Does not leave from the rear half of the circle.Leaves the circle before the shot has landed.Puts a shot which either falls outside the throwing sector or touches a sector line on the initial impact.During the putting motion, touches with any part of the body (including shoes):.Allows the shot to drop below their shoulder or outside the vertical plane of their shoulder during the put.Īt any time if the shot loses contact with the neck then it is technically an illegal put.Does not complete the putting movement initiated within thirty seconds of having their name called.Does not pause within the circle before beginning the putting motion.The athlete must leave the throwing circle from the back half.The current throwing sector angle (34.92°) was chosen because it provides a sector whose bounds are easy to measure and lay out on a field (10 metres out from the center of the ring, 6 metres across). The throwing sector has been narrowed multiple times over the years to improve safety, most recently in 2004 from 40°. The shot must land in the throwing sector, which is a circular sector of 34.92° centered on the throwing circle.Limbs may, however, extend over the lines of the circle in the air. The athlete may touch the inside surface of the circle or toe board, but must not touch the top or outside of the circle or toe board, or the ground beyond the circle.The shot must be released above the height of the shoulder, using only one hand.The athlete must rest the shot close to the neck, and keep it tight to the neck throughout the motion.The athlete may not wear gloves IAAF rules permit the taping of individual fingers.
They have thirty seconds to commence the throwing motion otherwise it counts as a forfeit for the current round. Upon calling the athlete's name, the athlete may choose any part of the throwing circle to enter inside.The following rules (indoor and outdoor) must be adhered to for a legal throw: Legal throws Czechoslovak shot putter Jiří Skobla showing the correct technique for keeping the shot near the neck The distance thrown is measured from the inside of the circumference of the circle to the nearest mark made on the ground by the falling shot, with distances rounded down to the nearest centimetre under IAAF and WMA rules. Ĭompetitors take their throw from inside a marked circle 2.135 metres (7 ft 0 in) in diameter, with a "toe board" or "stop board" 10 centimetres (4 in) high at the front of the circle.
Shot put competitions were first recorded in early 19th century Scotland, and were a part of the British Amateur Championships beginning in 1866.
The first events resembling the modern shot put likely occurred in the Middle Ages when soldiers held competitions in which they hurled cannonballs. In the 16th century King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first evidence for stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the siege of Troy but there is no record of any dead weights being thrown in Greek competitions. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948.ĭemonstration of the spin technique in shot put History Czechoslovak shot putter Plíhal at the 1957 East German Indoor Athletics Championships Shot putter at the University of Nebraska, 1942, showing the circle and stop board The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball-the shot-as far as possible. Polish double Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski