.67 | |||
| 3 | Ralph Rose | USA | 26.50 | |||
| 4 | Larry Whitney | USA | 24.09 | |||
| 5 | Einar Nilsson | SWE | 23.37 | |||
| 6 | Paavo Aho | FIN | 23.30 | |||
| 7 | Mkrtich Mkryan | TUR | 19.78 |
Qualifying Round, Group A (11 July 1912 — 14:00)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Larry Whitney | USA | 24.09 | 13.48/10.61 | ×/× | ×/× | |||
| 2 | – | Einar Nilsson | SWE | 23.37 | 12.52/10.05 | ×/10.85 | ×/× | |||
| 3 | – | Paavo Aho | FIN | 23.30 | 12.54/10.25 | 12.72/10.29 | ×/10.58 |
Qualifying Round, Group B (11 July 1912 — 14:00)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Pat McDonald | USA | 26.77 | 13.95/11.37 | 14.92/11.74 | ×/11.85 | |||
| 2 | – | Elmer Niklander | FIN | 26.67 | 14.24/11.84 | ×/× | ×/12.43 | |||
| 3 | – | Ralph Rose | USA | 26.50 | 15.11/11.04 | ×/11.19 | 15.23/11.27 | |||
| 4 | – | Mkrtich Mkryan | TUR | 19.78 | ×/8.93 | 10.85/× | ×/× |
Final Round (11 July 1912)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ralph Rose | USA | 27.70 | 14.78/11.34 | ×/11.65 | 15.10/12.47 | |||
| 2 | – | Pat McDonald | USA | 27.53 | 15.08/11.79 | ×/12.29 | ×/12.45 | |||
| 3 | – | Elmer Niklander | FIN | 27.14 | 13.55/12.42 | ×/× | 14.71/× |