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Shot Put, Men

Date	31 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	26 from 18 countries

Switzerland’s Werner Günthör was again favored, having won the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. But he was below par and placed only fourth. American Mike Stulce was dominant, having the four longest throws of the event, and winning gold with 21.70 (71-2½). He won over teammates Jim Doehring, who threw 20.96 (68-9¼) in round two for the silver. Russian Vyacheslav Lykho had his two best throws in the first two rounds, getting bronze with 20.94 (68-8½). All three medalists were returning from doping suspensions. Stulce had tested positive for testosterone in March 1990, as did Doehring in December 1990. They were both banned for two years, but Doehring’s was lifted early, allowing him to compete in Barcelona. Lykho tested positive for stimulants in 1990 and served a three-month suspension.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	1768	Mike Stulce	USA	20.18 (6)	21.70 (1)	Gold
2	1689	Jim Doehring	USA	20.53 (1)	20.96 (2)	Silver
3	530	Vyacheslav Lykho	EUN	20.24 (5)	20.94 (3)	Bronze
4	1553	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.50 (2)	20.91 (4)
5	855	Ulf Timmermann	GER	19.93 (9)	20.49 (5)
6	71	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	19.86 (10)	20.48 (6)
7	941	Dragan Perić	IOA	20.24 (4)	20.32 (7)
8	515	Oleksandr Klymenko	EUN	20.16 (7)	20.23 (8)
9	1036	Luciano Zerbini	ITA	20.25 (3)	19.88 (9)
10	1666	Ron Backes	USA	19.71 (11)	19.75 (10)
11	987	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.14 (8)	19.62 (11)
12	1576	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.65 (12)	19.32 (12)
13 r1/2	267	Gert Weil	CHI	19.41 (13)	–
14 r1/2	967	Pétur Guðmundsson	ISL	19.15 (14)	–
15 r1/2	706	Paul Edwards	GBR	19.03 (15)	–
16 r1/2	537	Andrey Nemchaninov	EUN	18.98 (16)	–
17 r1/2	1456	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.96 (17)	–
18 r1/2	1572	Kent Larsson	SWE	18.56 (18)	–
19 r1/2	784	Udo Beyer	GER	18.47 (19)	–
20 r1/2	604	Antero Paljakka	FIN	18.42 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1158	Khaled Al-Khalidi	KSA	17.72 (21)	–
22 r1/2	948	Victor Costello	IRL	17.15 (22)	–
23 r1/2	961	Paul Quirke	IRL	17.01 (23)	–
24 r1/2	1441	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	16.98 (24)	–
25 r1/2	212	Peter Dajia	CAN	16.81 (25)	–
26 r1/2	171	Zlatan Saračević	BIH	16.38 (26)	–
DNS	814	Kalman Konya	GER	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (31 July 1992 — 10:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.80 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Jim Doehring	USA	20.53	–	Q
2	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.50	–	Q
3	Luciano Zerbini	ITA	20.25	–	Q
4	Dragan Perić	IOA	20.24	18.35	Q
5	Vyacheslav Lykho	EUN	20.24	–	Q
6	Mike Stulce	USA	20.18	–	Q
7	Oleksandr Klymenko	EUN	20.16	–	Q
8	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.14	–	Q
9	Ulf Timmermann	GER	19.93	–	Q
10	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	19.86	–	Q
11	Ron Backes	USA	19.71	–	q
12	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.65	–	q
13	Gert Weil	CHI	19.41	–
14	Pétur Guðmundsson	ISL	19.15	–
15	Paul Edwards	GBR	19.03	–
16	Andrey Nemchaninov	EUN	18.98	–
17	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.96	–
18	Kent Larsson	SWE	18.56	–
19	Udo Beyer	GER	18.47	–
20	Antero Paljakka	FIN	18.42	–
21	Khaled Al-Khalidi	KSA	17.72	–
22	Victor Costello	IRL	17.15	–
23	Paul Quirke	IRL	17.01	–
24	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	16.98	–
25	Peter Dajia	CAN	16.81	–
26	Zlatan Saračević	BIH	16.38	–
DNS	Kalman Konya	GER	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (31 July 1992)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	1	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.50	20.50	-	-
2	9	Luciano Zerbini	ITA	20.25	20.25	-	-
3	12	Dragan Perić	IOA	20.24	×	18.35	20.24
4	10	Vyacheslav Lykho	EUN	20.24	×	20.24	-
5	2	Mike Stulce	USA	20.18	20.18	-	-
6	7	Ron Backes	USA	19.71	19.71	19.35	×
7	4	Gert Weil	CHI	19.41	18.51	19.04	19.41
8	6	Paul Edwards	GBR	19.03	18.57	19.03	18.80
9	11	Kent Larsson	SWE	18.56	18.46	×	18.56
10	5	Udo Beyer	GER	18.47	18.47	×	×
11	8	Victor Costello	IRL	17.15	15.99	17.15	×
12	3	Zlatan Saračević	BIH	16.38	×	15.12	16.38
DNS	814	Kalman Konya	GER	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (31 July 1992)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	14	Jim Doehring	USA	20.53	19.77	20.53	-
2	3	Oleksandr Klymenko	EUN	20.16	19.33	20.16	-
3	4	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	20.14	19.51	19.51	20.14
4	6	Ulf Timmermann	GER	19.93	19.62	19.73	19.93
5	8	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	19.86	19.56	19.86	-
6	1	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.65	18.41	19.18	19.65
7	12	Pétur Guðmundsson	ISL	19.15	18.46	18.76	19.15
8	11	Andrey Nemchaninov	EUN	18.98	18.91	18.98	×
9	7	Gheorghe Gușet	ROU	18.96	18.41	×	18.96
10	5	Antero Paljakka	FIN	18.42	18.42	×	×
11	2	Khaled Al-Khalidi	KSA	17.72	17.56	17.72	17.50
12	10	Paul Quirke	IRL	17.01	16.71	17.01	16.99
13	9	Bilal Saad Mubarak	QAT	16.98	16.91	16.98	×
14	13	Peter Dajia	CAN	16.81	×	×	16.81

Final Round (31 July 1992 — 18:55)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	9	Mike Stulce	USA	21.70	21.49	21.58	×	21.11	21.70	×
2	7	Jim Doehring	USA	20.96	19.89	20.96	×	20.17	×	20.03
3	12	Vyacheslav Lykho	EUN	20.94	20.93	20.94	20.79	×	19.99	20.35
4	8	Werner Günthör	SUI	20.91	19.74	20.01	20.27	20.85	×	20.91
5	1	Ulf Timmermann	GER	20.49	20.12	20.03	19.82	20.49	20.10	20.38
6	5	Klaus Bodenmüller	AUT	20.48	20.13	20.19	20.48	20.39	19.81	19.92
7	10	Dragan Perić	IOA	20.32	×	19.90	19.59	20.07	×	20.32
8	4	Oleksandr Klymenko	EUN	20.23	×	20.23	×	×	×	20.14
9	11	Luciano Zerbini	ITA	19.88	19.88	19.75	19.54	–	–	–
10	2	Ron Backes	USA	19.75	19.75	×	×	–	–	–
11	6	Alessandro Andrei	ITA	19.62	19.46	19.53	19.62	–	–	–
12	3	Sören Tallhem	SWE	19.32	18.31	19.32	×	–	–	–