Template:Short description
b&w photo of a man throwing a shot put Ralph Rose, American shot putter The first world record men's shot put was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the 15.54 m performance by Ralph Rose in 1909.[ 1]
As of June 21, 2009, 51 world records had been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[ 1] World War II . The record was improved upon five times in 1960 and four times in 1934. The record set in 1990 held for over 31 years before it was broken in 2021. The current world record was set in 2023. Since 1954, marks set in Los Angeles have stood for 42 of those years and counting.
World record progression
Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification
Mark
Athlete
Date
Location
15.54 m
Template:Flagathlete 21 August 1909
San Francisco , U.S. [ 1]
15.79 m
Template:Flagathlete 6 May 1928
Breslau , Germany [ 1]
15.87 m
Template:Flagathlete 29 July 1928
Amsterdam , Netherlands [ 1]
16.04 m
Template:Flagathlete 26 August 1928
Bochum , Germany [ 1]
16.04 m
Template:Flagathlete 4 October 1931
Brno , Czechoslovakia [ 1]
16.05 m
Template:Flagathlete 29 June 1932
Poznań , Poland [ 1]
16.16 m
Template:Flagathlete 27 August 1932
Freeport , U.S. [ 1]
16.20 m
Template:Flagathlete 24 September 1932
Prague , Czechoslovakia [ 1]
16.48 m
Template:Flagathlete 21 April 1934
Palo Alto , U.S. [ 1]
16.80 m
Template:Flagathlete 27 April 1934
Des Moines , U.S. [ 1]
16.89 m
30 June 1934
Milwaukee , U.S. [ 1]
17.40 m
5 August 1934
Oslo , Norway [ 1]
17.68 m
Template:Flagathlete 17 April 1948
Lawrence , U.S. [ 1]
17.79 m
Template:Flagathlete 28 July 1949
Oslo, Norway[ 1]
17.82 m
29 April 1950
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
17.90 m
20 August 1950
Visby , Sweden [ 1]
17.95 m
22 August 1950
Eskilstuna , Sweden[ 1]
18.00 m
Template:Flagathlete 9 May 1953
Fresno , U.S. [ 1]
18.04 m
5 June 1953
Compton , U.S. [ 1]
18.42 m
8 May 1954
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
18.43 m
21 May 1954
18.54 m
11 June 1954
18.62 m
5 May 1956
Salt Lake City , U.S. [ 1]
18.69 m
15 June 1956
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
19.06 m
3 September 1956
Eugene , U.S. [ 1]
19.25 m
1 November 1956
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
19.25 m
Template:Flagathlete 28 March 1959
Santa Barbara , U.S. [ 1]
19.30 m
Template:Flagathlete 1 August 1959
Albuquerque , U.S. [ 1]
19.38 m
Template:Flagathlete 5 March 1960
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
19.45 m
Template:Flagathlete 19 March 1960
Palo Alto , U.S. [ 1]
19.67 m
Template:Flagathlete 26 March 1960
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
19.99 m
Template:Flagathlete 2 April 1960
Austin , U.S. [ 1]
20.06 m
12 August 1960
Walnut , U.S. [ 1]
20.08 m
Template:Flagathlete 18 May 1962
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
20.10 m
4 April 1964
20.20 m
29 May 1964
20.68 m
25 July 1964
21.52 m
Template:Flagathlete 8 May 1965
College Station , U.S. [ 1]
21.78 m
23 April 1967
21.82 m
Template:Flagathlete 5 May 1973
San Jose , U.S. [ 1]
22.86 m
Template:Flagathlete 10 May 1975
El Paso , United States
21.85 m
Template:Flagathlete 21 February 1976
Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S. [ 1]
22.00 m
Template:Flagathlete 10 June 1976
Paris , France [ 1]
22.15 m
Template:Flagathlete 6 July 1978
Gothenburg , Sweden [ 1]
22.22 m
25 June 1983
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
22.62 m
Template:Flagathlete 22 September 1985
Berlin , Germany [ 1]
22.64 m
Template:Flagathlete 20 August 1986
22.72 m
Template:Flagathlete 12 August 1987
Viareggio , Italy [ 1]
22.84 m
22.91 m
23.06 m
Template:Flagathlete 22 May 1988
Chania , Greece [ 1]
23.12 m
Template:Flagathlete 20 May 1990
Los Angeles , U.S. [ 1]
23.37 m
Template:Flagathlete 18 June 2021
Eugene , U.S. [ 2]
23.56 m
27 May 2023
Westwood , U.S.[ 3]
See also References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Athletics record progressions
