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Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games:
Men's Decathlon Shot put
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Host City: München, West Germany
Location: Olympiastadion
Date Started: September 7, 1972
Date Finished: September 7, 1972
| Gold: |  Nikolay Avilov |
| Silver: | Leonid Litvinenko |
| Bronze: |  Ryszard Katus |
Shot put
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | P(1962T) | P(1985T) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Kirst | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 16.09 | 852 | 857 | |
| 2 | József Bakai | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 15.84 | 838 | 841 | |
| 3 | Barry King | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 15.29 | 806 | 808 | |
| 4 | Stefan Schreyer | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 15.02 | 790 | 791 | |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Walde | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 14.57 | 763 | 763 | |
| 6 | Boris Ivanov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 14.47 | 757 | 757 | |
| 7 | Tadeusz Janczenko | 26 | Poland | POL | 14.45 | 756 | 756 | |
| 8 | Lennart Hedmark | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 14.43 | 754 | 755 | |
| 9T | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 23 | India | IND | 14.42 | 754 | 754 | |
| 9T | Horst Beyer | 32 | West Germany | FRG | 14.42 | 754 | 754 | |
| 11 | Ryszard Katus | 25 | Poland | POL | 14.39 | 752 | 752 | |
| 12 | Nikolay Avilov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 14.36 | 750 | 750 | |
| 13 | Régis Ghesquière | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 14.32 | 747 | 748 | |
| 14 | Ryszard Skowronek | 23 | Poland | POL | 14.24 | 743 | 743 | |
| 15 | Jeff Bannister | 26 | United States | USA | 14.21 | 741 | 741 | |
| 16 | Leonid Litvinenko | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 14.18 | 739 | 739 | |
| 17 | Gerry Moro | 29 | Canada | CAN | 13.99 | 727 | 728 | |
| 18 | Freddy Herbrand | 28 | Belgium | BEL | 13.91 | 722 | 723 | |
| 19 | Yves Le Roy | 21 | France | FRA | 13.90 | 722 | 722 | |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | 23 | France | FRA | 13.79 | 715 | 715 | |
| 21 | Peter Gabbett | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 13.59 | 702 | 703 | |
| 22 | Bruce Jenner | 22 | United States | USA | 13.56 | 700 | 701 | |
| 23 | Sepp Zeilbauer | 19 | Austria | AUT | 13.49 | 696 | 697 | |
| 24 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 13.35 | 687 | 689 | |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Perk | 26 | West Germany | FRG | 13.34 | 686 | 688 | |
| 26 | Heinz Born | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | 13.06 | 669 | 671 | |
| 27 | Roger Lespagnard | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 12.92 | 660 | 662 | |
| 28 | Jeff Bennett | 23 | United States | USA | 12.82 | 653 | 656 | |
| 29 | Radu Gavrilaş | 20 | Romania | ROU | 12.65 | 642 | 646 | |
| 30T | Ruedi Mangisch | 19 | Switzerland | SUI | 12.27 | 617 | 623 | |
| 30T | Wilfred Mwalawanda | 27 | Malawi | MAW | 12.27 | 617 | 623 | |
| 32 | Luis Flores | 24 | Guatemala | GUA | 11.78 | 584 | 593 | |
| 33 | Clifford Brooks | 28 | Barbados | BAR | 11.71 | 580 | 589 |
Shot put Round One
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Joachim Kirst | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 16.09 | |
| NP | Barry King | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 15.25 | |
| NP | József Bakai | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 15.10 | |
| NP | Stefan Schreyer | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 15.02 | |
| NP | Lennart Hedmark | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 14.43 | |
| NP | Ryszard Katus | 25 | Poland | POL | 14.39 | |
| NP | Ryszard Skowronek | 23 | Poland | POL | 14.24 | |
| NP | Boris Ivanov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 14.23 | |
| NP | Jeff Bannister | 26 | United States | USA | 14.21 | |
| NP | Tadeusz Janczenko | 26 | Poland | POL | 14.21 | |
| NP | Nikolay Avilov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 14.14 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Walde | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 14.09 | |
| NP | Yves Le Roy | 21 | France | FRA | 13.90 | |
| NP | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | 23 | France | FRA | 13.79 | |
| NP | Gerry Moro | 29 | Canada | CAN | 13.77 | |
| NP | Freddy Herbrand | 28 | Belgium | BEL | 13.67 | |
| NP | Horst Beyer | 32 | West Germany | FRG | 13.66 | |
| NP | Régis Ghesquière | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 13.57 | |
| NP | Sepp Zeilbauer | 19 | Austria | AUT | 13.49 | |
| NP | Peter Gabbett | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 13.46 | |
| NP | Bruce Jenner | 22 | United States | USA | 13.27 | |
| NP | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 23 | India | IND | 13.23 | |
| NP | Steen Smidt-Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 13.18 | |
| NP | Radu Gavrilaş | 20 | Romania | ROU | 12.44 | |
| NP | Wilfred Mwalawanda | 27 | Malawi | MAW | 12.27 | |
| NP | Heinz Born | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | 12.24 | |
| NP | Clifford Brooks | 28 | Barbados | BAR | 11.71 | |
| NP | Jeff Bennett | 23 | United States | USA | 11.54 | |
| NP | Ruedi Mangisch | 19 | Switzerland | SUI | 11.43 | |
| NP | Luis Flores | 24 | Guatemala | GUA | 10.24 | |
| NP | Roger Lespagnard | 25 | Belgium | BEL | foul | |
| NP | Leonid Litvinenko | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Perk | 26 | West Germany | FRG | foul |
Shot put Round Two
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | József Bakai | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 15.50 | |
| NP | Barry King | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 15.29 | |
| NP | Boris Ivanov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 14.47 | |
| NP | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 23 | India | IND | 14.42 | |
| NP | Tadeusz Janczenko | 26 | Poland | POL | 14.19 | |
| NP | Gerry Moro | 29 | Canada | CAN | 13.99 | |
| NP | Leonid Litvinenko | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 13.98 | |
| NP | Régis Ghesquière | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 13.89 | |
| NP | Horst Beyer | 32 | West Germany | FRG | 13.76 | |
| NP | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | 23 | France | FRA | 13.62 | |
| NP | Yves Le Roy | 21 | France | FRA | 13.61 | |
| NP | Bruce Jenner | 22 | United States | USA | 13.54 | |
| NP | Jeff Bannister | 26 | United States | USA | 13.51 | |
| NP | Sepp Zeilbauer | 19 | Austria | AUT | 13.30 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Walde | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 13.03 | |
| NP | Jeff Bennett | 23 | United States | USA | 12.82 | |
| NP | Heinz Born | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | 12.75 | |
| NP | Roger Lespagnard | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 12.66 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Perk | 26 | West Germany | FRG | 12.55 | |
| NP | Radu Gavrilaş | 20 | Romania | ROU | 12.47 | |
| NP | Steen Smidt-Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 12.32 | |
| NP | Ruedi Mangisch | 19 | Switzerland | SUI | 12.27 | |
| NP | Wilfred Mwalawanda | 27 | Malawi | MAW | 12.19 | |
| NP | Clifford Brooks | 28 | Barbados | BAR | 11.46 | |
| NP | Luis Flores | 24 | Guatemala | GUA | 8.89 | |
| NP | Nikolay Avilov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | Peter Gabbett | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | foul | |
| NP | Freddy Herbrand | 28 | Belgium | BEL | foul | |
| NP | Lennart Hedmark | 28 | Sweden | SWE | foul | |
| NP | Ryszard Katus | 25 | Poland | POL | foul | |
| NP | Joachim Kirst | 25 | East Germany | GDR | foul | |
| NP | Stefan Schreyer | 25 | East Germany | GDR | foul | |
| NP | Ryszard Skowronek | 23 | Poland | POL | foul |
Shot put Round Three
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | József Bakai | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 15.84 | |
| NP | Barry King | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 15.28 | |
| NP | Stefan Schreyer | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 14.76 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Walde | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 14.57 | |
| NP | Tadeusz Janczenko | 26 | Poland | POL | 14.45 | |
| NP | Horst Beyer | 32 | West Germany | FRG | 14.42 | |
| NP | Nikolay Avilov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 14.36 | |
| NP | Régis Ghesquière | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 14.32 | |
| NP | Leonid Litvinenko | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 14.18 | |
| NP | Freddy Herbrand | 28 | Belgium | BEL | 13.91 | |
| NP | Yves Le Roy | 21 | France | FRA | 13.90 | |
| NP | Peter Gabbett | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 13.59 | |
| NP | Bruce Jenner | 22 | United States | USA | 13.56 | |
| NP | Steen Smidt-Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 13.35 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Perk | 26 | West Germany | FRG | 13.34 | |
| NP | Heinz Born | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | 13.06 | |
| NP | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | 23 | France | FRA | 13.04 | |
| NP | Roger Lespagnard | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 12.92 | |
| NP | Radu Gavrilaş | 20 | Romania | ROU | 12.65 | |
| NP | Jeff Bennett | 23 | United States | USA | 12.06 | |
| NP | Luis Flores | 24 | Guatemala | GUA | 11.78 | |
| NP | Jeff Bannister | 26 | United States | USA | foul | |
| NP | Clifford Brooks | 28 | Barbados | BAR | foul | |
| NP | Lennart Hedmark | 28 | Sweden | SWE | foul | |
| NP | Boris Ivanov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | Ryszard Katus | 25 | Poland | POL | foul | |
| NP | Joachim Kirst | 25 | East Germany | GDR | foul | |
| NP | Ruedi Mangisch | 19 | Switzerland | SUI | foul | |
| NP | Gerry Moro | 29 | Canada | CAN | foul | |
| NP | Wilfred Mwalawanda | 27 | Malawi | MAW | foul | |
| NP | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 23 | India | IND | foul | |
| NP | Ryszard Skowronek | 23 | Poland | POL | foul | |
| NP | Sepp Zeilbauer | 19 | Austria | AUT | foul |
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