Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games:

Men's Shot Put Final Round

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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Venue(s): Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
Date Started: November 28, 1956
Date Finished: November 28, 1956

Gold:	Parry O'Brien
Silver:	Bill Nieder
Bronze:	Jiří Skobla

Final Round

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D
1	Parry O'Brien	24	United States	USA	18.57	OR
2	Bill Nieder	23	United States	USA	18.18
3	Jiří Skobla	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	17.65
4	Ken Bantum	21	United States	USA	17.48
5	Boris Belyayev	23	Soviet Union	URS	16.96
6	Erik Uddebom	22	Sweden	SWE	16.65
7	Karl-Heinz Wegmann	22	Germany	GER	16.63
8	Georgios Tsakanikas	22	Greece	GRE	16.56
9	Barry Donath	23	Australia	AUS	16.52
10	Silvano Meconi	25	Italy	ITA	16.28
11	Peter Hanlin	25	Australia	AUS	16.08
12	Barclay Palmer	24	Great Britain	GBR	15.81
13	Vladimir Loshchilov	24	Soviet Union	URS	15.62
14	Raymond Thomas	25	France	FRA	15.31

Final Round Round One

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D
1	Parry O'Brien	24	United States	USA	17.92	OR
2	Jiří Skobla	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	17.39
3	Ken Bantum	21	United States	USA	16.99
4	Boris Belyayev	23	Soviet Union	URS	16.96
5	Erik Uddebom	22	Sweden	SWE	16.54
6	Karl-Heinz Wegmann	22	Germany	GER	16.43
7	Barclay Palmer	24	Great Britain	GBR	15.81
8	Peter Hanlin	25	Australia	AUS	15.76
9	Vladimir Loshchilov	24	Soviet Union	URS	15.62
10	Raymond Thomas	25	France	FRA	15.11
NP	Barry Donath	23	Australia	AUS	foul
NP	Silvano Meconi	25	Italy	ITA	foul
NP	Bill Nieder	23	United States	USA	foul
NP	Georgios Tsakanikas	22	Greece	GRE	foul

Final Round Round Two

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D	BMD
1	Parry O'Brien	24	United States	USA	18.47	18.47	OR
2	Bill Nieder	23	United States	USA	17.61	17.61
3	Jiří Skobla	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	16.70	17.39
4	Ken Bantum	21	United States	USA	foul	16.99
5	Boris Belyayev	23	Soviet Union	URS	16.05	16.96
6	Karl-Heinz Wegmann	22	Germany	GER	16.63	16.63
7	Georgios Tsakanikas	22	Greece	GRE	16.56	16.56
8	Erik Uddebom	22	Sweden	SWE	foul	16.54
9	Barry Donath	23	Australia	AUS	16.52	16.52
10	Silvano Meconi	25	Italy	ITA	16.28	16.28
11	Peter Hanlin	25	Australia	AUS	16.08	16.08
12	Barclay Palmer	24	Great Britain	GBR	15.17	15.81
13	Vladimir Loshchilov	24	Soviet Union	URS	15.33	15.62
14	Raymond Thomas	25	France	FRA	15.28	15.28

Final Round Round Three

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D	BMD
1	Parry O'Brien	24	United States	USA	18.37	18.47
2	Bill Nieder	23	United States	USA	17.81	17.81
3	Jiří Skobla	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	17.34	17.39
4	Ken Bantum	21	United States	USA	16.27	16.99
5	Boris Belyayev	23	Soviet Union	URS	16.58	16.96
6	Erik Uddebom	22	Sweden	SWE	16.65	16.65
7	Karl-Heinz Wegmann	22	Germany	GER	16.37	16.63
8	Georgios Tsakanikas	22	Greece	GRE	15.52	16.56
9	Barry Donath	23	Australia	AUS	16.01	16.52
10	Silvano Meconi	25	Italy	ITA	15.83	16.28
11	Peter Hanlin	25	Australia	AUS	15.50	16.08
12	Barclay Palmer	24	Great Britain	GBR	15.65	15.81
13	Vladimir Loshchilov	24	Soviet Union	URS	15.39	15.62
14	Raymond Thomas	25	France	FRA	15.31	15.31

Final Round Round Four

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D	BMD
1	Parry O'Brien	24	United States	USA	18.45	18.47
2	Bill Nieder	23	United States	USA	16.82	17.81
3	Jiří Skobla	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	17.51	17.51
4	Ken Bantum	21	United States	USA	17.48	17.48
5	Boris Belyayev	23	Soviet Union	URS	15.96	16.96
6	Erik Uddebom	22	Sweden	SWE	15.74	16.65

Final Round Round Five

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D	BMD
1	Parry O'Brien	24	United States	USA	18.57	18.57	OR
2	Bill Nieder	23	United States	USA	18.18	18.18
3	Jiří Skobla	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	17.05	17.51
4	Ken Bantum	21	United States	USA	foul	17.48
5	Boris Belyayev	23	Soviet Union	URS	16.11	16.96
6	Erik Uddebom	22	Sweden	SWE	16.06	16.65

Final Round Round Six

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	D
NP	Parry O'Brien	24	United States	USA	18.23
NP	Jiří Skobla	26	Czechoslovakia	TCH	17.65
NP	Erik Uddebom	22	Sweden	SWE	16.31
NP	Boris Belyayev	23	Soviet Union	URS	16.24
NP	Ken Bantum	21	United States	USA	foul
NP	Bill Nieder	23	United States	USA	foul

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