Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates July 31
Competitors 15 from 10 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
«1928 1936»
Athletics at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m steeple men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

The men's shot put event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place July 31.

Results

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
Leo Sexton United States 16.005 OR
Harlow Rothert United States 15.675
František Douda Czechoslovakia 15.610
4 Emil Hirschfeld Germany 15.560
5 Nelson Gray United States 15.460
6 Hans-Heinrich Sievert Germany 15.070
7 József Darányi Hungary 14.670
8 Jules Noël France 14.530
9 Zygmunt Heljasz Poland 14.490
10 Harry Hart South Africa 14.220
11 Clément Duhour France 13.960
12 Kalle Järvinen Finland 13.910
13 Paul Winter France 13.140
14 Pedro Elsa Argentina 11.210
Antônio Lyra Brazil NM

Key: NM = No mark, OR = Olympic record

References