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1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's Shot Put
These are the official results of the Men's Shot Put event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 28 and 29 August 1990. There were a total number of nineteen participating athletes. Medalists Final †: Vyacheslav Lykho ranked initially 3rd (20.81m), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules. Qualification †: Vyacheslav Lykho initially reached the final (19.88m), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules. Participation According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (2) See also * 1988 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Seoul) * 1990 Shot Put Year Ranking * 1991 Men's World Championships Shot Put (Tokyo) * 1992 Men's Olympic Shot Put (Barcelona) * 1994 Men's European Championships Shot Put (Helsinki) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1990 European Athletics Championships - Men's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shot Put
The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olympics, revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948. The shot put is part of the most common Combined track and field events, combined events, the decathlon, the Women's Heptathlon, women's and men's heptathlon and the women's pentathlon. History Homer mentions competitions of rock throwing by soldiers during the Trojan War, siege of Troy but there is no record of any weights being thrown in Greek competitions. The first evidence for Stone put, stone- or weight-throwing events were in the Scottish Highlands, and date back to approximately the first century. In the 16th century Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII was noted for his prowess in court competitions of weight and hammer throwing. The first eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
