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Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union

Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.60 metres advanced to the final.

Date Started: July 28, 1980

Date Finished: July 30, 1980

(Competitors: 16; Countries: 11; Finalists: 12)

Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva

Overview by IAAF

The principal absentees caused by the boycott were Ralf Reichenbach (FRG) and Brian Oldfield (USA), who would almost certainly have been medal contenders. The favourite was defending champion Beyer, who had been the undisputed number one thrower in the world for three years. The stocky (1.87/120Kg) but quick Kiselyov took the lead from Geoff Capes’s 20.50 in the fourth round with 21.10, which would prove enough to win. Baryshnikov rotated to 21.08, and another Olympic medal, in the second round, while Beyer, who looked curiously flat, only surpassed 21m in the third round. It transpired that Beyer had injured his back at the start of the final. Of the non-medallists only Ståhlberg improved in the second half, with 20.82 in the fifth round. Only Kiselyov reached 21m in the second half of the final, with 21.00 in the fourth round, and then 21.35 with his final throw to beat Baryshnikov’s Olympic record.

Summary by Sports-reference.com

The American boycott had minimal effect as the best throwers were now East Germans and Soviets. Brian Oldfield (USA) was a reinstated amateur and may have challenged. Udo Beyer had won the 1978 European Championship, was the defending champion, and was the world record holder. But he would win only a bronze medal. Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS) moved up from his 1976 bronze to win silver in 1980. The winner was a big surprise. Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) opened with 21.10 (69-2¾), only three centimeters off his PR, and that was good enough for the gold medal. But he would improve in the final round to 21.35 (70-0½), securing the gold, and surpassing 70-feet for the first time at the Olympics. Kiselyev would never medal again at any major international competition.

		Results

*Shot Put*	Men	Final	30 July

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	21.35	Vladimir Kiselyov	Soviet Union	URS	24 Apr 57
2	21.08	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	Soviet Union	URS	11 Nov 48
3	21.06	Udo Beyer	East Germany	GDR	9 Aug 55
4	20.82	Reijo Ståhlberg	Finland	FIN	21 Sep 52
5	20.50	Geoff Capes	Great Britain	GBR	23 Aug 49
6	20.32	Hans-Jürgen Jacobi	East Germany	GDR	26 Jul 50
7	20.24	Jaromír Vlk	Czechoslovakia	TCH	4 Mar 49
8	20.07	Vladimir Milic	Yugoslavia	YUG	23 Oct 55
9	19.93	Anatoliy Yarosh	Soviet Union	URS	26 Oct 52
10	19.55	Hreinn Halldórsson	Iceland	ISL	3 Mar 49
11	19.07	Óskar Jakobsson	Iceland	ISL	29 Jan 55
12	18.90	Jean-Pierre Egger	Switzerland	SUI	30 Jul 43
*Shot Put*	Men	Qualification	28 July

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	20.72	Vladimir Kiselyov	Soviet Union	URS	24 Apr 57
2	20.58	Aleksandr Baryshnikov	Soviet Union	URS	11 Nov 48
3	20.56	Vladimir Milic	Yugoslavia	YUG	23 Oct 55
4	20.53	Reijo Ståhlberg	Finland	FIN	21 Sep 52
5	20.19	Anatoliy Yarosh	Soviet Union	URS	26 Oct 52
6	19.94	Udo Beyer	East Germany	GDR	9 Aug 55
7	19.92	Hans-Jürgen Jacobi	East Germany	GDR	26 Jul 50
8	19.75	Geoff Capes	Great Britain	GBR	23 Aug 49
9	19.74	Hreinn Halldórsson	Iceland	ISL	3 Mar 49
10	19.69	Jaromír Vlk	Czechoslovakia	TCH	4 Mar 49
11	19.66	Óskar Jakobsson	Iceland	ISL	29 Jan 55
12	19.61	Jean-Pierre Egger	Switzerland	SUI	30 Jul 43
13	19.01	Nikolay Khristov	Bulgaria	BUL	14 Feb 52
14	17.15	Mohamed Al-Zankawi	Kuwait	KUW	7 Oct 53
15	17.05	Bahadur Chauhan Singh	India	IND	8 Feb 46
	NM	Valcho Stoev	Bulgaria	BUL	20 Jan 52

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Qualification

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	Vladimir Kiselyov (URS)	20.72	—	—	20.72 m
2	Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS)	20.58	—	—	20.58 m
3	Vladimir Milić (YUG)	20.56	—	—	20.56 m
4	Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)	20.53	—	—	20.53 m
5	Anatoli Yaroch (URS)	20.19	—	—	20.19 m
6	Udo Beyer (GDR)	19.94	—	—	19.94 m
7	Hans-Jürgen Jacobi (GDR)	19.15	19.57	19.92	19.92 m
8	Geoff Capes (GBR)	19.75	—	—	19.75 m
9	Hreinn Halldorsson (ISL)	19.29	19.74	—	19.74 m
10	Jaromír Vlk (TCH)	19.58	19.69	—	19.69 m
11	Oskar Jakobsson (ISL)	19.30	X	19.66	19.66 m
12	Jean-Pierre Egger (SUI)	19.61	—	—	19.61 m
13	Nikola Hristov (BUL)	17.82	18.94	19.01	19.01 m
14	Mohammad Al-Zinkawi (KUW)	17.15	X	17.03	17.15 m
15	Bahadur Singh Chauhan (IND)	17.05	16.91	16.72	17.05 m
—	Valcho Stoyev (BUL)	X	X	X	NM
Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
	Vladimir Kiselyov (URS)	21.10	20.86	21.35	21.03	21.00	X	21.35 m
	Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS)	20.20	21.08	20.66	20.39	X	X	21.08 m
	Udo Beyer (GDR)	X	20.70	21.06	20.98	X	X	21.06 m
4	Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)	19.83	X	20.20	19.63	20.82	20.58	20.82 m
5	Geoff Capes (GBR)	20.50	X	19.47	X	19.69	19.23	20.50 m
6	Hans-Jürgen Jacobi (GDR)	20.32	X	19.80	19.50	X	20.00	20.32 m
7	Jaromír Vlk (TCH)	20.24	X	19.77	19.62	19.84	20.01	20.24 m
8	Vladimir Milić (YUG)	20.07	X	19.69	X	20.06	X	20.07 m

9	Anatoli Yaroch (URS)	19.63	19.93	X				19.93 m
10	Hreinn Halldorsson (ISL)	19.55	18.99	19.16				19.55 m
11	Oskar Jakobsson (ISL)	19.07	X	X				19.07 m
12	Jean-Pierre Egger (SUI)	18.25	18.26	18.90				18.90 m