Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
| Men's shot put at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
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Men's shot put at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Hungary
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 17 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
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Dallas Crutcher Long |
 United States
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James Randel Matson |
United States
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Vilmos Varju |
 Hungary
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The men's shot put was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October 1964. 25 athletes from 15 nations entered, with 3 not starting in the qualification round.
The qualification standard was 17.80 metres. Each thrower had three attempts to reach that standard.
The scores from the qualification round were ignored for the final. Each thrower received three attempts; the six that had thrown the longest in those three threw another three times each.
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