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Shot Put, Men

Date	2 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiastadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin
Participants	22 from 14 countries

In 1934 Jack Torrance broke the world record three times, leaving it at 17.40 (57-1), set at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo. On the year list in 1936, he was just ahead of German Hans Woellke. But in Berlin Torrance performed poorly and would finish only fifth. Woellke led after round one with 15.96 (52-4½) in the final, but Finland’s Sulo Bärlund moved ahead with 16.03 (52-7¼) in the second round. They both improved in round five, with Woellke winning gold with 16.20 (53-1¾), and Bärlund’s 16.12 (52-10¾) good for silver. German Gerd Stöck was in third place from the first round but improved in the final round with 15.66 (51-4½).

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	880	Hans Woellke	GER	– (AC)	16.20 (1)	Gold	OR
2	183	Sulo Bärlund	FIN	– (AC)	16.12 (2)	Silver
3	868	Gerhard Stöck	GER	– (AC)	15.66 (3)	Bronze
4	795	Sam Francis	USA	– (AC)	15.45 (4)
5	796	Jack Torrance	USA	– (AC)	15.38 (5)
6	797	Dimitri Zaitz	USA	– (AC)	15.32 (6)
7	692	František Douda	TCH	– (AC)	15.28 (7)
8	150	Arnold Viiding	EST	– (AC)	15.23 (8)
9	600	Gunnar Bergh	SWE	– (AC)	15.01 (9)
10	879	Hans-Heinrich Sievert	GER	– (AC)	14.79 (10)
11	441	Aleksa Kovačević	YUG	– (AC)	14.74 (11)
12	725	József Darányi	HUN	– (AC)	14.63 (12)
13	184	Risto Kuntsi	FIN	– (AC)	14.61 (13)
14	726	István Horváth	HUN	– (AC)	14.32 (14)
15	693	Karel Hoplíček	TCH	– (AC)	14.12 (15)
AC r1/2	24	Abdul Rahim	AFG	– (AC)	–
AC r1/2	60	Antônio Lira	BRA	– (AC)	–
AC r1/2	121	Chen Baoqiu	CHN	– (AC)	–
AC r1/2	234	Jules Noël	FRA	– (AC)	–
AC r1/2	409	Shizuo Takada	JPN	– (AC)	–
AC r1/2	459	Jean Wagner	LUX	– (AC)	–
AC r1/2	690	Miroslav Vítek	TCH	– (AC)	–
DNS	518	Friedrich Coufal	AUT	–	–
DNS	519	Robert Vetter	AUT	–	–
DNS	516	Johann Wotapek	AUT	–	–
DNS	99	Hans Conrads	CHI	–	–
DNS	122	Guo Jie	CHN	–	–
DNS	125	Leng Peigen	CHN	–	–
DNS	645	Félix Erausquin	ESP	–	–
DNS	237	Paul Bourron	FRA	–	–
DNS	238	Horia Pietraru	FRA	–	–
DNS	16	Ioannis Seraidaris	GRE	–	–
DNS	324	Kristján Vattnes	ISL	–	–
DNS	405	Eiichiro Matsuno	JPN	–	–
DNS	554	Zygmunt Heljasz	POL	–	–
DNS	599	Harald Andersson	SWE	–	–
DNS	601	Åke Hedvall	SWE	–	–
DNS	429	Nikola Vučević	YUG	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	2 August 1936
Format	All those reaching 14.50 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
AC	880	Hans Woellke	GER	Q
AC	183	Sulo Bärlund	FIN	Q
AC	868	Gerhard Stöck	GER	Q
AC	795	Sam Francis	USA	Q
AC	796	Jack Torrance	USA	Q
AC	797	Dimitri Zaitz	USA	Q
AC	692	František Douda	TCH	Q
AC	150	Arnold Viiding	EST	Q
AC	600	Gunnar Bergh	SWE	Q
AC	879	Hans-Heinrich Sievert	GER	Q
AC	441	Aleksa Kovačević	YUG	Q
AC	725	József Darányi	HUN	Q
AC	184	Risto Kuntsi	FIN	Q
AC	726	István Horváth	HUN	Q
AC	693	Karel Hoplíček	TCH	Q
AC	60	Antônio Lira	BRA
AC	24	Abdul Rahim	AFG
AC	121	Chen Baoqiu	CHN
AC	690	Miroslav Vítek	TCH
AC	459	Jean Wagner	LUX
AC	234	Jules Noël	FRA
AC	409	Shizuo Takada	JPN

Final Round

Date	2 August 1936 — 17:30

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	880	Hans Woellke	GER	16.20	15.96	14.76	15.72	15.90	16.20	14.98	OR
2	183	Sulo Bärlund	FIN	16.12	15.68	16.03	14.98	15.52	16.12	15.42
3	868	Gerhard Stöck	GER	15.66	15.56	15.56	15.14	15.29	14.78	15.66
4	795	Sam Francis	USA	15.45	15.45	15.09	15.09	x	14.57	13.61
5	796	Jack Torrance	USA	15.38	15.38	14.40	15.34	14.79	14.57	14.56
6	797	Dimitri Zaitz	USA	15.32	15.32	14.16	14.09	14.09	x	14.85
7	692	František Douda	TCH	15.28	15.09	15.05	15.28	–	–	–
8	150	Arnold Viiding	EST	15.23	14.72	14.31	15.23	–	–	–
9	600	Gunnar Bergh	SWE	15.01	14.83	15.01	14.51	–	–	–
10	879	Hans-Heinrich Sievert	GER	14.79	14.79	14.43	13.23	–	–	–
11	441	Aleksa Kovačević	YUG	14.74	14.74	x	14.27	–	–	–
12	725	József Darányi	HUN	14.63	14.63	14.45	x	–	–	–
13	184	Risto Kuntsi	FIN	14.61	x	14.20	14.61	–	–	–
14	726	István Horváth	HUN	14.32	13.66	14.18	14.32	–	–	–
15	693	Karel Hoplíček	TCH	14.12	14.12	13.72	13.34	–	–	–